Do you rely on fresh, home grown herbs and spices to add a dash of flavor and color to your cooking? While the spice cabinet usually stays well stocked with dried spices, keeping my fresh herbs is a bit of a challenge.

Do the fresh herbs you purchase at the grocery store only get used in one recipe that you may not make again for a long time? Do the unused portions of your herbs wither and spoil in your fridge before you have a chance to use them again?

You can try to use dried herbs which are available in small portions at your local grocery store but the flavor is often not as strong as fresh herbs and the final project may come out lacking that certain flair that characterizes food created by chefs who use fresh herbs. Selecting an herb keeper for your kitchen may just be the perfect solution to the old wasteful habit of tossing out spoiled herbs.

An herb keeper is designed to keep your herbs fresh in your kitchen refrigerator or on your counter top for up to three weeks. There are a variety of styles of herb keepers to chooses from but they all work in much the same way. Most suspend the herbs within a container so that their roots touch the water placed in the bottom. It is important not to over fill these containers because crowding can cause damage to the leaves of the herbs.

In the past, many chefs stored herbs wrapped in a damp paper towel in their fridge, but herb keepers will keep your herbs fresher for longer. The design makes it easier for the herbs to absorb water through their roots and stems which keeps them fresh for use in your cooking recipes.

Cuisipro Herb Keeper