Keep Your Summer Fruit Fresh For Longer With These 'Miracle' Produce Containers

The Rubbermaid FreshWorks produce-extending containers help keep fruits and vegetables fresh.

Fruit is life. At least it is for me. Cherries, peaches! Nectarines, apricots, strawberries, blueberries...I even love a basic banana. Throw some tasty veggies in there like kale and spinach and I’m set.

The thing is, they really make me work for it. As soon as I haul my precious edible gems home , it seems they turn mushy and wilt. Worst of all is when mold pops up and spreads. This is hard to stomach not only as a diehard fruit lover, but also because fresh produce can be pricey . No one wants to flush their money down the drain because that prized produce tapped out after 24 hours in your kitchen .

As the Armenian proverb goes, between talking and doing are mountains and valleys. So I took a break from my complaining to search for solutions.

I came across one winning remedy from Amazon: These hidden-gem Rubbermaid FreshWorks containers , which BuzzFeed Shopping editors swear by along with a host of Amazon reviewers, who’ve awarded the storage bins 3,500 5-star ratings.

Part of the secret to these Rubbermaid containers’ efficacy is their built-in filters. These filter vents help control the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within each container, helping create an ideal environment for your fruits and veggies to stay fresh. Plus, you don’t have to replace the filter: It’s designed to last for the entire lifetime of the container.

The bins also contain handy elevated bases that help keep produce away from excess moisture while further encouraging freshening airflow.

The Rubbermaid FreshWorks produce-extending containers .

Reviewers absolutely rave about the containers’ usefulness. “My strawberries have lasted for a week and a half without molding, and I didn’t even have them in the produce drawer,” wrote a reviewer named Rani .

“I have yet to find any produce that does not last longer and stay fresher in one of these containers,” said another .

Folks also appreciate them for wilting-prone vegetables like spinach and lettuce. “It really does keep my salad ingredients fresher than using a regular plastic storage container,” wrote a reviewer named Michelle . “I buy the big bags of lettuce from Costco and I find the lettuce is fresher for twice as long.”

While the containers are an initial investment, they help save money in the long run, according to reviewers. They “quickly pay for themselves by reducing wasted produce,” noted one reviewer . “Now I can buy larger quantities of my favorite berries without losing half to spoilage.”

These Rubbermaid containers sport air filtering vents and elevated bases to help keep produce fresh for longer.

The containers are stackable when in use and can nest within each other when empty, so they’ll be space-efficient whether they’re full in your fridge or waiting in a cabinet. They’re also dishwasher-safe and BPA-free.

This set includes one medium-short and one large containers, both with matching lids; the medium measures 4.6 cups and the large measures 18.1 cups. The containers come in many other individual and pack sizes, too.

Note: According to Rubbermaid, the containers preserve freshness best with unwashed and uncut produce. The brand also says the bins work best with one type of produce in the container (as one reviewer put it, it ”[h]elps to keep items separate that don’t coexist well”).

These containers aren’t the only items helping extend the lives of our produce. Check out these other options that can help, below. And for more information about how to avoid mistakes when storing your produce, check out previous HuffPost coverage or the National Resources Defense Council’s Save The Food guide .

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