Pour the strawberries in a freezer safe container and store.
Cut strawberries at room temperature.
To keep them from going the other direction and getting too damp tuck a paper towel in the container of berries to absorb excess moisture.
Most whole fresh fruits can sit out at room temperature for a least a full day without suffering any quality loss and many fruits will keep well for up to a week unrefrigerated.
Cut your strawberries in half and the remove stems.
Put the strawberries back in the pot or bowl and pour your sugar in.
My store does keep them cold.
The exception is cut up or sliced fruit which will remain safe for only about 2 hours at room temperature.
The greens cut off and halved.
The mixture should be thick but not mushy.
Keeping chocolate covered strawberries at room temperature is actually the most preferable way to store them allowing them to retain the best flavor.
Strawberries are like sponges so once wet they soak up every bit of moisture making them more likely to get mushy and spoil faster.
How to store chocolate covered strawberries at room temperature.
Stash berries in the fridge preferably in the crisper yes it s time to learn the right way to use your crisper drawer.
Dump any excess water.
Decided to buy new fruit for the kids but i can eat the old fruit.
Unfortunately strawberries can go from gorgeous to moldy mush in the blink of an eye especially when not stored correctly.
Also wet berries are more apt to get moldy.
Fresh strawberries are a special treat especially when in season and are best when eaten at their prime.
How to store strawberries.
Gently stir the strawberries until the sugar melts.
If it s a hot day then food should only be left out for an hour.
This temperature is bacteria s ideal environment to grow and multiply.
Following some simple tips for washing and storing strawberries will guarantee the best flavor and the least waste.
Store the strawberries at room temperature if you ll eat them in a few hours.
However it also means your strawberries will spoil quicker than any of the other methods.
This drawer controls moisture so berries won t dry out.
When food sits at room temperature it s in the danger zone of 40 140 f.
I keep the blue berries bananas lemons and zucchini.