Eat Seasonably. How to Store Onions, Garlic, & Shallots. For years I've stored onions, garlic and shallots in plastic bins in a kitchen drawer.
Like this: That works fine if I use everything up right away, but honestly that doesn't happen very often. Instead, I stock up on onions, garlic or shallots for use in specific recipes, and some of them end up hanging around in the drawer for awhile. Here's how some of them look after 2 or 3 months; rotten, moldy, or sprouting.....wasted: A few months ago, my mom (aka Grammy) came to the rescue. I've tried this with garlic and shallots, too, with the same great results. Lesson learned: always listen to your mother. Here's how Grammy showed me to store my onions, garlic, and shallots. Step-by-step photos forHow to store onions, garlic and shallots Step 1. Onions, garlic, and/or shallots--make sure they are firm and blemish free.
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However, this will also take a lot of the taste out of the onion, so it isn't our preferred method. But it does hold back the tears! I did a little experimentation over the last few weeks since I've been using a lot of white and yellow onions for cooking, and putting the onions in the freezer for about 15 minutes fore cutting helps a LOT more than putting them in the fridge. With the freezer batch, cutting the onions was almost pleasant!
I also didn't really notice much of a difference in taste, although the onions were quite fresh in all instances, so maybe that helps. Why would putting an onion in the fridge take the flavor out? I'm with pumperknickle - I stored onions in the fridge for years. One other thing that helps, use a sharp knife - a REALLY sharp knife, and learn how to julienne an onion. Looks like a good video on the topic. Spice Chart. Easy Chart On How To Use Garden Herbs & Spices. Jun 14 I don’t know about you, but as much as I enjoy growing herbs I admit sometimes I can’t remember the best ways to use them in my kitchen!
This chart from might help! Want to print out a copy?