Keep onions fresh where 'they will last quite a while' with easy storage method
One user has taken to the online forum site Reddit for advice with people sharing numerous ways to store onions properly.
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Do you ever feel like you go to the supermarket and when you get home the food doesn't last as long? In particular when it comes to keeping fruit and veg fresh.
While preserving food is something that we are all doing in a bid to keep bills down one person has taken to the online forum site Reddit asking for advice.
In a thread titled: 'Where to store fresh onions?' a user started the post with "So my wife went to an organic food stand and bought 5 yellow onions and 5 red onions…..for reasons?
"We use onions but not at the pace that they would be gone soon. Where do I keep them? I read the fridge is bad, what about a cabinet?
"Please help."
Users shared their advice on how to keep the food item fresh
People to the thread to share their tips and suggestions on keeping the vegetable for as long as possible with one person writing: "Dark, cool, dry I think. They’re bulbs. You want them to think they’re sleeping. If they wake up they sprout."
Another commented: "Others will help on dry storage tips, but when I have too many onions I caramelize most of them, portion, and freeze. This is for home use and it's so handy to have them on hand. I'm single so I freeze them in 1/4 cup amounts."
A third suggested: "Onions last a few weeks. Don't you use an onion or two to start cooking almost every meal? I don't see an issue. Keep on the table, in a cupboard, or in the fridge, and use them within a month or so."
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Users suggested caramelising the onions
A user advised: "Dark cabinet is fine - but do not store near potatoes (and potentially other known off-gassing produce) or they will turn to c**p very fast."
A fifth said: "You can chop up and freeze some. Works best in recipes like spaghetti sauce where the onions are expected to be soft."
Finally, another recommended: "Cool, dark and dry pantry for uncut onions. Do not store them in a closed container as it'll create conditions for mold to grow, as onions release moisture over time.
"Keeping them in a closed container will cause them to be in an eventually humid environment; sparking mold grow. They will otherwise last quite a while.
"Alternatively you could pickle them. Particularly the red onions work well for this."
Do you have any suggestions?