Is there s trick to this? (organic, frozen, defrost, butter)
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I bought some mixed greens in one of those plastic containers. From the date I bought it, it said I had a week to eat it, or "use by date". So, I didn't eat it for 2 days and when I opened it I was really disappointed to see it was all soggy in the bottom and in the middle with that slimy stuff that starts happening. Ok, disappointed but thought maybe a bad batch.
A week later I bought another container of mixed greens with the "use by date of 12/13". On the 7th, thinking I had time to use it, I opened it and again, the bottom all soggy and slimy in the middle. Huh?
So, what am I missing? I have thought that maybe somewhere along the line it had gotten frozen and then thawed. How else would there have been so much moisture in the bottom of the container? Then again the greens didn't look like it had been frozen, that has a distinct look to it. Do you eat the salad THAT DAY?? This is really disappointing and makes me not want to buy it again. What a waste.
MANY of those fresh produce display cases have mist-ers that run during the day and also these cases have defrost cycles... which warms the product ...then it cools ...and condensation happens inside the plastic containers
I buy mesclun greens like that all the time, seems to me that in the winter they don't last as long and some of the greens rot faster. I do check the packages carefully and you can usually see if they are already going bad. Generally in the winter I buy arugula since it has a longer shelf life and is good raw or cooked.
When I buy mixed salad in a bag, I keep an eye on the moisture that is starting to accumulate inside the bag. Usually already the next day (temperature changes). Sometimes already in the store.
Sometimes, I open the bag and put few sheets of paper towels inside to get out the moisture. But the best is to eat the same day, or the next. The date is for a constant condition like the shelf at the store, as soon they are moved from the shelf to the shopping basket, to the car, then to the house and the fridge - they start to get moist, and then bad. Fast.
I just don't by mixed period. I by a head of romaine or iceberg or butter crunch and what ever else I want to use and avoid the moisture traps. No problems.
Also, those mixes with baby red lettuces go slimy very fast. That baby red lettuce just has an extremely short window before it starts to slime up. In the winter, I tend to get baby kale, baby spinach and/or arugula (or a mix of those, hard to find) because they last a reasonable amount of time in the fridge, plus they can be cooked if I want to go in a different direction.
As soon as we get home from grocery store the mixed salad greens get rinsed and go into the salad spinner to drain off the water and then the crisper section of the fridge. We typically eat them within 4 days of buying and so far-so good.
I have also found that brand makes a difference -- at least at our Ingles.
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