Staycalm wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> Staycalm wrote:
>>> How long can I keep grated carrot? Would I keep it in water in a
>>> container in the fridge?
>>>
>>> Liz
>>
>> Did you buy this already grated? If not, simply don't grate so much.
>> Carrots, being a root vegetable, generally keep for several weeks in
>> a cool,
>> dry drawer in the fridge. For the grated carrot, I would think a
>> cold water
>> "bath" would help but since I don't keep grated carrot on hand I'm
>> certainly
>> no expert.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> No. I'm talking about taking a fresh carrot and grating it ahead of
> time. I work fulltime. I'm not a morning person and with getting a
> three year old off to childcare and then myself off to work until
> 5.30 most nights I need to streamline things as much as possible.
> That means cooking in bulk and preparing what I can ahead of time.
> Have just been wondering about how well carrot will store.
> Had a few strange responses to what I thought was a pretty
> straightforward question though.
>
> Liz

Most people, unless retired, work full time and a lot of people have young
children. Grating a carrot only takes a minute, at the most, unless you
need a LOT of grated carrots (for what, I can't imagine).
I don't think the responses you got were odd.

You say you cook in bulk because of this, so I have a suggestion. Cook a
LOT on weekends and freeze leftovers in serving size portions for dinner,
individual portions to heat for lunches at the office, etc.

Jill