3 Ways to Preserve Fresh Herbs For Cooking

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
  • Hilah shows you three easy ways to preserve fresh herbs all year round. Learn how to dry herbs, how to freeze herbs, and how to preserve fresh herbs by making compound butter.
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  • @dfunkadelicwynn7416
    @dfunkadelicwynn7416 Рік тому +2

    This was hands down the best herb preserving video out of the handful that I watched! Thanks!

  • @nicolemnaya
    @nicolemnaya Рік тому +3

    I just started with gardening and herb harvesting! This is super helpful for a beginner like me 🤣

  • @Mellovesdeep25
    @Mellovesdeep25 4 роки тому +6

    I love herbs so much. I put about 6 different fresh herbs and veg (like raw jalapeno and arugula) to my avocado toasts and i love making compound butters too! These ideas are great, i definitely need to not be so afraid of freezing things.

  • @ChristaBeery
    @ChristaBeery 7 років тому +8

    I have been watching Hilah for years and I am so glad to see her here! Steve and Hilah popping up on the same channel? Dream come true! :D

  • @patriciazvonar5357
    @patriciazvonar5357 4 роки тому

    Great to see the 3+ ways to preserve herbs. Wonderful ideas! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Berrymommy
    @Berrymommy 4 роки тому +3

    Loved watching this! I finally got ways of preserving herbs which I have been wanting to do. Thank you for sharing! I am new and still learning!

  • @designtime5637
    @designtime5637 2 роки тому +5

    Add herbs in butter and salt and pepper and put into silicone ice cube tray. Easy to push out one cube when ready to use.

  • @teachernxtdoor
    @teachernxtdoor 4 роки тому +3

    This was a great video. Came here after watching a couple others on the same topic, and his had the most useful, clear methods.

  • @crystaljumi
    @crystaljumi 4 роки тому +1

    Useful this quarantine especially your store veggies episode, thank you!

  • @starrtharp2749
    @starrtharp2749 2 роки тому

    I found your video as I was searching for tips on harvesting my VERY HAPPY herb garden! It has produced wonderfully this Summer in spite of intense heat in our area. Thank you for your very clear tips. 😊

  • @Bloquita5
    @Bloquita5 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you. So helpful. Excellent content and very well made. 🙏🏽

  • @barbaraheller3461
    @barbaraheller3461 3 роки тому +1

    Loved all the ideas, thank you..👍

  • @victoriam-sky9033
    @victoriam-sky9033 4 роки тому +1

    Many thanks for wonderful ideas!

  • @keyarahlangley2911
    @keyarahlangley2911 Рік тому

    Thanks for this video super helpful for a beginner gardener!!!! Also, I enjoyed watching you demonstrate the different methods your personality makes the video even more entertaining!!!

  • @lorainew47
    @lorainew47 4 роки тому +36

    Another great tip is to place olive oil in an ice tray with herbs of your choice. When cooking, just place in your food.

    • @veger2001
      @veger2001 3 роки тому +6

      Be careful that you do not emerge anything into oil as a prolonged lack of air can produce botulism and can be very dangerous. as long as there is air to the food its ok though OR if its subjected to below 4.6 PH ( botulism cannot form below 4.6 although I always prefer to be on the safe side and follow the rule of 4.1.

    • @tehhhhhd
      @tehhhhhd Рік тому

      ​@@veger2001 no bacteria can grow in the freezer

  • @eileeneileen9542
    @eileeneileen9542 3 роки тому

    thanks for the tips, great presentation!

  • @diycraftsnhacks
    @diycraftsnhacks 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the tips to preserve fresh herbs

  • @tinawiebe1389
    @tinawiebe1389 3 місяці тому

    I find that drying herbs in a dehydrator preserves the flavour the best.

  • @anastasiamathura5401
    @anastasiamathura5401 4 роки тому

    Great tips will definitely try these methods thanks for sharing

  • @sherwingomercapuli6805
    @sherwingomercapuli6805 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing love it!

  • @MidwestManMountain
    @MidwestManMountain 7 років тому +7

    Great tips! I'll be putting these to use shortly since we're got a few cold snaps coming our way. Thanks Hilah!

  • @russellwood8750
    @russellwood8750 Рік тому +1

    Absolute great tips looking forward to trying the butter. I've just started to get into food preservation in the last year my favorite technique when freezing however is to use a vacuum sealer as where your herbs are less likely to receive freezer burn and will last up to a year in your freezer. Freezing herbs of course will give a little discoloration however it will hold all of its taste and flavor.

  • @suebean3873
    @suebean3873 2 роки тому

    Great tips, thank you!

  • @leeevans125
    @leeevans125 4 роки тому

    I like the paper bag idea, great tip!

  • @JasmineTamBeautyChannel
    @JasmineTamBeautyChannel 6 років тому +2

    awesome! great tips!! 👍👍😘

  • @haydeeholliday8866
    @haydeeholliday8866 2 роки тому

    That was awesome!!! Thanks

  • @backyardbque1964
    @backyardbque1964 Рік тому

    neat video, I never thought of those things. wow it makes sense to makes your herbs last long as possible.

  • @mulebutter433
    @mulebutter433 3 роки тому +1

    Herb working for meer mortals?! On a woodworking for meer mortals cutting board? This is wonderful!

  • @awildamercado2120
    @awildamercado2120 3 роки тому

    Very helpful, thank you

  • @NigzBlackman
    @NigzBlackman Рік тому

    Cool thanks Hilah!

  • @Irisseesall
    @Irisseesall Рік тому

    Wow! Awesome thanks💪

  • @elizabethpew176
    @elizabethpew176 Рік тому

    This is so helpful. I was wondering what to do with all my cilantro before it goes to seed. Thank you 🙏

  • @sheilawaddy3184
    @sheilawaddy3184 2 роки тому

    Great tips Thankyou!

  • @Racingameshow
    @Racingameshow 3 роки тому +1

    Haha. My favourite woodworking guy also makes intro to herbs preservation. 🌿 Would never guess :)

  • @Dukefazon
    @Dukefazon 7 років тому +6

    Nice cutting board :)
    These tips look promising, I'm posting this video to my GF. She just got a mortar from me and she really wants to use it.

    • @hilahcooking
      @hilahcooking 7 років тому +1

      Ooh! A mortar does great work grinding up garlic for flavoring butter - gives it a nice texture.

  • @cyberteapot3330
    @cyberteapot3330 7 років тому +21

    Great video. I love how candid the video is. I has a certain charm that is perfect for youtube, not that over-rehearsed "perfect" takes that you usually see on tv. I honestly love it.

  • @Cladman3001
    @Cladman3001 2 роки тому +1

    I just place the leaves on a cookie sheet and put in an oven at 170°F for about 1 hour. Then I crush them and put them in a sealed canning jar. Work great, easy and not mess.

  • @1gr8lpta
    @1gr8lpta 5 років тому +1

    my dogs must think I'm nuts. I burst out laughing and then subscribed

  • @maryngshwuling9916
    @maryngshwuling9916 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing 🌈

  • @AvinashArora0
    @AvinashArora0 7 років тому +3

    we have the same range hood, AND the same cabinet underlighting. You've got good tastes :)

    • @hilahcooking
      @hilahcooking 7 років тому +2

      Cabinet underlighting is so helpful! I never want to live without it :)

  • @AffordableREI
    @AffordableREI 4 роки тому +2

    I like the flavor butter idea, definitely.

    • @s.mc.3612
      @s.mc.3612 2 роки тому

      I made fresh chive butter and put it into a divided silicon mold.
      Apparently I kept it too long in the refrigerator instead of freezing the butter cubes and they got moldy.
      I will freeze immediately from now on and keep chive-butter cubes in a quart bag in the freezer.

  • @watchcopschannel
    @watchcopschannel 5 років тому +4

    Nice knife skills!

  • @sandradamico4680
    @sandradamico4680 4 роки тому +9

    Is it.possible to share a sheet with what herbs go with which preservation method? Thanks. This was very helpful

    • @pattierollo4429
      @pattierollo4429 2 роки тому

      Did this list ever happen? I would love to see it as well as I am a newbie to fresh herbs. Thanks so much. These videos are so helpful.

  • @WayneParker-qj6ng
    @WayneParker-qj6ng 2 місяці тому

    Omg you resemble Lisa Kudrow from the show Friends! Thank U for these tips too!

  • @ooohlaa13
    @ooohlaa13 4 роки тому +6

    Do you need a bag for each sprig of basil? That would be a lot of bags from a few plants? Love your video, so well organized and you obviously prepared very well for it to go so smooth! thanx

    • @Sabbathissaturday
      @Sabbathissaturday Рік тому

      No, you don’t. She’s just giving you an example. I just throw handfuls of my Thai basil into bags and I just fold the top. No clamps. I throw it into the cabinet for two weeks. I also have a dehydrator, but I like the taste and fragrance much better from natural drying.

  • @HugTheBear55
    @HugTheBear55 7 років тому +41

    I mean this in the nicest way possible. You look like the love child of Phoebe from "Friends" and Uma Thurman. Thanks for the tips. About to get my garden ready for winter :(

    • @caroc4327
      @caroc4327 4 роки тому +1

      I agree about the lovechild comment. Lmao!

    • @mnamous9823
      @mnamous9823 4 роки тому

      Wow, it’s so true!

  • @mr.jerele.ferguson8184
    @mr.jerele.ferguson8184 4 роки тому +2

    Great video....didn't mind the finger at all. Great advice. :)

  • @darbypea2223
    @darbypea2223 5 років тому +4

    I like to make the herb butters but I'll put them in silicone ice trays and then I have perfectly proportioned Pat's that I can easily add to anything and I dont have to dirty a knife

  • @trumplostlol3007
    @trumplostlol3007 3 роки тому +4

    The easiest way is just to harvest them and put them into your fridge. They will dry naturally. Then you can make them into power using your hand when you cook.

    • @602Ceci
      @602Ceci 2 роки тому +1

      How do you keep them in your fridge? Do you keep them in a ziplock bag? How long does it take them to dry out this way?

  • @jo-anncintron6234
    @jo-anncintron6234 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing very interesting, I love using only fresh herbs to cook but they don’t last very long in my fridge and I spend so much money for it to go to waste it’s so frustrating. Thank you again for sharing I’ll try this method right now... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩

    • @mangot589
      @mangot589 3 роки тому

      That’s exactly why I bought an aerogarden. I was sick of throwing them away, or worse, when I do get around to making what I bought them for, they’ve gone bad.☹️

  • @aloesauruswrexbts844
    @aloesauruswrexbts844 4 роки тому

    Those are all very good methods! new to you and liked! will be back for more tips!

  • @PleaseNThankYou
    @PleaseNThankYou 3 місяці тому

    So Lady Galadriel continues to teach her Elvish ways to us mortals? Nice!

  • @prix205
    @prix205 5 років тому +2

    Love your backsplash... r they tiles ?

  • @shirasezan
    @shirasezan 4 роки тому +1

    excellent '''thanks. how about reserving lemongrass and mint ? can i dry it ? thanks

  • @claudiaengland6716
    @claudiaengland6716 Рік тому

    Preserving herbs in good salt works great too.

  • @theresaba67
    @theresaba67 21 годину тому

    Our First time growing plant Oregano. It's great. Now our question's ? Should we ? Wash, Cut and cook fresh green oregano ? Or Dry the oregano first. Then cook with food. ? What the correct way to really get best teaste ?

  • @carolynclokey7333
    @carolynclokey7333 3 роки тому +1

    Are the green bags special?

  • @shannonfisher2011
    @shannonfisher2011 3 роки тому

    Hilah thank u, forgot that's what my mother did !!!!

  • @Sadar21Osasuna
    @Sadar21Osasuna 3 роки тому +1

    Before freezing the coriander / cilantro, do you wash & dry it out?

  • @indigoangel925
    @indigoangel925 Рік тому

    I make an herb butter "log" for my turkey every year. 🦃🧡

  • @berenicesansone482
    @berenicesansone482 2 місяці тому

    Can we freeze 😮cilantro and parsley like you did with the chives? And can the cilantro be ok to use to make salsa after frozen ?

  • @hferg1226
    @hferg1226 2 роки тому

    What would you suggest for oregano and thyme? Trying to preserve those two herbs

  • @donnacharlesjamaica6694
    @donnacharlesjamaica6694 2 роки тому

    You’re funny. Really good information. Thank you

  • @cinnabeld8284
    @cinnabeld8284 4 роки тому +1

    Can I chop parsley and dill and freeze the way you did with chives?

  • @ramonaburns605
    @ramonaburns605 5 років тому +1

    I cut and put in freezer bags and freeze

  • @TheTrtrapper
    @TheTrtrapper 4 роки тому

    what is the best way to keep dill fresh for canning pickles

  • @marisabune4814
    @marisabune4814 2 роки тому

    Do you have to worry about any potential for botulinum toxin when storing herbs in the freezer since it’s a low oxygen environment? I use them for sauces and dressings so I would not be cooking them from frozen, just putting them in my Ninja and making the sauce. Thanks for any info!

  • @pipilyaneth
    @pipilyaneth 4 роки тому

    Hello! Can you use vegan butter?

  • @dfunkadelicwynn7416
    @dfunkadelicwynn7416 Рік тому

    Wait, I do have one question. After you freeze the chives and put them in a ziplock, must you continue to freeze them, or is that the point at which you dry them in a paper bag or something?

  • @joangroom7944
    @joangroom7944 2 роки тому +12

    Putting the herbs in glass jars instead of ziplock bags, preserves their freshness and prevents freezer odor! Any empty glass jar will work perfectly, no need to use Mason or Ball jars and lids, unless you are freezing a liquid which will expand and break the jar.

  • @SuperCacahuete93
    @SuperCacahuete93 7 років тому +1

    BonjourMerci, tres interressant.

  • @raitodigital2092
    @raitodigital2092 5 років тому +2

    U remind me Phoebe from Friends.

  • @EccentricNature
    @EccentricNature 5 років тому +1

    Candy log roll...tee hee!

  • @Lm701
    @Lm701 7 років тому +27

    I was expecting "The summer season may be coming to an end but there's no reason you can't enjoy fresh MICROJIG" Wrong channel though.

    • @azyfloof
      @azyfloof 7 років тому +3

      I _still_ keep fucking waiting for it! Even though it's a different channel! xD
      Steve's turned it into a viral ad, pretty much :P

  • @secondsunrise
    @secondsunrise 2 роки тому

    But does it taste as good ?

  • @peachesjackofski8363
    @peachesjackofski8363 4 роки тому +4

    Please can we start pronouncing the h in herbs. 🌿

    • @jo-anncintron6234
      @jo-anncintron6234 4 роки тому +3

      Peaches Jackofski Hi there, the “H” is silent. The way she’s pronouncing it is the proper way. I use to think like you growing up but when I was teased I was corrected that the proper way of saying it is the “H” being silent. When saying it, sounds like “Urbs=Herbs”

    • @peachesjackofski8363
      @peachesjackofski8363 4 роки тому +3

      Jo-ann Cintron thank you so much for replying to me and explaining, it just seems so irrational and strange to me. I’m Scottish, and we always pronounce the “h”, it’s so weird to hear it like like this-like I guess it is for you vice versa.

    • @nicw1387
      @nicw1387 Рік тому

      We pronounce the “h” in Australia as well. I never realised it was considered silent in the US, thought it was just an odd accent thing

  • @kevinawilliams9703
    @kevinawilliams9703 5 років тому +1

    Great if you want to dry one leaf at a time lol

  • @thomasinacollins8003
    @thomasinacollins8003 2 роки тому

    Ha Ha you didn't mean to give you guys the finger there LOL🍃🥬

  • @barryroberts6470
    @barryroberts6470 7 років тому +3

    Great Tips there Hilah (unusual name) have to try the first two as already do the butter one. Thanks.
    Ps Do you have a Tattoo on your right arm, kept seeing what looked like a number 1?
    TC, Barry (from England)

  • @dottie1966
    @dottie1966 4 роки тому +3

    "I'll just eat it."

  • @ultraali453
    @ultraali453 3 роки тому

    Voilà, frozen chives!

  • @puakhimedy
    @puakhimedy 4 роки тому

    uniqe

  • @Jin-sd8qs
    @Jin-sd8qs 2 роки тому

    isn't this guy from the woodshop making woodworking videos ?

  • @fadiasfoodadventure
    @fadiasfoodadventure 2 роки тому

    Freezing can go for up to 6 month. That's what I do

  • @Unclebuddy01
    @Unclebuddy01 7 років тому +4

    I thought preserving herbs in vinegar was a valid option and will keep the herbs much longer.

    • @hilahcooking
      @hilahcooking 7 років тому +2

      Flavored vinegars are great, especially if you make a lot of vinaigrettes

    • @pattierollo4429
      @pattierollo4429 2 роки тому

      Does the vinegar effect the taste?

  • @beyond305
    @beyond305 3 роки тому

    i wonder if she knows that same way you dry out marijauna...

  • @Markij1027
    @Markij1027 27 днів тому

    Can’t find paperbags anywhere…😢

  • @SusanFlowers_
    @SusanFlowers_ 4 роки тому

    That was a nice video with some really good information. And I wanted to just let you know that glass should never go in the freezer. It could explode when the door is opened. So make sure you don't encourage people to do that. I must admit I do put white wine in the freezer but set the timer 10 or 20 minutes. But never freezes it just gets really chilled. Great job though

  • @HivesToHome
    @HivesToHome 7 років тому +11

    What does a pirate say when she runs out of tarragon butter...?
    Arrrrrrgh!!!

  • @cyndyejiofor533
    @cyndyejiofor533 2 роки тому

    Great doctor like you are rare to found Dr odija on youtube I really appreciate your kind gesture towards my ailment called Hsv 1 & 2 . My health status has fully recovered & also , all my lost glory financially & materially has also been restored,,✅✅

  • @TheBlackBeltPanda
    @TheBlackBeltPanda 7 років тому +1

    "Herb" =P

  • @XX-de8jp
    @XX-de8jp 2 роки тому

  • @EccentricNature
    @EccentricNature 5 років тому +1

    Darn tootin! Always reuse that parchment paper!

  • @buzzyanderson4131
    @buzzyanderson4131 2 роки тому

    Did you just get done with a triathlon?

  • @Martiniddelina
    @Martiniddelina 4 роки тому +1

    HERBS NOT QERBS

  • @juliamelnyk7172
    @juliamelnyk7172 3 роки тому

    Hi! Do you have an Instagram?

  • @haroldhart2688
    @haroldhart2688 2 роки тому

    YOUR NEW BUM STICKER - THIS I GOTTA SEE !!

  • @taguardian
    @taguardian 3 роки тому

    Get rid of stems?!?!
    Sacrilege

  • @razzorbladz
    @razzorbladz 4 роки тому +1

    Her-b

  • @lostevesy
    @lostevesy 7 років тому +5

    Why erbs and not herbs ? Are you guys gangsters smoking the erb ~

    • @ChristaBeery
      @ChristaBeery 7 років тому +11

      "Herb is a loanword from French (modern herbe, pronounced [ɛʁb]). As with other French loanwords which have an h in the spelling, we don't pronounce this letter (as in French, where it's not pronounced). In British English, the h-sound was re-introduced to the word herb because of the spelling." -- Quora