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R8 · Do not wash them before you put them away

Save this for the next grocery unpack. Washing greens the moment you get home feels organized. It is the reason they go slimy. Water left on the leaves is what bacteria need to get going, and the cut edges on bagged salad are already an open door. Leaves that go into the fridge damp are on a clock. What works: Wash when you are about to eat, not before. Plain running water, no soap, no produce wash. Dry them properly. Spinner, or blot with a towel. Damp is the enemy. Line the container with paper towel and keep them in the crisper drawer. Keep them away from apples, pears, peaches, bananas and avocados. Those give off a gas that makes lettuce come out in rusty brown freckles and turns broccoli yellow. It takes more than a day to show and it builds up, so it is a fridge-layout thing, not a one-off. One small thing worth knowing: if the bag says pre-washed and ready to eat, you do not have to wash it again, and rinsing it in a sink that is not spotless can do more harm than good. Salad greens keep about a week. Bagged, about two days once it is open.