Carrots

[Vagus]

Where do you store them?
In winter I store them in a basket in the unheated utility room. In summer I’ve been keeping them in the fridge but they seem continually damp and go slimy quite quickly.

[Old_Geezer]

In my stomach usually.

You probably need to keep them dry, an inspect regularly.

[Barmaid]

I vacuum seal a lot of stuff and it really does help keep things for much longer.

You can either buy vacuum bags and a small hand pump (the bags are reusable - particularly so if you line with clingfilm first) or you can get relatively inexpensive vacuum sealers (around £25) and buy rolls of the bags to vacuum seal which means you can easily determine the size of the portion you want.

I also freeze grated carrot for coleslaw and chopped and blanched carrots for cooked veg. Again, if vacuum sealed, it takes up a lot less room in your freezer.

[barry1010]

My carrots keep well loose in the bottom of the fridge in this hot weather, don't go slimey. Where do you get your carrots from?

[Hazlinny]

I have found that when I get carrots, I scrape them and wrap them in tinfoil, put them in the fridge and they keep well for ages.

[Vagus]

Sainsbury’s, Barry, same as in the winter. I think it must be the conditions in the fridge, they pretty much always feel damp even though they’re loose in the veg drawer.
Barmaid, sounds like a good idea, although I doubt I’d buy the gadget just for carrots as everything else keeps fine.

[237SJ]

My Dad used to grow them and kept them in a tray of sand in the garage.

[-SharonA-]

I do the same as Barry. My carrots have always kept well in th salad drawers in my fridge. No slime at all!!!

[Vagus]

I wonder if one of those salad drawer liners would help, I might invest in one…rather than a tray of sand :)

[Buenchico]

Quote (from the RHS website):
"To prevent shrivelling in vegetables which lose moisture such as carrots, celeriac, swedes and beetroot, store the roots in layers of moist sand or peat-substitute in boxes, in a frost-free, dark place such as a shed or cellar"

https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/root-vegetables-storing

If you're buying from supermarkets though, the obvious solution would simply to be to buy only what you'll need to use within the next few days, rather than buying loads at once.

[Maydup]

Are you buying loose carrots?

[Vagus]

No, I buy them ready packed but always remove them from the packaging and put them in the salad drawer.

[anneasquith]

Wherever you store them, remove them from plastic bags .

[gingejbee]

We have a normal "cold" fridge (3C) and a second "cool" fridge (12-15C). We store all those things that prefer to be cool rather than cold in the latter...veg, bread, eggs, cheese etc - it's the equivalent of a cool larder in an old-style house.

[youngmafbog]

First, depending on the carrot bag, dont open the bag until you want the first carrot. When you do empty them and dry them with kitchen towel, then place loose in the fridge drawer.

Thats what I do and we dont get a problem.

[roadman]

slimy carrots what are you doing with them i always keep mine in the fridge they never go slimy but if left a while they will go more floppy and bendy maybe its the fridge youre using has too much moisture in it

[Vagus]

Oh dear, my poor carrots, I think I’ve been mistreating them.
I always remove them from the plastic bag they come in, if I don’t then the inside of the bag becomes very wet and the carrots suffer.
They go floppy in the utility room in winter months but just go slimy in the fridge, not floppy.
Am about to order a salad drawer liner to see if that helps.
Thank you for all your suggestions :)

[Chipchopper]

Lay the carrots on some kitchen paper.
Don't forget the tops, they are also edible.