How to Store Summer Squash

Despite their name, summer squash is available year-round, and when stored properly, they can be enjoyed in a variety of ways.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Plastic Bags
• Plastic bags

1. Avoiding washing summer squash before storing.

2. Put summer squash in plastic bags.

3. Keep in refrigerator vegetable crisper.

4. Store most varieties for no longer than 5 days; squash varieties with thicker skin, such as chayote, can be stored up to 2 weeks or more.

Tips & Warnings

• You don't need to peel or remove seeds from squash unless it has a thick skin or big seeds, as the chayote variety does.
• Skinning summer squash removes all of its beta carotene.
• Be careful to only peel chayote squash under running water - its skin has a sticky substance that may burn or numb you when peeled.

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