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[–] 65 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I might try this, the cling wrap sucks for that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    They make silicone covers and wax covers that are reusable

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  • [–] 59 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's a potentially viable if imperfect way to cover the exposed surface of the watermelon is this really a question?

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago

    Seems like a good way to help prevent it drying out without using disposable plastic

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  • [–] 106 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    It's to keep the exposed surface from drying out.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Most people do it with a plastic wrap which they then throw away and polite the environment with.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    On one hand, the plastic one works. This one doesn't.

    On the other wand, there's that entire politeness problem.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I use lids and plates to cover up food in the fridge all the time, why wouldn't it work as well as plastic wrap?

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  • [–] 69 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

    That dad has it right. Tin foil or put it upside down on a plate. Fuck using plastic on foods.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Upside down on a plate is my move but you must achieve a nice straight cut.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Big plate with some water on it, maybe?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I'd be worried about it becoming a little bacteria lake.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    40'F is pretty good at hindering mold & bacteria normal growth rates. Water change 1-3 days. Optional concentrate lemon juice to acidulate the water is a wonderful preservative. I do a similar thing for celery stalks, bok choy, lettuce heads, baby carrots, etc -- but not asparagus.

    Areas of ambient high humidity would be factor for increased bacteria rates also. A water tray may not even be necessary. Dry climates will benefit more.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yes, except tinfoil is also bad for the environment, it's just that plastic is what's getting attention these days.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The watermelon not dry because wet the water to stay in melon not up to the air through the lid.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    The trick is finding a melon the same size as your pan lid

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In Danish we just call it "luftkim" aka "airborne bacteria". Sure, a fridge at 7°C might prevent the bacteria from groving, but it doesn't stop it from existing.

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  • It deserves a hat for all it's hard work

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    This move is one in a melon.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Watermelon soup.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    People keep their bagels in the fridge?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    My wife still tries to if I let her put away groceries, and admittedly they to get moldy fast sometimes. Heating them does undo some of the staleness, though I'd prefer to just eat them all asap after purchase.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    She should just put them in the freezer if she doesn’t want to eat them the same day. In the fridge they become stale because starches crystallize and the moisture evaporates. But in the freezer the moisture freezes and gets trapped inside. Then just toss them in the oven or in a toaster and the bagels taste like almost the same as fresh bagels, at least a whole lot better then fridge bagels.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I agree, although I never quite know how to toast them without waiting to thaw. That, and I get the kind that aren't precut so I imagine I need to thaw before cut, or cut before freeze, etc.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Enlightenment

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