Keep Herbs Fresh Longer with an Herb Keeper

Lindsay ~ 11 February 2008

I like fresh thyme as much as the next person, and it’s nice now that stores are offering packages of freshly cut herbs in the produce section, but have you noticed how large those packages are? Considering we’re talking about herbs–plants you just need a little bit of to flavor your food–who’s going to actually use all 20 stalks of thyme before they’ve gone all brown and wilty?

Well, here’s a kitchen gadget to help extend the life of those freshly cut herbs.

The Herb Keeper is an air-tight container that you can place your stalks of thyme (and other herbs) in. Add water to the bottom, and this is supposed to ensure herbs keep their “zest” for up to three weeks.

That just might be long enough to use up one of those packages.

$13 from the Chefs’ Catalog.