Cooking Tips and Tricks

Featured Cooking Tips

How to Shop in Bulk

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Know Your Herbs and Spices

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Grow Sprouts in a Jar

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Produce Storage

How you store your produce can help minimize food waste and prolong shelf life, saving you money and frustration. Did you know that some fruits and vegetables produce ethylene, which can cause other fruits and vegetables to ripen more quickly? Storing ethylene emitters and absorbers separately can make a big difference. Check out our chart to know which is which! Here are a few other quick tips: 

  • Cut the leafy tops off of produce like carrots, beets, and radishes
  • Keep leafy greens in a container, or resealable plastic bag, with a paper towel to absorb extra moisture
  • When storing produce in the refrigerator, use a container or reusable plastic bag. Don’t store produce in compostable bags!

A roll of green compostable produce bags on a rack under a stack of brochures. The brochures have white text in front of a photo of assorted vegetables that reads "Produce Storage." Behind the rack is a produce display featuring brown baskets tipped on their sides. The baskets contain apples, pears, lemons and limes.

 

Common Conversions

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
2 cups = 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces
2 pints = 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces
2 quarts = 1/2 gallon = 64 fluid ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces

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