Lakeland Stayfresh Longer Bags can extend the life of food by 30 days Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food These £5 Lakeland storage bags can keep food fresh for much longer By You Magazine - March 20, 2020 Keeping our food fresh and making sure nothing goes in the bin is at the forefront of all of our minds now more than ever – and there’s a handy product from Lakeland which could quickly become your secret weapon in the war on food waste. At first glance, they may look like standard plastic pouches, but there’s more to the Lakeland Stayfresh Longer Bags than meets the eye. Lakeland Each one is infused with natural Japanese stone powder, which is suspended in the polythene film and absorbs the ethane gases that most fruit and veg releases and allowing the contents to breathe, preventing it from forming condensation or going off before its prime. It might sound unusual, but it’s not a new idea – in fact, customers who’ve already tried them have left hundreds of 5-star reviews on the Lakeland website, with many saying they’ve sworn by the bags for years or even decades. ‘I’ve been buying these bags for about 15 years and they never cease to amaze me,’ writes one. ‘The fruit and veg you put in them stays exactly the same for AGES.’ ‘I had my doubts about how well these would work, but I was wasting a fortune in fruit and veg, especially soft fruit. I decided to bite the bullet and give them a try. I’m totally converted, they are fabulous,’ says another. ‘Everything keeps so much better than I even hoped, especially tiny tomatoes and soft fruit. I only wish they made a bag big enough for me!’ Lakeland ‘These bags really work. Carrots keep fresh for at least a couple of weeks and lettuce also keeps really well. In fact any vegetable you can think of keeps fresh for longer in the bags,’ agrees a third. The bags come in three different sizes, and cost between £5.49 and £7.49 for a box of 20, depending on what dimensions you opt for. However, many fans also comment that they carefully wash and then reuse their bags, bringing the cost-per-use down even further, and that they still do the trick several times over. ‘The effectiveness just reduces over time,’ Lakeland confirms in a reply to one impressed poster ‘It does depends how you wash them, if you soak them, the detergent you use and how often you use them. You can just wash them quickly in a bowl of warm soapy water with a cloth. These bags do wear very well.’ Lakeland Stayfresh Longer Bags, from £5.49 for 20, Lakeland As you might imagine in the current climate, demand for the bags is high, and so Lakeland is currently limiting customers to two packets per order. However, that should still be enough to keep whatever produce you’ve got in your fridge looking fresh and crisp until you’re ready to enjoy it – which, according to Lakeland, can be up to 30 days longer than its normal shelf life. Pretty impressive stuff. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved