It’s amazing what a little ice water can do for fruits, veggies, and flowers. Case in point: An ice bath may be the secret to bringing past-their-prime strawberries back to life.
In a food prep hack, photos by Facebook user Brittany King show an ice bath restoring mushy, bruised strawberries. King’s before and after images show an amazing transformation as formerly sad-looking strawberries become good as new.
But would they actually taste as good as new? We consulted the Better Homes & GardensTest Kitchen to find out whether this hack is worth the effort.
To try this strawberry-saving hack yourself, all you have to do is drop your “kind of sad,” bruised strawberries into a bowl of ice water for approximately 20 minutes. According to our Test Kitchen’s trial, after soaking, the strawberries appear more vibrant in color than before. As for the texture, they were still soft. So while this trick might make your berry a little brighter, there’s not much difference in the texture after sitting in water.
Giving your strawberries an ice bath doesn’t make them worse (it won’t hurt to give them a little more life), so go ahead and give this one a shot if your carton looks lackluster. Fresh strawberries are highly perishable, so don’t try reviving moldy fruit using this strawberry hack, though. If they’ve got mold, they’re too far gone: Reserve this trick for just-past-their-prime berries.
We didn’t test other berries but suspect blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries would also likely benefit from this treatment.
Strawberry season is right around the corner. Use these tips for making the most of your strawberry haul.
Keep in mind that the shelf-life of your juicy berries depends on how ripe the fruit is when
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