Kitchen Hacks: How to Keep Berries Fresh [Video]

Summertime is for buying out the farmer’s market’s supply of fresh, ripe fruits and veggies. Among our favorites are berries. But what happens when the bushel of ruby red strawberries and deep blue blackberries you so carefully picked out turns bad in mere days?

We’re ending the hardship of having only a few days with those beloved berries. Watch below for how to keep those berries around for up to two weeks longer than you normally would. And want more? Click here to learn how to keep salad greens fresh.

Evette Ríos is a Puerto Rican-born television host, lifestyle expert, cook, writer, and Director of Development at Latina Media Ventures. A former field correspondent on ABC’s The Chew and design contributor on Rachael Ray, Evette now hosts CBS’ Recipe Rehab, wherein she and other celebrity chefs provide healthy alternatives to popular dishes. Her Puerto Rican roots, love of travel, and fond memories of home-cooked meals with her family inspire her culinary interests. She lives in New York with her husband, Stephen, and their dog, cats and pet dove.