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Asparagus storage

Posts: 335 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I bought 3lbs of asparagus last week (Thur) and left it out on my counter in fresh water. (I store each bundle in a small flower jar with water). The tips look fine, they don’t smell... and I had zero space in my fridge at the time and then forgot to put them back in.

are they bad? I can’t find anything to say that they are bad but that they’re supposed to be refrigerated. My logic is... our store sells them in the middle of the store without refrigeration.

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  • Posts: 2,577 Member
    When I purchase fresh asparagus, I always store it the same way you do, standing up in a container with a couple inches of water, unrefrigerated. I change the water daily, rinsing the stalks under running water. I usually use it within a few days of purchase.
  • Posts: 335 Member
    Oh thank God! Thanks so much for your guys help!
  • Posts: 326 Member
    When I purchase fresh asparagus, I always store it the same way you do, standing up in a container with a couple inches of water, unrefrigerated. I change the water daily, rinsing the stalks under running water. I usually use it within a few days of purchase.

    I’ve manage to get a week - 10 days out of it this way, but it has been fresh cut (from our garden) the day it went in the jar. Bought may already be a few days old...
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