Debbie Was Right

[cabinetman]

Last week LOML went shopping and took with her one of those 20% discount coupons from Bed Bath and Beyond. She picked up Debbie Meyer Green Bags.

Well, I believe about half of what the "As seen on TV ads" say. But, I gotta say we've had bananas in one of those bags for 6 days and there is still some green to the outter skin. We used to only get maybe 3 days out of bananas before they turned black.
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[cgallery]

Good tip, I had wondered about those bags.

[Uncle Cracker]

If I understood correctly, the trick to using these bags is that the fruit must be completely dry when it's put in the bag, so those used to washing fruit before storing it will have to instead get used to storing it dry, right from the market, and washing it when they take it out to eat it.

[footprintsinconc]

interesting, i will let the LOML know about these bags. thanks for the tip!

[Ed62]

I wondered about those things too. Thanks for the tip.

Ed

[Flatlander]

Not to threadcrap, but here is a test that consumer reports did on the bags:

"The claim. Debbie Meyer Green Bags "prolong the life of your fruits and vegetables" by absorbing and removing the ethylene gas they release, which accelerates rotting. They're sold at www.greenbags.com; 20 bags cost $10 plus $6.95 shipping.

The check. We put bananas, peaches, apples, melons, blackberries, strawberries, basil, asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli, grapes, lettuce, and carrots in Green Bags for up to five weeks. We stored the same foods for the same length of time in Ziploc bags, on a counter, in a refrigerator, or in plastic supermarket bags.

CR's take. We saw green inside the Green Bags, but often it was mold. Blackberries became moldy after three weeks, strawberries and basil after a month, and peppers and tomatoes after five weeks. It was a tough test, but the same foods stored in other ways nearly always had less mold or none after the same time. Only bananas fared significantly better in Green Bags: After two weeks, they were firm and had not turned black. "