Experts cucumber storage tips - one keeps them 'fresh for 19 days'

Do you keep your cucumbers on the counter, tucked away in the fridge and, if so, on which shelf? Or maybe you pop them in the freezer?

Cucumbers are a household favorite due to their flexibility; they're a cracking addition to salads, smoothies, and sandwiches. Eager to suss out the top technique for cucumber storage, Ann Taylor Pittman from The Kitchn put a variety of methods to the test.

These included leaving a cucumber unwrapped in the fridge door and, rather oddly, in a plastic bag with a spoon inside the fridge, reports the Express . Yet, out of the nine methods trialed, one emerged as the champion, keeping the cucumber fresh for a whopping 19 days.

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The winning approach involved wrapping the cucumber in a paper towel and placing it in a zip lock bag, which scored a perfect 10 out of 10. Pittman wrote: "The method has you wrap each cucumber individually in a paper towel, place them together in a zip-top [zip lock] bag, seal the bag, and store in the fridge."

She opted for the upper shelf in the fridge as the spot for her cucumber stash, explaining her method. "On day eight, there was noticeable condensation on the inside walls of the bag, which worried me," she remarked. "The paper towels were moist, but the cucumbers were in pristine shape."

Pittman found that English and Persian cucumbers kept their crunch the longest when stored this way, outperforming the classic thick-skinned cucumber and a pickling cucumber.

"On day 15, the conventional and pickling cucumber had developed soft spots on their ends, but the English and Persian cucumbers were still perfect," she explained on Instagram.

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She continued: "On the 16th day, the conventional and pickling cucumber were too far gone withered, with soft spots, and a little slimy."

However, the English and Persian cucumbers stayed fresh for a further three days, meaning when stored properly, they can last for up to 19 days.

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