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Brilio.net - Cucumbers or cucumbers are often consumed as fresh vegetables, made into pickles, salads, pickles and many others. Apart from being delicious, cucumber can also relieve thirst because it contains a lot of water.
Cucumbers also have many health benefits, you know. Reporting from healthline.com, cucumber contains folic acid, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin K, magnesium and water. If consumed regularly, cucumber content can prevent dehydration, lower blood pressure, reduce wrinkles, and strengthen hair and nails.
Because it has a fresh taste and crunchy texture, many people deliberately store cucumbers . However, if you put cucumbers at room temperature, they can only last up to 7 days, you know. For this reason, quite a few people store cucumbers in the refrigerator. However, cucumbers that are stored in the refrigerator shrink quickly, only lasting around 5 days.
Well, there are also those who get around this by wrapping the cucumber in tissue paper and then putting it in the refrigerator. Tissue paper can help the surface of the cucumber stay dry, thereby preventing it from turning mushy and growing mold.
On the other hand, without wrapping it in tissue paper, there are actually other ways to store cucumbers so they stay fresh. This method was shared by Instagram user @rumahsachibii. Through the uploaded video, he guarantees that the cucumbers will remain fresh, bright green, and will last for up to 1 month.
How to store cucumbers so they stay fresh for up to 1 month using 1 simple tool.
You only need to prepare one simple tool, namely a thin towel or clean rag.
photo: Instagram/@rumahsachibii
"The sluggish and sluggish ones are a thing of the past. Nowadays, fresh, healthy, firm vegetables can last 1 month in the refrigerator," explained the Instagram account @rumahsachibii, quoted by BriliFood on Thursday (30/5).
First, wet the cucumber with clean water. Then place it in the container.
photo: Instagram/@rumahsachibii
Wet the towel but not too wet and wring it out immediately. Then place the cloth to be used as a base in the refrigerator storage box. Arrange all the cucumbers in a standing position. Make sure it's not stacked, okay?
photo: Instagram/@rumahsachibii
Then cover it again using a wet dry cloth. Next, store it in the refrigerator. The purpose of this wet cloth is apparently to keep the air temperature moist.
photo: Instagram/@rumahsachibii
Apparently this method can not only be used to store cucumbers, but can also be used for Chinese cabbage, genjer, pumpkin, eggplant, broccoli and carrots.
Viewed more than 7.8 million times, this video has attracted the attention of netizens. Through the comments column, there are thousands of netizens who have provided quite varied responses.
"I've tried it for 2 weeks, it's cool, nothing wilts, you're safe, you're peaceful, you don't have to worry about shopping for vegetables again," wrote the account @aslamiah01
"Wow, I just found out about this tip, I can try it tomorrow. It saves space like this," said the account @rumahbuya
"I also use this method to make chili peppers and it turns out that after almost 2 weeks of staying out of town it's safe and fresh," commented the account @indah.ariaputri
"Why not earlier, poor people who have bought a lot of containers," explained the account @tiwi.ps
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