Cucumbers......... One the main ingredients in our salad here in the cafeteria. I thought I would share a little tidbit on how to use them & store them!
Cucumbers should be stored in the warmest zone in your refrigerator, I recommend close to the door if you don't have a vegetable crisper. This vegetable can easily get "chill damage" this is what we call it in the foodservice industry. When this chill damage happens it causes the inside to become translucent and "mushy".
A little known fact is the inner cucumber seed is actually 20* ( degrees) cooler that the outside temperature.
Cucumber are also a great source of Vitamin K, this is good for bone growth! So next time you want the kids to eat a healthy snack, score your cucumber rind with a fork and cut the cucumber in 1/4" slices for cucumber wheels! Have a lite ranch dip for them to enjoy :-)
