Keep lettuce green for 10 days with this everyday kitchen item – or you’ll keep wasting salad without realising

With one everyday kitchen utensil, those leaves can stay green and crunchy for close to 10 days. In a sealed plastic bag, water that seeps out of the leaves has nowhere to escape, so it condenses on the inside. The 10-day kitchen roll method to keep lettuce freshKarrie Truman, founder of Happy Money Saver, uses exactly that trick. Wrap it loosely in dry kitchen roll or a clean tea towel. Dry it thoroughly in a colander, salad spinner and on fresh kitchen roll before putting any leftovers back, so the 10-day trick keeps working.