{"id":1679419,"date":"2021-07-13T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T19:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1679419"},"modified":"2023-01-24T01:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T07:26:40","slug":"herb-saver-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/herb-saver-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepara Herb Savor Pod Review: I Tried the Viral Herb Saver"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Herb\r\n\r\nI had an annoying and expensive cooking problem. I kept buying yummy fresh herbs<\/a>, using a partial amount and then throwing away rotted bunches of basil, mint, dill and parsley a few days later. Ugh! I was wasting food and<\/em> money. There had to be a solution to this common problem of fresh herbs rotting quickly in the refrigerator.\r\n\r\nI turned to Taste Recipes<\/em> and found this handy article on tools to help fresh herbs last longer<\/a>. The suggested Prepara Herb Savor Pod<\/a> immediately caught my eye. I liked the size for taller herb stalks and how the shape is designed to conveniently store in the refrigerator door.\r\n\r\nI added a set of three herb savers to my cart and waited for fresh herb season to hit. Here's how it went.\r\n

What Is an Herb Saver?<\/h2>\r\nI've tried multiple methods for keeping herbs fresh in the past: wrapping stems in moist paper towels, placing them in cups of water in the fridge and even growing my own herbs<\/a> (AeroGarden<\/a>, anyone?) so I could harvest just what I needed. But the paper towel method usually led to fast rot, while the cups of thyme and oregano took up a lot of space in the fridge (if you struggle with a crammed fridge, this fridge drawer organizer<\/a> is just what you need). I also noticed the exposed herbs absorbed fridge odors<\/a>\u2014yuck. I still like having potted fresh herbs in the house, but it's unrealistic to grow every herb I need for cooking.\r\n\r\nThe Prepara Herb Savor Pods<\/a> are a genius food storage container<\/a>. The 11-inch tall white pods have a clear window and hard shell that allow herb, scallion and asparagus bunches to be stored upright in a small pool of clean water. The shell keeps delicate leaves and stems from getting crushed while the water keeps herbs hydrated and fresh. A small nozzle at the back of the pod allows for draining and adding clean water as needed. It's one of my favorite kitchen products for reducing food waste<\/a>\u00a0at home, right next to lettuce produce keepers<\/a>.\r\n

How We Tested It<\/h2>\r\nThe Prepara Herb Savor Pods<\/a> arrived in a pack of three. I hand washed the components in soapy water, then dried them. For my first test, I bought fresh mint, basil and cilantro from the grocery store. I washed the herbs and patted them dry. Then, I prepared the pods by adding about a quarter-inch of water to the bottom of the container and placed the individual herbs inside. I put the stems in the water and leaves toward the top.\r\n\r\nThe herb saver fit perfectly in my refrigerator door. I did notice some condensation and fogging on the clear window, but I could still easily see which herbs were stored inside. Over the next few days, I pulled a few cilantro stems for taco night<\/a>, tore up basil to add to Caprese salad<\/a> and pulled mint leaves for iced tea<\/a>. Some days I didn't use the herbs at all. About every four days I dumped out the water and added fresh tap water to the pods\u2014no additional cleaning.\r\n

Pros<\/h3>\r\n