How to store pineapple - 3 simple solutions to create the ideal conditions

Pineapple - delicious and healthy exotic fruit that requires special storage conditions.

Pineapples are brought from far away, and very often sold the fruit is still green. That is why you need to properly organize its ripening. I'll tell you how to store the pineapple at home and what to do, that he matured.

storage options

Like any other product, store pineapple at home, you can:

• at room temperature;
• in the fridge;
• in the freezer.

Most often, this tropical delicacy falls into our hands still nedospevshim. And it becomes very interesting, can ripen pineapple at home?

In the photo - still green pineapple, usually on the shelves there is unripe fruit.

Yes, you can - ripening pineapple happen naturally, if the fruit is stored correctly. I propose to deal with all the subtleties.

Solution 1. Natural conditions

How to save the pineapple without refrigeration?

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	Option 1. Upside down. Cut the leaves so that a couple of centimeters left of the fruit. Place the fruit in a shady place upside down. storage life - 7 days.
	Option 2. On the other fruits. Put together with other pineapple fruits (avocados, apples, citrus fruits). All these goodies emit ethylene, which promotes the maturation of our tropical guest. It is not necessary to put in one heap fruits and vegetables, so you can spoil products.
	Option 3. Parchment. Is pineapple ripens at home? Matures, and very quickly, if it is wrapped in several layers of parchment paper. The fruit will be ripe after 3 days. Daily deploy the product and check for the presence of rot.
	Option 4. Cloth bag. Place the fruit in a cloth bag and put in a dark place. Pineapples when stored in bags are very sweet in 2 days. Keep the treats are not in direct sunlight.

Solution 2. Fridge

Pineapple can be placed in the refrigerator. But keep in mind two important factors that affect how much is stored in an edible form of pineapple:

• Air temperature. Ideal conditions - 7... 8 ° C (lower than 7 ° C - freeze the fruit, is greater than 8 ° C - rot).
• Air humidity. Optimal humidity - 90%.

Most refrigerators are equipped with special shelves for fruits and vegetables. It is observed on such shelves required for exotic fruit storage temperature and humidity.

Pull-out shelf for fruits and vegetables - the best place in the refrigerator for pineapple.

How to store the fruit in the refrigerator?

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	Method 1. In general form. Place the product on the right shelf next to other fruits. storage life - up to 10 days.
	Method 2. The package / paper. Place the food in a plastic or paper bag so that the inside of the incoming air. Place on the shelf in the refrigerator. storage life - up to 12 days.
	Method 3. In containers. Peeled and sliced ​​pineapple can be folded into a set of castors sealed and put in the refrigerator. storage life - up to 5 days.

Solution 3. The frozen

Before you begin the process of freezing, you need to figure out how to clean pineapple at home with their own hands. Consider the easiest and most affordable way to clean, shown in the diagram below.

Scheme fruit purification.

1. Cut the leaves.
2. Deliver the product vertically on a cutting board and a sharp knife cut the skin.
3. The resulting "barrel" chop into pieces as you like (circles, half circles, cubes).

On sale is a special device for quick cleaning of fruits. I do not recommend to buy them specially, as the price of their rather big. I think, like me, a pineapple on your desk - an infrequent visitor.

Properly there are exotic fruits fresh. But despite this, they can be stored for long periods in frozen form, without actual loss of palatability.

How to freeze the pineapple?

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	Step 1. Cut the product into small cubes.
	step 2 Cover the baking parchment and spread thereon with a thick layer pieces. Send the resulting structure in the freezer for 3 h.
	step 3 Remove the baking tray and reload already slightly frozen pieces in plastic bags. And place it back in the freezer.
	step 4 Frozen fruit is stored up to 3 months. Diced pineapple can be used for cooking full meals, as well as to their decoration. This tropical fruit is not subject to repeated freeze / defrost. It will lose its taste and most of the vitamins.

Unusual storage options

In addition to the above methods of storage, there are a few unusual:

1. Drying (candied fruit). Pieces of fruit kept for 24 hours in a sweet syrup and then dried in a shaded place. Shelf life - 18 months.

Keep pineapples as candied fruit can be up to 18 months.

1. Canning. Shelf life - 3 years.

Canned fruits are stored in a cool dark place for up to 3 years.

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We figured out how to properly store the pineapple and it ripens fastest. Videos in this article will reveal some more secrets visual instructions. If you have any questions - feel free to ask them in the comments!