Just stick it in a jar of water and keep it on the counter.
Thats right not in the fridge!
Change the water every few days.
Bunch of basil after 5 days in a hot enclosed kitchen. Still much better than 24 hours in the fridge!
Treat it like you would a vase of flowers!
Trimming the stem Prior to doing this, the success rate was 85%.
After doing this, the success rate has been 100%!
Hot weather It survives!
The kitchen area gets blasted with morning sun and it getsverywarm in here on hot days without air conditioning.
But it is still inmuchbetter condition that 24 hours in the fridge!
Other methods Ive tried
You name it, Ive tried it.
But these pots dont yield enough when I want to make a giant batch ofpesto!
So on those occasions, I was getting basil on the day I needed it.
Bunch of basil after 5 days in a hot enclosed kitchen. Still much better than 24 hours in the fridge!
Suffice to say, this basil storing solution has been a game changer.
Ever since I started using it, Ive had a 100% success rate.
All credit to my brother for figuring this out.
Pesto
The world thanks you!
Burst tomato basil burrata saladwith pesto
