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Clever Cucumber Freshness Tips

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Cucumbers are one of our favorite garden vegetables, and there are many types to pick from. Some cukes are ideal for slicing raw into a fresh salad, while others are perfect for pickling. Whichever ones are your favorite, it’s essential to understand the proper ways to store them to keep them fresh and crispy. While they do last a bit longer than some other veggies, they still have a limited shelf life. Discover how to keep cucumbers fresh as long as possible and ways to preserve them for year-round enjoyment. Try some of our delicious and unique cucumber recipes to keep you from running out of ideas.
The best way to store whole cucumbers is to keep them in the crisper drawer wrapped in a paper towel in your fridge, but cucumber slices stay fresh if you keep them in a food storage container. Other ways to store these vegetables are to freeze them or make dried cukes for smoothies, dressings, or your favorite recipe. If you are looking for long-term storage, browse canning and brine information for making pickles. Learn how to tell when cucumbers are bad and ready for the compost pile or trash.

Pickle vs Cucumber

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You take a jar of pickles out of the fridge and bite into the tanginess of a kosher dill pickle. Whole pickles look like small

Canning Cucumbers

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There are few foods more satisfying than the sounds of a crunchy cucumber or pickle. However, veggies don’t stay fresh forever, and if you don’t

How to Store Cucumbers

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What could be better than crunching on a lightly salted, whole cucumber fresh from the farmers market, other than tossing sliced cukes into a garden

How to Tell If a Cucumber is Bad

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Eating cucumbers fresh from the garden or made into a cucumber salad is a favorite summer past-time of many. These crunchy garden veggies are versatile

How Long Do Cucumbers Last?

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No one wants to go to the grocery store every day, but sometimes it seems that it is the only way you will have the

Can You Freeze Cucumbers?

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If you had a garden this year and have just harvested your autumn vegetables, you may have realized that you have more fresh cucumbers than

How to Preserve Cucumbers

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Cucumbers are delicious veggies that are wonderful to keep on hand in your kitchen. Not only are they incredible when used fresh in salads or

How to Pickle Cucumbers

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Who doesn’t enjoy the delicious crunch and tangy taste of pickled cucumbers? They are the perfect way to bring flavor and texture to almost any

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