How Long Have You Kept Parsley???

Q-Dat · 03-18-2012, 12:12 PM

Just curious as to how far in advance do you try to get it. I have been buying it the day before turn ins to keep it as fresh as possible.

I was curious how well it keeps in the fridge, just in case I happen to find some that is particularly nice.

landarc · 03-18-2012, 12:37 PM

Although buying it the day before makes the most sense, you can keep parsley or other herbaceous herbs for several days. If you unband it, cut 1/2 inch off the bottom and put it in a glass of clean water, then chill it, warmest part if fridge, the herbs will last for several days.

Rich Parker · 03-18-2012, 01:49 PM

I make my boxes the weekend before if I have the time. I followed DivaQ's blog entry and expanded it a few days. Works like a charm. ;)

Mrs. McFrankenboo · 03-18-2012, 02:43 PM

It all depends on how good the parsley is in the first place! If it looks like it's on its last legs to begin with, it won't last very long. But trimming the ends and wet paper towels around it should be good for a few days

Plowboy · 03-18-2012, 05:37 PM

I've kept parsley for three weeks.

Wampus · 03-18-2012, 05:53 PM

I hear tell you can roll each bunch in paper towels and keep several bunches in a cambro conainer (deep square one) for weeks in the fridge.

We're gonna give it a try this season.

Rich Parker · 03-18-2012, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wampus

I hear tell you can roll each bunch in paper towels and keep several bunches in a cambro conainer (deep square one) for weeks in the fridge.

We're gonna give it a try this season.

Read Danielle's blog post about making parsley boxes in advance. I follow these directions accept I only buy about 6 - 9 heads parsley to do 4 boxes, and I keep them in the refrigerator for 7 days before using them.

Scottie · 03-18-2012, 07:36 PM

I've had it for a month and it was fresh as when i bought it.

fnbish · 03-19-2012, 07:48 AM

Yeah parsley seems to last a really long time without diminishing the quality. I have a lot of grocery stores around me, but sometimes depending on the day can't find good looking parsley. So I start looking around Tuesday before the comp. So if I find it that day great and if not I go back each day till I find what I need. The longest I have ever had to hold it was 1 week, but looked just as good as the day I bought it.

Mike - CSBBBQ · 03-19-2012, 09:13 AM

You can store in Green Bags for a week or two without much issue. They can be purchased at most drug stores. I've also kept in a cooler with an inch or two of ice water when competing back to back weekends draining some water and adding ice during the week.

JD McGee · 03-19-2012, 10:41 AM

The longest we have kept it was for 7 days...we trimmed an inch off the stems, soaked it in water for an hour, wrapped in paper towels, then transported it in a cooler. The cooler was set up with ice packs on the bottom then a layer of bubble wrap then the parsley then another layer of bubble wrap. Worked like a charm!

bdodd444 · 03-19-2012, 08:09 PM

Maybe this should be another topic, but how about green leaf lettuce?

03-18-2012, 12:12 PM	#1
Q-Dat Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-03-08 Location: Pearl River LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How Long Have You Kept Parsley??? Just curious as to how far in advance do you try to get it. I have been buying it the day before turn ins to keep it as fresh as possible. I was curious how well it keeps in the fridge, just in case I happen to find some that is particularly nice.

03-18-2012, 12:37 PM	#2
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Although buying it the day before makes the most sense, you can keep parsley or other herbaceous herbs for several days. If you unband it, cut 1/2 inch off the bottom and put it in a glass of clean water, then chill it, warmest part if fridge, the herbs will last for several days. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

03-18-2012, 01:49 PM	#3
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I make my boxes the weekend before if I have the time. I followed DivaQ's blog entry and expanded it a few days. Works like a charm. ;) __________________ WSM and UDS - iBQ'n BBQ Team owner TheBBQSuperstore.com

03-18-2012, 02:43 PM	#4
Mrs. McFrankenboo On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-07-09 Location: O'Fallon, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It all depends on how good the parsley is in the first place! If it looks like it's on its last legs to begin with, it won't last very long. But trimming the ends and wet paper towels around it should be good for a few days __________________ ERIN - McFrankenboo BBQ

03-18-2012, 05:37 PM	#5
Plowboy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-09-06 Location: Blue Springs, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've kept parsley for three weeks. __________________ Pork Pullin Plowboys (and Smoke on Wheels) Save a hog, ride a plowboy! www.plowboysbbq.com Todd Johns (me); Blue Springs, MO Randy Hinck (PigBoy); Concordia, MO Andy Groneman (Hodedo); KC, KS (Cameo Appearances) FEC-500SS; FEC-100 (Right handed); FEC-100 (Left handed); Country Smoker Tailgater; Big Green Egg (2-large, small, mini); Cookshack Pellet Fired Charbroiler

03-18-2012, 05:53 PM	#6
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I hear tell you can roll each bunch in paper towels and keep several bunches in a cambro conainer (deep square one) for weeks in the fridge. We're gonna give it a try this season. __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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Scottie Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've had it for a month and it was fresh as when i bought it. __________________ cancersuckschicago.com FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA BBQ TOUR Red Jambo one off FE 100 FEC 100 WSM Homer Simpson 22 " Weber Kettle Red 18 1/2" Weber Kettle Black 26 3/4" Weber Kettle

03-19-2012, 07:48 AM	#9
fnbish is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-10-11 Location: Buford, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah parsley seems to last a really long time without diminishing the quality. I have a lot of grocery stores around me, but sometimes depending on the day can't find good looking parsley. So I start looking around Tuesday before the comp. So if I find it that day great and if not I go back each day till I find what I need. The longest I have ever had to hold it was 1 week, but looked just as good as the day I bought it. __________________ -Jason 22.5 WSM Backwoods G2 Party Backwoods G2 Chubby Big Green Egg XL Weber 18.5 Kettle "Tenacious Q" Competition Team Follow Tenacious Q on Facebook!! KCBS CBJ

03-19-2012, 09:13 AM	#10
Mike - CSBBBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-29-08 Location: Columbia, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You can store in Green Bags for a week or two without much issue. They can be purchased at most drug stores. I've also kept in a cooler with an inch or two of ice water when competing back to back weekends draining some water and adding ice during the week. __________________ Mike CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE Bbq. Because Bad BBQ is Downright Criminal [COLOR=#000080]csbbbq.com[/COLOR] KCBS & MABA member - CBJ #21870 Jambo (Geer) Pit Lang 84 Deluxe w/roof system Lang 60 w/warmer

03-19-2012, 10:41 AM	#11
JD McGee somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-07 Location: Duvall, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The longest we have kept it was for 7 days...we trimmed an inch off the stems, soaked it in water for an hour, wrapped in paper towels, then transported it in a cooler. The cooler was set up with ice packs on the bottom then a layer of bubble wrap then the parsley then another layer of bubble wrap. Worked like a charm! __________________ Wine Country "Q" Competition BBQ

03-19-2012, 08:09 PM	#12
bdodd444 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-20-10 Location: Fairfax, Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe this should be another topic, but how about green leaf lettuce?