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How to store the cut yam

Plastic bags. If you cut too much yam, you can rinse the yam with water, then drain it, put it in a plastic bag and store it in the freezer for a long time. Soak in cold water. If the yam is peeled and cut into blocks, but you don't eat it right away, you can soak the yam in cold water to prevent it from being blackened by air oxidation.

Cold storage method: this method is suitable for Chinese yam growers or Chinese yam processing plants for mass preservation. When using this method, the temperature of the cold storage should be kept at 2-6 ℃ for many years, so that it can be preserved for several months.

Low-temperature storage of yam slightly see the sun, dry the surface water, wrap it with a newspaper, use Pita Bread Plain to keep the yam in the freezer, and prevent the yam from blackening. In the case of cool ventilation and preservation without a refrigerator, the yam can be separated and placed in a cool and ventilated place to ensure that the storage area is dry and can be kept from blackening for about 10 days.

If it has just been peeled, put it in the fresh-keeping bag immediately, and then put it in the cold room, so that the low temperature will facilitate the preservation of yam, because the surface of the yam will not come into contact with air, so it will not be oxidized.

How long can the yam be kept?

1. Yam can generally be stored for 3 to 6 months without a problem. If you want to preserve yam for a long time, you can use cryopreservation. First let it see the sun and dry the surface. Then wrap it in a newspaper, cover it with a bag, and store it in the freezer. Rice wine soaking method, broken temporarily do not eat yam, the incision first soak rice wine, and then dry with a hair dryer to promote the healing of the section.

2. Chinese yam can be preserved for 3-6 months. If your home is well ventilated, you can keep it in a ventilated place at room temperature. using this method, you can usually store yams for 3 to 6 months. Don't use plastic bags and newspapers to hold yams. It's best to spread them out.

3. Fresh yam: the shelf life of fresh yam at room temperature is about 7-10 days. It should be stored in a cool place to avoid direct sunlight and high temperature to slow down its decay rate. Refrigerate and keep fresh: if you need longer storage time, put it in tin foil or plastic bag and refrigerate it for about 4 ℃ in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks. Cryopreservation: freezing is another option.

Correct Preservation method of Chinese Yam

It is understood that yam can be preserved at a temperature of 1: 4 ℃ for about 3 years, so yams bought in summer can be refrigerated immediately in the freezer. When the yam is refrigerated, it should be separated from the fruit so as not to cause the yam to deteriorate due to the ethylene released by the fruit.

Fresh-water preservation: soak the yam in clear water to prevent it from being blackened by air oxidation. Use frozen ice water for storage for 2-3 hours. Vinegar preservation: sprinkle the cut yam with a small amount of edible vinegar (about 1%), which can prevent it from oxidizing and blackening, and has a certain bacteriostatic effect.

Buy a small amount of yam home, do not put it in the sun, so as to avoid water loss, try to put it in a cool place, a ventilated place is better, so as to ensure that the yam will not mildew deterioration, as far as possible scattered to put, this method can be preserved for several months, yam will not go bad.

Low-temperature storage; yam slightly see the sun, dry the surface moisture, wrap it with newspaper, use Pita Bread Plain to keep the yam in the freezer to prevent the yam from blackening. Keep it cool and ventilated; if there is no refrigerator, the yam can be separated and placed in a cool and ventilated place to ensure that the storage area is dry and can be kept from blackening for about 10 days.

Preservation method of fresh Chinese Yam

1. Refrigerator cold storage method if you buy too many yams to eat, you can wrap them in plastic wrap or put them in a sealed bag and refrigerate them at 1-4 degrees for 3 years. When eating, take it out and cook directly without thawing. It's the same as fresh.

2. Low temperature storage. Yam slightly see the sun, dry the surface moisture, wrap it with a newspaper, use Pita Bread Plain to keep it in the freezer, which can prevent the yam from blackening. Keep cool and ventilated. In the absence of a refrigerator, the yam can be placed separately in a cool and ventilated place to ensure that the storage area is dry and can be kept from blackening for about 10 days. Soak rice wine and store fresh yam.

3. Room temperature ventilation preservation method if the ventilation facilities at home are good, you can store them in a ventilated place at room temperature. Using this method, you can generally store them for 3 to 6 months. Do not use plastic bags and newspapers for yam storage. It is best to let them spread out. The method of soaking in rice wine is not often used, because poor use will destroy the taste and quality of yam.

4. Cryopreservation. The most commonly used preservation method of yam is cryopreservation. If the climate is warm, it will begin to sprout. Although there is no harm after sprouting, it will consume its nutrients and reduce its nutritional value. Generally speaking, you should first put it in the sunny place to see the light and dry the moisture on the surface. Then wrap it in a newspaper, cover it with a bag, and store it in the freezer.