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I saw them at Bed Bath and Beyond last week. I used something like them last year with some success, at least my salad stuff seemed to last a day or two longer than usual.
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They say you can tell your getting old if you're afraid to buy green bananas.
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simmi, Since you use a lot of bananas, how about trying an experiment for us. Buy a bunch of bananas and place one in a Debbie Meyer Bag, one in a plain paper bag, and leave one stored as you usually do. Make sure all three are from the same bunch and are the same size and apparent ripeness. Keep them all in exactly the same location. Then monitor all three and report back on how they do. If there is some other way bananas are sometimes stored, a test sample like that be good too. Maybe just with a paper towel wrapped around one, or perhaps in an air tight baggie? The week long comparison should also be done at least a couple times to insure that the results are consistent. Without a controlled test like this, there are too many variables to make an accurate assessment. I would be very interested to hear the results.
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Where do you find the LARGE bags. All I can ever find are the small and medium, mostly at Camping World.
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quote: Originally posted by bigjim:
Where do you find the LARGE bags. All I can ever find are the small and medium, mostly at Camping World.
Not sure if you meant me. However, I'll answer. I googled "Debbie Meyers Green Bags" and a Canadian site for her website came up. They sell medium and large there. I imagine her US site would carry the same. |
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I haven't heard of the Debbie brand before this discussion, just the Everfresh brand. I will take a shot at getting this brand as suspect they are basically the same thing.
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I bought my Green Bags from Harriet & Carter, and the bags do not have holes in them.You are not to use twist ties with them just fold them down, twist ties poke holes in them. They work really great, especially for bananas, they will keep all week in the green bags, I put them on the counter and put all the other fruits and vegetables in the fridge. Dr. Kool makes fresh bread in the winter time, and we are going to use them for it as well. It's good to be able to use fruits and vegetables a long time without spoiling. Wicked Wanda FT Wannabe
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quote: Originally posted by Rif:
simmi,
Since you use a lot of bananas, how about trying an experiment for us. Buy a bunch of bananas and place one in a Debbie Meyer Bag, one in a plain paper bag, and leave one stored as you usually do. Make sure all three are from the same bunch and are the same size and apparent ripeness. Keep them all in exactly the same location. Then monitor all three and report back on how they do.
If there is some other way bananas are sometimes stored, a test sample like that be good too. Maybe just with a paper towel wrapped around one, or perhaps in an air tight baggie? The week long comparison should also be done at least a couple times to insure that the results are consistent. Without a controlled test like this, there are too many variables to make an accurate assessment.
I would be very interested to hear the results.
Okay, I've done the experiment. Bought slightly green bananas on Saturday (Jan 12). Left one out in the open, one into a paper bag, and rest into D.M. bag. The paper bag and open storage bananas have ripened considerably and are soft and unappetizing. The ones in the Debbie Meyers bag are still quite firm with a tinge of green on the peel. Guess which ones I'm eating? |
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Simmi, Thank you so much for those results. Now we all have an honest comparative test we can refer to. I have not been able to find anyone else who has done this kind of comparison that included a control group. It looks like the debate about whether or not they work, at least for bananas, is over.
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I ordered mine from Harriet & Carter, and they are wonderful....you can use them over and over again too....I am buying a lot of fresh vegetables, bags of salad, and especially bananas, and I don't have to worry about throwing them out before they spoil. It sure has saved us a lot of money and preparation....I grill vegetables at least 3-4 times a week, and we like a banana in our cheerios almost every morning, (I use to only buy 2 bananas at one time because they would be black 2 days later, but now I buy them by the bunches and they last all week..... Try them you'll love them as well  ..... Wicked Wanda FT Wannabes
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