How to store beets correctly

How to store beets in the apartment

At room temperature, vegetables long prolezhat. They need to be kept cold.

How to store beets in the refrigerator

Thoroughly rinse the roots, cut off the ends on both sides and dry. Places slices should be delayed.

Put the vegetables in a tight plastic bag and fasten well, releasing excess air, and blocking of new access. For grade vegetables can be placed in a second bag and tie it too.

Place beets in a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator. It's okay if inside the package will be water droplets. The condensate will be gone in a few days.

How to freeze beets for the winter

Beets can be frozen both raw and boiled. Pre-cooking will save you time in the future, in the preparation of dishes.

How to cook beets and how to speed up the process →

Clean the raw or cooked vegetables from the skin, and then rub them on a coarse grater or cut into small cubes or cubes.

Arrange beets on a plastic container or bag. You can use vacuum bags for freezing or ordinary plastic. Out of the ordinary will have to let the air alone.

Close containers button or tie packages and place the preform into the freezer.

How to Store beets in the cellar

Beetroot is well preserved in the cellar, if you pour it on top potato. But if this method does not suit you, there are a few reliable ways.

How to store the beets in bags

Vegetables Get rid of asses and a good dry in the fresh air. Places slices should be delayed. But make sure that beet not lying for a long time in direct sunlight.

Put the roots in a strong plastic bag, let the air out and tie. You can additionally pour beet pine sawdust, although it is well kept, and without it.

How to store beets in the boxes

Cut tops from beets, leaving about 1 cm. Then dry in the fresh air and clean the vegetables on the ground.

Pour onto the bottom wooden or plastic boxes 2-4 cm Softwood sawdust, sand or moss. The filler should be dry.

In one top layer spread roots a short distance from each other.

Cover the vegetables filler.

Repeat layers until the end of beets. Top roll in a thick layer of filler.

see also

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• How to freeze the vegetables and herbs for the winter →
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