Refrigerating Blueberries?

[burntcream]

Is it better to leave them in the plastic box they came in (with the vents)so they can breathe, or are they ok in tupperware? Will they last longer if stored in tupperware? Thanks.

[coll]

I told my local farmer about the glass jar trick and he figures it's the lack of oxygen that makes it work. I keep berries for at least 2 weeks this way, even if they start to get soft they never get any worse (thanks rw orange for the original info!).

[WCchopper]

Just don't pre-wash!

[alkapal]

i left them in their store package, undisturbed in the lower bin with other veggies. were perfectly fine after several days!

i'm intrigued by the glass jar trick. i certainly have enough of those jars.

[burntcream]

Thanks, those are both great tips. I am excited to try it with raspberries, they mold so quickly I usually end up throwing them away.

[greygarious]

I just baked a cake with the pint of farm-fresh blueberries that I'd bought 10 days earlier and refrigerated in one of those disposable/reusable Ziploc plastic containers. They were still perfect. I have used glass for raspberries since they are so fragile, but lay the jar on its side so there's less weight pressing on the bottom berries.

[Gio]

<" have used glass for raspberries since they are so fragile, but lay the jar on its side so there's less weight pressing on the bottom berries.">

Yes but - doesn't the side now become the bottom? J/W.

[greygarious]

Of course - but since your typical jar is taller than it is wide, the bottom berries are under more berries than when the jar is sideways, making the load broader and shallower,

[sarah galvin]

I read an earlier post about storing raspberries and I'm sure it would work for blueberries. Store in a glass jar with lid! Yes, I did it with raspberries and they lasted more than a week.

[WCchopper]

I've been doing this with blueberries with almost incredible results.