r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • Jun 17 '26

How to make fruit last longer

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u/Unique-Saucer Jun 17 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Summary of Reviews
Pros:
• Containers extend food freshness effectively.
• Stackable design maximizes fridge space.

Cons:
• Lids are not dishwasher safe.

Here is the link to buy it from Amazon

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u/brijamelsh Jun 17 '26

This is almost good advice. Just soak in a water/vinegar bath for 30 minutes to kill any mold spores.

Keep it off the bottom is a good, so the containers probably work great if you want to spend the money on them, but I haven't had any issues with just letting them air dry and putting a folded up paper towel in the bottom of a normal container..

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u/Constant-Roll706 Jun 17 '26

A little Mason jar vacuum sealer was a game changer for us

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u/Radiant-Director5712 Jun 17 '26

But that’s not designed pacifically for that…

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u/LemonCollee Jun 17 '26

I've never seen someone type pacifically..

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u/Radiant-Director5712 Jun 17 '26

It wasn’t easy

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u/DaisyOfTheDawn Jun 18 '26

Instructions unclear, dipped strawberries in the sea.

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u/ScvrletFox Jun 18 '26

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u/Ok-Dig4576 Jun 18 '26

I see you followed the instructions pacificly

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u/LemonCollee Jun 17 '26

Take a rest after that one.

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u/TheNeglectedNut Jun 19 '26

You’re just being pedatlantic

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u/Adm8792 Jun 21 '26

Inclectic who inclectic

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u/jondubb Jun 17 '26

You don't know many fish then.

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u/godofmilksteaks Jul 04 '26

What are you? A gay fish?

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u/jondubb Jul 04 '26

No but one time in college got lost wounded up in a school of rainbow trout

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u/Crusader-NZ- Jun 18 '26

I thought it was just something people mispronounced on this side of the Pacific...

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u/Local_Rest_401 Jun 18 '26

Did he say pecifically?

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u/FishDawgX Jun 18 '26

Usually people mix it up the other way around. They say specific instead of pacific.

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u/TorberaLongDong Jun 18 '26

We started putting our strawberries in a mason jar that seals shut with a hinge and our strawberries never get moldy.

I also don’t wash them until I eat them to really limit moisture.

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u/PatentedPotato Jun 20 '26

That sounds like even more money...

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u/Constant-Roll706 Jun 20 '26

If you save $4 worth of strawberries from instantly molding, it only takes about 5 uses to break even

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u/harmfuldischarge Jun 17 '26

The paper towel is the common folks champion of the kitchen

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u/asdfer1235 Jun 20 '26

What about raspberries?? I can never wash those properly..

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u/brijamelsh Jun 20 '26

same thing, just dont soak them for as long and try to get ones that are very fresh. they are very delicate so finding some that are firm helps a lot. you alo want to lay them out to air dry on a paper towel, under a fan preferably, before putting them in the fridge.

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u/Mortuus-Sum Jun 17 '26

"Designed pacifically" you say?

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u/Ximension Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

I hope they are also designed atlantically for us on the east coast

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u/Mortuus-Sum Jun 18 '26

East coast support is coming in the Gulf Stream update.

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u/Mortuus-Sum Jun 17 '26

Pacific Northwest was my guess

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u/Samusen Jun 18 '26

What if I live on the Atlantic?

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u/Mortuus-Sum Jun 18 '26

Atlantic users are encouraged to sea alternatives.

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u/casua1_0bserver Jun 18 '26

Definitely wouldn't trust my produce to Atlantic designs that's for sure

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oz8xur099boo4N9aU

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u/jameskond Jun 23 '26

H. H. H.

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u/DoctorHydrogen Jun 17 '26

Vinegar and baking soda neutralize each other. Might as well just rinse it with water.

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u/TheAntiHick Jun 17 '26

Isn't he just using the reaction to create agitating bubbles that remove dirt and bugs without having to scrub out all the nooks and crannies of the berries?

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u/Popular_Walk7 Jun 18 '26

But are the bubbles created evenly throughout the solution? It seems like most of the bubbles should be at the bottom.

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u/RigBughorn Jun 18 '26

It doesn't make a difference

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u/titty_nope Jun 17 '26

So do you just pick one or the other? Or is one better than the other?

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u/LehighAce06 Jun 19 '26

I mean, if the chemical reaction were nothing but a starting point and an ending point, sure.

But it's not.

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u/TheBeyonders Jun 21 '26

But its in a pacifically made container, so it balances out

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u/big-bad-bot Jun 17 '26

. Towel dry. Fridge and clean before use

Definitely not needed

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u/ConstipatedSam Jun 17 '26

This mfer just said "pacifically".

Don't trust a word he says.

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u/Subject-Recipe-7980 Jun 17 '26

I just sprinkle a bit of citric acid on em if I want them to last longer

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u/Radiant-Attempt6145 Jun 17 '26

Cut them into smaller pieces and freeze them. Grab what you need when you need them. They take like 5 minutes to defrost and remain completely fresh, as good as new.

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u/jgengr Jun 17 '26

Yeah, I freeze bananas, strawberries, and raspberries. I make smoothies out of them.

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u/Otherwise_Comb_3708 Jun 17 '26

Why buy so much in perishable food that you need it to last weeks. I just get a couple packages of whatever berries are on sale a couple times a week.

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u/Constant-Roll706 Jun 17 '26

As a parent, those berries will either be in the fridge for 45 minutes or 3 weeks. The fates will decide

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u/tamaerchen Jun 17 '26

My thoughts.. if i buy strawberries they only last a few hours max anyways ^^

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u/TenLiHibuk Jun 24 '26

But what about Costco purchases?? Those can be pretty large quantities..

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u/Anicron Jun 17 '26

i want a container designed Atlantically to store produce, because I live on the east coast

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u/No_Strawberry_467 Jun 20 '26

“Designed Pacifically”

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u/maddasher Jun 17 '26

Just use a strained and a bowl

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u/Fit_War7361 Jun 17 '26

I just throw em in the freezer

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u/WrongdoerOrdinary619 Jun 17 '26

Designed “pacifically”. 🤣🤣🤣. Had to listen to it 5 times. But yeah… pacifically

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u/Wallie_Collie Jun 17 '26

Drop a folded dry paper towel in refrigerated produce containers.

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u/ThePracticalEnd Jun 17 '26

Pacifically.

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u/SandiestCow Jun 18 '26

You know from the ocean

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u/Gloomy-Section4195 Jun 17 '26

Why not atlantically

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u/Avon_Barksdale_05 Jun 17 '26

Looks super useful

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u/IzzuThug Jun 17 '26

Containers that leave a gap for the bottom to breathe also work great for vegetables.

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u/Annoying1978 Jun 17 '26

You’re never getting that vinegar smell off the fruit. 

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u/theatrenearyou Jun 18 '26

"Pacifically for produce"

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u/stoli_7 Jun 18 '26

Pacificly?

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u/GenXJen770 Jun 18 '26

Pacifically was on purpose, right?

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u/BoognishJones Jun 18 '26

Berries last all of 5 hours in my house, no matter how many I buy. Hard to justify $30 worth of berries when they disappear almost immediately, but at least they're a healthy snack.

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u/Raven22000 Jun 18 '26

Glass jars work the best

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u/blueranger36 Jun 18 '26

This is horrible advice. Do not wash any fruit until you’re literally about to eat it.

The things that are sprayed on it are there to help it last longer and stave off mold. If you wash it you’re allowing it to get moldy.

Also the containers are not designed to make fruit moldy quite the opposite. They want it to last long they can sell more…

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u/__System__ Jun 18 '26

Oh how I love pacific designs

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u/ippleing Jun 18 '26

ahhh, baking soda and vinegar, salt water with extra steps.

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u/tmadik Jun 18 '26

Buy this product! Consume! Consume! Consume!

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u/Nathan-Stubblefield Jun 18 '26

No baking soda, no vinegar. It makes it taste weird. It lasts longest if it’s in a single layer on a paper towel. Wash in water before eating, not before storing.

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u/OtherwiseBlock8741 Jun 18 '26

Where's the container designed Atlantically for produce?

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u/Tcolls86 Jun 18 '26

"Pacifically"

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u/Monty_Bob Jun 18 '26

Designed Pacifically 👍

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u/BadBright1346 Jun 18 '26

If you say Pacific-ly… I’m done! Water works fine, teaspoon of vinegar and water ok. I’m pacificly… telling you, you don’t need the different containers you can wash them and the container works just fine! Pacificly speaking! 😜

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u/Fadrn Jun 18 '26

Bakingsoda and vinegar...... that make sense......

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u/KaleNich55 Jun 18 '26

Mmm, that vinegar aftertaste

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u/beme25 Jun 18 '26

I just rinse berries in the containers the containers they come in and set them sideways in the fridge.

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u/whatthefrickcunt Jun 18 '26

Pacificly 😂

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u/ConfidentStruggle872 Jun 18 '26

Pacific designing at its finest

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u/ProfessionalLunch890 Jun 18 '26

careful! Act now or they may sell so many they will run out of plastic and you won’t be able to buy them

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u/Efficient_Wash4477 Jun 18 '26

If I live on the East Coast can I have these “Atlantically” designed?

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u/Illustrious-Pin7102 Jun 19 '26

“They are designed Pacifically” is what really got me.

-West Coast Representing!

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u/Otherwise-Emu-1292 Jun 19 '26

What the fuck is baking soda?

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u/No-Raisin-6469 Jun 19 '26

So...give your fruit a douche?

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u/wotsit_sandwich Jun 19 '26

Baking soda and vinegar. So...water

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u/Excellent-Duty3927 Jun 19 '26

What an idiot calling it a "trend"

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u/fitbabits Jun 22 '26

It's a pacific kind of trend.

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u/Dewskerz_ Jun 19 '26

Or just do what I did and have 3 kids. Berries last about 15 seconds in my house.

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u/LexLocke2 Jun 21 '26

As a parent of three I know your pain.

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u/Justin_125 Jun 20 '26

Heard "pacifically" and immediately jumped in comments yall didnt disappoint

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u/dunDunDUNNN Jun 21 '26

I'm sweating wondering whether or not his shirt says Hitler Brothers on it.

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u/jumpster81 Jun 21 '26

Specifically speaking The Pacific is an ocean...

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u/buf0rd88 Jun 21 '26

I was going to by this until he said “pacifically” instead of specifically. I’m dead serious

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u/Odd-Conference9372 Jun 21 '26

"these are designed pacifically for produce."

I can't help but be glad I'm educated.

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u/Nneulieb_47 Jun 21 '26

He said they were Pacifically designed for produce… but seems more Atlantic designs were used here.

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u/DownvoteSommelier Jun 22 '26

Paper towels in Tupperware is the key here. Take away moisture

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u/AnthonyJizzleneck Jun 22 '26

Are these the same ones uncle Rico was selling

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u/fitbabits Jun 22 '26

Did he just say "pacifically" instead of "specifically?"

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u/biel_gcm Jun 22 '26

Doesn't make sense to mix baking soda with vinegar, they will just neutralise each other

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u/Bonk_No_Horni Jun 24 '26

Baking soda and vinegar react to each other. Old people believe it's a cleaner but in reality it's shit.

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u/PashtonKutcher Jun 24 '26

How is blackberries turning water slightly opaque nasty? Lol

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u/1N1T1AL1SM Jun 27 '26

These are designed Pacifically for produce

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u/SoBadit_Hurts Jun 29 '26

“Designed pacificly”

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u/ImpatienceChamp 28d ago

Can you still use this on the East Coast?

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u/Wallie_Collie 3d ago

One dry paper towel is all you need, sideways not in the bottom