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Vegetables
How to Store Ginger
Whole ginger freezes beautifully and grates from frozen.
Best kept: Refrigerator or freezer
Pantry
1 week
Fridge
3–4 weeks
Freezer
Up to 6 months
How to store it
- •Store unpeeled ginger in a sealed bag in the crisper drawer.
- •For long storage, freeze the whole root and grate what you need straight from frozen.
- •Keep peeled ginger submerged in a jar of vodka or sherry in the fridge to preserve it.
Signs it has gone bad
- •Soft, wrinkled skin
- •Mold
- •Dry, fibrous flesh
- •Sour smell
Pro tips
- •Frozen ginger grates more easily than fresh.
- •No need to peel before freezing.
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