1. Store in a cool place

Raw chestnuts should not be kept humid or have high temperatures, so just store them in a cool and ventilated place. Generally, they can be stored for about 15 to 30 days. time.

2. Refrigerated storage

The temperature in the refrigerator compartment is low, which can well preserve chestnuts and keep them fresh. You can peel or not peel them when putting them in the refrigerator. , This can preserve and maintain the freshness of chestnuts.

3. Store after air-drying

Air-drying means placing chestnuts in a natural environment to air-dry. Air-dried chestnuts contain less water, are not prone to deterioration, and taste better. Sweeter because the sugar content remains the same, but the water content is less.

Whether fresh chestnuts should be frozen directly or boiled and frozen:

It is better to freeze fresh chestnuts directly. Generally, fresh chestnuts will have a hard shell. If they are frozen directly, the chestnuts will be frozen, but they can still stay fresh. If you need to eat them, just defrost them. After thawing, whether it is steamed or other cooking methods, the chestnuts will be cooked. They are all very soft, glutinous and sweet, but the chestnuts that have been frozen will not taste as good as fresh ones.

But if you cook the chestnuts, it will add more moisture to the chestnuts, and food with more moisture will easily deteriorate even in the low temperature environment of the freezer, so fresh chestnuts should be frozen directly. Better.