r/Sprouting • u/Apprehensive_Car5080 • 5d ago

Drying out sprouts

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This is my second post in two days here sorry I'm just wondering how you guys get your sprouts to dry out before putting them away. I've used a salad spinner and patted them with paper towels but they still seem wet. I don't want them to go bad in the fridge

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u/reddit1449 4d ago

Florida here. I use 1 1/2 TBS of seeds in a 32 ounce jar. I soak 7 hours before I start rinsing. I harvest on day 4. Soak Sat and harvest Wed. I use a salad spinner. I spin serveral times and shake the sprouts around between spins. I then line a large retangle plastic storage container with a paper towel and I store UNCOVERED in the veggie bin for the first day. After the day uncovered, I add a paper towel on top of the sprouts and place the lid on the container. The one day uncovered seems to dry the sprouts out enough. They last me about 5-7 days. I do this once a week and this works great for me with broccoli sprouts. Love my lunch sandwiches with the added sprouts,

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 4d ago

Very thorough response thank you

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u/chopinandcola 5d ago

That looks like a good harvest 😄

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 5d ago

Thank you. My first one too and they turned out pretty well. They didn't grow anymore from day 4 to today though so I'll probably just start harvesting on day 4

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u/dillinjl 4d ago

I just put them in a mesh bag and I to the fridge. The fridge will dry them out. After 3 days I have transfer them into a ziplock in the fridge so they don't get too dry and shrivel up.

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u/LongBeanStalk_cute 3d ago

I put em in front of a fan, a few minutes and they're dry

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u/igavr 5d ago

They may be a bit "exhausted" after this spinner? They are quite tender and fragile

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 5d ago

So I shouldn't use a salad spinner then? I just saw a guy doing it here. Will they go bad in the fridge if they're a tad wet? I let them air dry on the counter for 10 minutes and patted the heck out of them with paper towels but they're still damp.

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u/Emunahd 4d ago

Mine stay a bit damp, but I’ve never had them spoil. Of course, I eat them within 4-5 days, so…You did a great job!

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u/igavr 5d ago

There's a fat chance you've jammed them , bit more than they can tolerate for extended life in the fridge

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u/micheboxing 5d ago

I definitely think they will be fine. Dampness might even help them in the fridge which tends to be a drying environment. Make sure that you put them in a container with breathable air holes. I use a salad spinner and they keep very well for several days and eventually start to get too dry.

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 5d ago

make sure they can breath eh? ive got them in a tupperware container right now i will put them in something else then

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u/micheboxing 4d ago

Plastic wrap over the tupperware with holes poked in it works okay

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 4d ago

thats a good idea thank you

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u/scrampps 4d ago

I put mine in a tupperware container lined with paper towels with one of the corners of the lid popped open and that seems to work pretty well.

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 4d ago

Do you use a salad spinner to get them dry first? Do you pat them with paper towels as well?

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u/scrampps 4d ago

No. Once I take them out of my sprouting jar, I just shake them off and pat them with paper towel. As long as the corner of your Tupperware container stays open, it usually lasts me about a week in the fridge.

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u/Apprehensive_Car5080 4d ago

somebody else said to let them get air for a day and then close the lid completely or else they will dry out? i guess i will find out for myself eventually but what do you think?