Cherry season has already begun. This is how you should store them
They are highly valued, but, unfortunately, they spoil easily. Learn how to avoid waste.
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Cherries are only available for a few months out of the year, so it's even more important to avoid waste. Not sure how (and where) to store them? Fear not. Karley Lange from Northwest Cherries, a grower-owned promotional organization for sweet cherries in Washington state, recently cleared up all the confusion and offered some tips.
According to the expert, you should refrigerate your cherries as soon as you get home. Apparently they lose "more quality in just one hour at 68°F than in 24 hours at 32°F."
She also explained that cherries absorb water, which makes them soft and, subsequently, causes them to rot. You should wash them right before you eat them, not when you put them in the fridge. Also, "it's really important to get all the water out of the stem area," she added.
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