For that reason, storing eggplant in sealed plastic is not recommended. Sealed bags cause eggplant to spoil faster due to poor air circulation. If you don’t have a paper bag, try wrapping the eggplant in paper towels and putting it in an unsealed plastic bag or vented bowl. You can store multiple eggplants together.
Place the whole, uncut eggplant in a perforated plastic bag, open plastic bag, or open plastic container. If desired, you could loosely wrap the eggplant in paper towels or paper bags before placing them into the plastic container. The paper should help absorb moisture from the eggplant, slowing decay as a result.
Can Eggplant be stored in a fridge?
Fridges are typically too cold to store eggplant, however, storing them in the crisper is better than leaving them at room temperature. It is best to wrap the eggplant in a paper (or cloth) towel to absorb excess moisture and place them in a reusable container.
Well, store the eggplant in a room 50 to 54 °F (10 to 12 °C) in temperature. An eggplant is far more delicate than most people expect. It doesn’t do well in extreme temperatures, including both the heat and cold.
My best answer was place the bag of eggplant slices in your freezer. Defrost and use the eggplant within six to nine months. If you vacuum-seal the bags and store them in a deep freeze, the eggplant may last as long as 14 months. The freezing process will rupture some of the cell walls, causing the eggplant to become notably softer.
Where does eggplant go when it reaches my house?
By the time it reaches my house, supermarket eggplant has usually passed from the grower to a wholesaler to a shipper to another wholesaler to a retailer to me. Since eggplant is highly perishable and doesn’t store well, it needs to be used within 24 hours of bringing it home from the store.
Then, how long does eggplant need to be used?
One source proposed since eggplant is highly perishable and doesn’t store well, it needs to be used within 24 hours of bringing it home from the store., and yeah, right. In reality, I may be too busy, or too tired, or just too damn disorganized to immediately use everything I buy at the store or that arrives in my CSA box.
How do you keep eggplants from sticking to each other?
That will help to keep them from sticking to each other. If the eggplant is very wet, after draining it, just put it in the food saver bag and freeze it (unsealed and upright) in your freezer. THEN, several hours later or the next day, when it is frozen, you can seal it with no mess!