How to Make Herbs Last Longer

Okay, let's talk herbs, y'all, because this is something that you might not give a lot of thought to

In fact, you might be wondering why your herbs don't last longer at your house

We kill them all the time. There are certain ways that you need to treat them

Some are delicate and some are not. They require different things. So let's take parsley, for instance, and tarragon

And cilantro would also be in this category. The way that you want to store these is to wrap them in a damp paper towel and then take a simple storage bag, put them in the bag and into your crisper

And these will last probably a good week in your fridge if you store them properly like this

Now, moving on to basil and thyme. These two things are a little bit different

Basil needs a nice, moist environment. So what you do with it is to create

sort of a little mini greenhouse right inside your home. So I gonna take a simple mason jar put some water in it let my basil live down inside that water And I going to again go to the storage bag and put it right over the top

And that'll create a nice moist environment for the basil and that'll live on your kitchen counter for about a week

Now on to time. This one's tricky and a lot of people don't know this

but a good thing to do is to take some butcher string, tie it together

So we'll simply tie this into a little bow. Take some plastic wrap

Wrap your time in the plastic wrap. And this will be good to go in your fridge for at least a week

So remember, these are great ways to store and take care of your delicate herbs

These things are important. They add a lot of flavor to your food and can really save yourself a lot of time and money using these tips

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