How to Store Carrots for Winter: In Your Refrigerator
Find out how to store carrots for winter….These would be small little carrots from the garden so they stay deliciously crisp until spring with this easy method.
This is such a simple but practical method on how to preserve fresh carrots for winter.
Many know about this method, but some may not have heard…..
Discover this simple way to keep your little garden carrots fresh and crunchy all the way to spring!
HOW TO STORE CARROTS FOR WINTER:
This easy storage method of storing carrots in the fridge works wonders! Perfect for fresh & crisp-tasting baby carrots until spring…that is, if they last that long!!!
What a time saver… with this easy method to store garden carrots!
Step 1:
Pull all your carrots from your garden when the soil is relatively dry. Wet and super damp soil makes for really muddy carrots.
Relatively dry soil makes it much easier to pull and clean them.
Step 2:
Knock off all the loose dirt and sort sizes into large, medium, and small.
Related Post: How to Store Carrots for Winter in Peat Moss and more….
Step 3:
Snap or twist off the green tops…Place these little carrots in a sink or bucket and fill them with water. Learn what to do with all your extra carrots greens!
Swish to clean off all the dirt. Rinse until clean…
Step 4:
Allow the little carrots to drip dry and then spread them out on a clean towel or sheet to finish drying.
Roll them around a bit for air circulation to make sure they are completely dry!!!
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Step 5:
Once the carrots are completely dry, bag them up in Ziploc bags or place them in clean glass canning jars.
Next, put them in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator if you have room.
I put ours in the crisper drawer of a small apartment-size refrigerator.
This is nothing fancy, just a small extra refrigerator that is super handy for additional storage space!
Next, I always plan on using the smallest ones first and saving the mid-size for later. These are so convenient to use, as they are all clean and ready to go.
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These carrots are also perfect for snacks as they are already nice, clean, and crisp!!
The carrots will develop a little bit of condensation while in the refrigerator, but this helps to keep them from drying out.
Quick Recap:
- Harvest carrots from arid ground.
- Wash, dry, and place them in Ziploc bags or containers.
- Store them in the crisper section of the fridge.
- Consume the smaller ones first!
You may also enjoy: Large storage carrots can be packed in peat moss, sawdust or river sand for fall and winter storage.
These tender fingerling carrots are perfect for Chicken Vegetable Soup!!
In Conclusion:
So, give this super simple way a try for a garden-fresh taste all winter long and even into spring…and I mean, crisp and fresh!
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- Pressure Canning Carrots
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- How to Freeze Carrots
- Learn to Dehydrate Carrots
Hello
Doesnt it get mouldy or rotten with all that damp inside the ziplock without air?
Thank you
I never did have a mold issue. The ziplock type bags worked out well. But, just as a safeguard, keep an eye on them when you are getting something else out of the refrigerator!
They will last much longer if you store them in waxed cereal bags instead of plastic. I’ve done this for years. Got the idea from the way rutabagas are waxed to prevent desiccation. I store most root crops this way… beets, rutabagas, carrots, etc.
Great Idea…..Thanks for Sharing!
would wax paper be the same
thanks
I think wax paper will absorb moisture and become soggy. However, you may want to try waxed cloth as this seems like it would last much longer. I have not tried either but the waxed cloth sounds promising!