Green Beans
How to store

Green Beans

Also known as: string beans, snap beans, french beans, haricots verts
Pod Vegetables
Best Method recommended method with best effort-to-efficacy tradeoff 5-7 days

Perforated Bag

  1. Don't wash until ready to use
  2. Place in perforated plastic bag allows ethylene to escape
  3. Store in high humidity crisper
  4. Keep away from ethylene producers
Source
Freezing freezing method 10-12 months

Frozen

  1. Trim ends
  2. Blanch in boiling water 3 minutes
  3. Cool in ice bath, drain well
  4. Transfer to freezer bags
  5. Best for cooked dishes
Long Term preservation methods like canning, dehydrating, pickling, fermenting 1-2 years

Pickled (Dilly Beans)

  1. Trim beans to fit jars
  2. Pack in jars with dill and garlic
  3. Add pickling brine and process

Long-term preservation

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Revival Tips

If limp, trim ends and soak in ice water for 30 minutes.

Fun Facts

  • Green beans are the unripe pods of the common bean; "string" beans once had a fibrous string along the seam (most modern varieties are stringless).
  • Haricots verts are a thinner, more tender variety often sold as "French" green beans.