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77maverick
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|  Subject: best way to keep zucc fresh? Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:38 pm | |
| whats the best way to keep a whole zucc fresh? always buy them 2 to a pack, by the time i get to the second one it is getting soft. should i wrap them in clear wrap? any ideas?  |
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816johnv
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:32 pm | |
| i just keep mine in the fridage and they last a few days..... i know someone that cuts them up and freezes them |
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Curby
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:16 am | |
| good question mate this is the only down fall for me using courgette....
They only tend to last a few days even if the fridge.......
but there still cheap so swings and roundabouts.... _________________  Dont Forget to hit the AquaRank Logo at the top of the forum page it looks just like this............  Click here to vote for Bristlenose WorldVisit BristlenoseWorld on Facebook.. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=151223290672 |
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Bwompus
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:40 pm | |
| We buy the smallest one we can find and seal it in a food saver bag. Lasts about 2 to 3 weeks untill it starts really breaking down. |
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Jagtazman
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toddy
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:40 pm | |
| come the summer time im not to bothered how long they last i grow my own so i can have what ever size i want  |
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Curby
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:33 am | |
| | Jagtazman wrote: | | 77maverick wrote: | whats the best way to keep a whole zucc fresh? always buy them 2 to a pack, by the
time i get to the second one it is getting soft. should i wrap them in clear wrap? any ideas? |
I buy 2 a week just to feed my fish, they never go off as never have any left  |
same mate 1 full courgette can be consumed in 2 nights by my plecs...  _________________ Dont Forget to hit the AquaRank Logo at the top of the forum page it looks just like this............ Click here to vote for Bristlenose WorldVisit BristlenoseWorld on Facebook.. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=151223290672 |
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Bwompus
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:30 am | |
| Not trying to hijack your thread..but I blanched some last night for mine for the first time. They swam around it for a few minutes like hungry sharks taking nips here and there..then they moved in for the kill. Apparently they like it! |
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77maverick
Juvinile Bristlenose
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:48 am | |
| just don't leave it in the tank too long!! it will start to foul the water. |
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Edarion
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:48 am | |
| you guys are so lucky
I have 4 juvenille BN in a 15 gallon. and they never finish the Zucchinis |
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Spreebok
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:47 pm | |
| Mine last a fair week or so in the fridge, but then, theres never waste as my mum usually cooks whats left  Or have we all forgotten that zucch is human food too  |
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Bwompus
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| | Subject: Re: best way to keep zucc fresh? Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:10 pm | |
| | 77maverick wrote: | | just don't leave it in the tank too long!! it will start to foul the water. |
I'll put it in usually around 9pm then take it out around 6am. |
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