By ＼Long Dong Ji

Editor's Note: There are a lot of things to pay attention to before going to the kitchen, just how to save the ingredients after buying them home is a big problem, especially each ingredient has a different way, follow these methods, you can make the trouble into a small thing. 01 kitchen essentials: stickers and labels

Write down the name of the preserved ingredients or food and the date of manufacture and then stick it up, which is not only a good habit, but also a necessary part of our work. Cold rooms and freezers are not constant storage rooms, which is why we should be familiar with the expiration dates of our food. By writing down the name and date of manufacture on a sticker or label, you can prevent yourself from throwing out ingredients if you can't remember what you froze and when you froze it. This is one of the essential habits for taking good care of your kitchen chores. (Recommended reading: "Wisdom of life" to save food not NG! Homemade plastic bag three tricks)

02 extend the freshness of the cucumber

We will use the leftover cucumber in a plastic bag to save to avoid drying out, I would recommend that the cut side of the face up, and then stored in the refrigerator in the vegetable cabinet. I would recommend storing them in the fridge in the vegetable cupboard with the cut side up. When storing them in the upright position, you can make use of cups or milk cartons. If you store the cucumbers this way, they will keep for about four to five days.

03 Pumpkin seeded and then stored

Uncut pumpkins can last for a long time, but once cut, they will slowly rot over time from the tip. If you have a cut pumpkin at home, you can remove the seeds and then dig out the pulp, and then wrapped securely with plastic wrap and put into a plastic bag, and then placed in the refrigerator vegetable cabinet to save, so you can save a little longer.

04 The green onion planter in the fridge

Green onions are an ingredient used in small quantities in sauces or as a final flavor boost, and they are one of those ingredients that is hard to use up all at once. But we can't buy them every time we want to use them, and we can't leave them out of our food. If you want to keep fresh green onions for a long time, you can shake off the soil, and then pull off the yellowed and dead leaves without cutting off the roots. After the first stage, reserve about 1mm of the root before cutting it off, but don't cut it completely so that the green onions don't lose their moisture and maintain their freshness. Cut the green onions into 15 centimeters long, root side down, neatly inserted in a wet kitchen paper towel lined PET bottle, and then stand up and put on the refrigerator door to save, and when you want to use and then one by one to take out to use, it will be very convenient.

05 Ways to prevent minced garlic from turning green

Garlic used as a condiment is a pain in the ass to crush every time you want to use it, so we usually crush a lot of it at once and store it. It's not a problem to use the garlic immediately, but if you put it in the refrigerator and then take it out to use, the garlic may turn green. Many people are concerned about whether or not they can use garlic that has turned green, but it's just the enzyme Garlicase, so it's okay to eat it. If you still hate green garlic, then I suggest you freeze the garlic immediately, or put some salt into the garlic when you mash it to minimize the greening phenomenon. (Recommended reading: Iced better? Foods that can be frozen)

06 Ways to keep soybean sprouts fresh

Put soybean sprouts in an airtight container and pour in as much water as you can cover the sprouts before refrigerating them. As long as you change the water every three to four days, you can maintain the freshness of the soybean sprouts for a long time.

07 in the storage of vegetables in the plastic bag blowing

green river vegetables, spinach, such as leafy vegetables do not use up, we usually put into a plastic bag refrigerated preservation, this time if you can seal the plastic bag before blowing vigorously, carbon dioxide will run into the bag, you can extend the preservation time of the green vegetables.

08 How to use the outer leaves of lettuce

We usually peel off one or two outer leaves of lettuce before using it, but don't throw away the outer leaves, you can leave them behind, use them to wrap the leftover lettuce after cooking, and then put them into a plastic bag to save it, so that the freshness of the lettuce can be maintained when preserved. I'd recommend using a knife to cut the lettuce, and I'd recommend peeling the lettuce with your bare hands.

09 How to prevent cabbage from turning black

When you keep cabbage in the freezer, the hearts will turn black. If you want to prevent it from turning black, you can dig out the center of the cabbage, cover it with a piece of kitchen paper towel, and put it in a plastic bag to keep it refrigerated, so that the cabbage won't turn black, and it can be kept for a while.

10 with newspaper wrapped lotus root

Compared to other ingredients, lotus root is relatively easy to save ingredients. Wet newspaper wrapped not yet cut lotus root into a plastic bag, and then put into the refrigerator vegetable cabinet to save, freshness can be maintained for about a week. If the lotus root is cut and sold, you can put it into an airtight container and pour in enough water to completely cover the lotus root, then store it in the refrigerator. You'll usually lose the vitamin C in lotus root after two weeks, so it's best to use it as soon as you can.

11 Store pineapples upside down to increase their sweetness!

Pineapples are sweeter at the bottom end and less sweet near the leaves, so if you want to distribute the sweetness evenly, you can put the pineapple leaves face down and stick them upside down in a long container for about a night. (Recommended reading: before you eat the fruit is rotten? The best way to preserve fruit is to disclose it!)

12 Boil tofu before storing

Tofu has a lot of water and is one of the most perishable ingredients. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on some of the most popular products in the world, and you'll be able to do that. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and how you are doing it, so you can make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing. If you want to keep it for a longer period of time, you can add some salt to the boiling water, boil it for a little while, and then soak it in cold water after it cools down and keep it refrigerated.

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