Is it possible to store cabbage within the city apartment in the winter? How to make the vegetables stay in good shape, do not spoil, but they did not have to go far?
Everything is simple, store cabbage on the balcony or in the refrigerator, or even just in the kitchen, but consider all the details of such storage. We will talk about all this in our article.
If how to store cabbage in a cellar or basement is less clear, then the question of how to store cabbage in the winter, if there is no cellar, occurs quite often. And the main thing in this process is the right preparation! Let's start with this.
Training
How to store cabbage at home in the winter? The most important step to ensure long-term storage of cabbage is preparation.
No matter what way and in what room you plan to store this vegetable, you need to prepare it.
Storage preparation consists of such steps.:
- Choose the best heads.
Only the sturdiest, fullest, sturdy ones should be stored. Proper cleaning is important. They must be healthy and not eaten by pests, without traces of rot.
There should be no cracks on the forks, especially deep ones. Heads unsuitable for storage, it is better to use in the first place. It makes no sense to leave them for the winter, they will not lie for a long time;
- Cut all unnecessary.
To store the cabbage at home, in any case, you need to cut off the leg and remove one layer of top leaves.
Do not get involved, and "undress" cabbage too much. The upper leaves perform a protective function. How to clean white cabbage, read here.
- Wash selected cobs under a stream of cool water to eliminate the presence of land or insects between the leaves. After this procedure, the cabbage must be carefully dried with a towel.
Good head of cabbage suitable for storage
Heads processed and deposited
Further preparation depends on the chosen storage method. Read more about the storage of white cabbage on our website.
Ways
How to store cabbage at home? There are not many such methods. And there are not so many places in the apartment, but rather two:
- balcony;
- fridge.
In some apartments there are separate rooms - storerooms. They can also be successfully stored vegetables, provided that there is quite cool. At ordinary room temperature cabbage will not be stored for a long time.
What is stored cabbage at home:
- in natural form;
- in food film, paper.
Cabbage wrap wrapped in paper
Cabbage cabbages in cling film
Cabbage heads in natural form
And now we will consider all the possible ways listed above and for a start we will talk about how to store cabbage in the winter on the balcony?
On the balcony
This method is one of the most convenient, provided that the balcony:
- glazed;
- insulated
In winter, the balcony should not be too coldotherwise the cabbage will freeze and spoil.
Before you send a head of cabbage for storage on the balcony you need to:
- wrap in paper;
- wrap in cling film.
Forks should be positioned fairly freely and periodically check the safety of cabbage on the balcony. In winter - once a month, closer to spring - more often.
Storage of cauliflower, broccoli cabbage, kohlrabi, Peking cabbage on the balcony will not work. These types of cabbage are so capricious to the surrounding conditions that the balcony is simply deadly for them.We have prepared a number of materials about these varieties of cabbage and their storage. Read all about storing kohlrabi, cabbage, savoy, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and broccoli.
We offer you a video on how to put cabbage in storage in paper and food film:
In a refrigerator
How to store cabbage in the refrigerator? For residents of large cities, a refrigerator is the only available place to store food. Most often, the basement for the storage of vegetables is in the houses of the old building, in new buildings this possibility is not provided. Personal cellar or caisson is somewhere outside the city, and go there for a long time.
Store fresh cabbage in the fridge:
- In kind. This means that the prepared forks are simply placed in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator or on its shelves. The disadvantage of this method is that cabbage will quickly fade. Periodically have to remove the top faded leaves.
- Wrapped in cling film. The essence of storage is the same as in the previous case. However, this option is better, since the film protects the cabbage from wilting. To store the cabbage in the refrigerator, you need to wrap prepared cabbages in cling film and put in the refrigerator. So they lie long enough.
In the film, heads of cabbage will last longer.
Cold storage of certain types of cabbage:
- storage of Chinese cabbage at home is possible only in the refrigerator. This environment is more favorable for her than others. It is better to wrap it in cling film and put it in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator;
- storing kohlrabi cabbage in the fridge is possible. However, she is not able to lie through the whole winter. This type of cabbage quickly "stagnates", so the fresh storage period is minimal;
- storing broccoli cabbage in the refrigerator may be extremely short, and its storage method is different from others.
To store broccoli in the refrigerator you need:
- put each unit in a separate bag;
- do not close it;
- put a wet towel in the fridge at the bottom of the vegetable drawer;
- Make open bags of broccoli on a towel.
This will create increased humidity in the storage location, and broccoli stay longer.
Storing cauliflower in the fridge is permissible, but as short-lived as in the previous method. Cauliflower wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the vegetable compartment.
Other options
How to keep fresh cabbage for the winter in the apartment? Storing cabbage at home in the winter also includes:
- freezing cabbage for the winter;
- drying cabbage for the winter.
Cabbage is stored not fresh, and is frozen in freezers or dried. These methods are unlikely to be suitable for the storage of a large crop, but for its part - completely. Popularity of these methods has recently increased, despite the loss of the original state of the vegetable.
To freeze the cabbage to chop or chop
Dried cabbage retains its properties
Freezing cabbage is not the best way storage, as it loses its appearance. But freezing - perfect storage at home broccoli, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts and cauliflower.
Optimal Modes
What are the conditions for storing cabbage at home? No tricks will help to save cabbage for the winter, if indoors temperature is not keptsuitable for this. The process of storing cabbage in the apartment constantly needs to be monitored.
At temperatures below 0 degrees cabbage frost freezes and lose taste. In addition, the frozen area immediately begins to rot. At a temperature of more than +5 degrees cabbage will begin to deteriorate due to the reproduction of microorganisms and rotting.
Rotted Cabbage
Frozen cabbage
If the spoilage of cabbage is noticed at the very beginning, cabbage can be saved. Carefully remove the layer of leaves affected by rotting. or cut cabbage wrapped in plastic wrap and store further. However, it is worth remembering that she will not be fully laid out for the full term, therefore, use it first.
Storage time
Cabbage at home is not stored as long as in the cellar (basement, subfield). Most reliable the way is to store the cabbage in the refrigerator, wrapped in cling film, the most unreliable and careless at room temperature.
The main points of cabbage storage in an apartment:
- at room temperature cabbage will last no more than a week;
- on the balcony, under all conditions, cabbage can lie all winter and spring. Average shelf life - 4 months;
- in the refrigerator, without food film, cabbage is stored for about a month, provided that the top leaves are removed when withering;
- in the refrigerator the cabbage wrapped in cling film is stored for up to 5 months;
- Kohlrabi in the refrigerator is stored for about a month;
- Chinese cabbage, broccoli - maximum 15 days;
- frozen cabbage of any kind is stored for up to 10 months;
- dried, in compliance with the rules of storage - up to 12 months.
If water droplets form between the head of cabbage and polyethylene, it is necessary to change the food film. Expand, throw out the film, and dry the cabbage and wrap it in a new one. So do every time condensate appears.
Terms of the apartment and private house
How to store cabbage at home? A private house provides more opportunities for keeping cabbage fresh throughout the winter than an apartment. It has two optimal places for this - a refrigerator and a balcony.
A private house most often has a cellar, in which cabbage is stored longer under certain conditions. On the territory where the private house is located, its owners make various extensions, garages, sheds, etc.
Such premises are built specifically for the storage of a rich harvest, including cabbage. Eventually, in a private house there are much more places and possibilities for storing cabbage for the winterthan in the apartment.
The cellar allows you to save a big harvest
Thus, the storage of cabbage at home is quite possible. Sometimes this method is the only correct one. Yes, it does not give such good results in the storage of fresh cabbage, such as storing it in a subfield (basement, cellar), but at home you can freeze or dry cabbage, put fresh cabbages in the refrigerator or on the balcony.
Every farmer, summer resident and gardener wants to keep their crops fresh and tasty as long as possible.How to store garlic, pumpkin, onions, beets, apples, carrots, pears, bell peppers in a subfield or basement, read in special articles of our site.
So, to provide yourself fresh cabbage for the whole winter, you need:
- Prepare the crop for storage: sort, clean, wash, dry.
- To determine the method, place of storage, and depending on it:
- put cabbage wrapped in paper or cling film on the balcony;
- put cabbage in its natural form or wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator;
- freeze shredded or whole cabbage;
- dry the cabbage in the dryer for vegetables.
Be sure to consider for the storage of cabbage at home need:
- division of cabbage into species
- determine the optimal storage method for this type.
So you can save space in the house, and ensure the safety of the entire cabbage harvest on as long as possible.
