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I currently store my washed greens rolled in paper towel then inside a reused plastic bag. I find that they last a long time that way but I would love to find something that was a little less disposable. I might be willing to try this alternative.

My grandpa used to wash his head lettuce and store it in a kitchen towel and it was incredibly crisp. I do the same thing as Niamh but I don't eat salads enough to worry about the impact of the disposables.

I generally keep my vegetables in a large plastic container with bottom and top covered with kitchen towel. It's like having a tiny garden basket in my refrigerator... Not a huge fan of how the sac looks...

hmmm "It takes up less room in the fridge than a container or bowl"

It might just be me but I have personally found that things in bags end up taking up MORE room in my fridge (and cabinents) because they tend to just kind of flow everywhich way making it impossible to put anything ontop of it.

I once bought a 'tub' of greens, which resembled a giant plastic pint berries might come in with drainage holes on the bottom and sides etc. And have since always just washed that out and used it for new greens and salads, wrapping it in a kitchen towel. I like this as the drainage still allows the cloth to pull moisture out but i dont get any greens sticking or clinging to cloth.

My sister does this. She uses an absorbent, 100% cotton...

old pillowcase. And it's free!

I'm a fan of storing greens on my salad spinner in the fridge. It doesn't take up too much room because I can store several different veggies at a time in there...lettuce, peppers, various greens, etc. And by the end of their life cycle I can just pull the basket out and give them a nice rinse in some really cold water to perk them up.

i second the salad spinner... although they tend to take up a lot of room.

Hard to say whether this is "hot" or not. To me, it's not really a matter of being hot, but rather of being effective. Keeping greens and veggies submerged in a bowl of cold water keeps them super crisp but then you do have to dry them (salad spinner does work great; I love mine). My mom used to rinse well and line the crisper drawer with a damp paper towel, keeping them in there.

What works really well are those Debbie Meyer Green bags. Salads can stay fresh for 2 weeks or so.

When I think about how often towel fuzz ends up in my hair, it makes me question the idea of keeping salad in a towel.

The salad sac is amazing! You can toss it in the washer every so often to keep it clean AND it keeps salad fresh up to 3 times longer than any other method I've ever tried. I got one for free once and I love it! Especially in a rented apartment with a non-fancy fridge that doesn't have separate control temperatures for each drawer.

It also works for basil, kale, cabbage, parsley and anything else that's leafy and green!

Um, this is not a new item. I remember my parents having a bag made from flour sacks for this same purpose. Just goes to show, there really are no new ideas.

This is something that many people could easily make themselves with an old towel (or pillowcase as suggested.) There's no need to go out and buy one.

The Salad Sac is a fantastic product. I can keep all my heads of lettuce fresh for at least 10 days. It's great for all my vegetables as well. I can make salad up ahead of time and it stays fresh for 4 or 5 days and does not go slimy or brown. Its amazing ! Still crisp after 4 days for a made up salad. I prefer not to use an old pillow case that someone has been sleeping on or paper towels with all those chemicals next to my food. Its so easy, you just wash all your veggies and lettuce etc and store them together in the Salad Sac and you have fresh veggies all week long. The Salad Sac absorbs all the water and stays damp and keeps everything fresh. You don't have to spin any water off ahead of time. Just wash the veggies and put them in the Salad Sac, how easy is that? And there is NO lint. What a time saver and I no longer throw out veggies. I try to cut back on using plastic bags because they just fill up our landsites and the Salad Sac is the perfect solution as I have been using it for years. I just throw it in the washer & dryer.