Loose-leaf lettuce purchased from the grocery store or harvested from the garden can be expected to keep for as long as a ...

What "pre-washed" really means, and when you might want to give your greens an extra rinse.

I typically buy prewashed bagged leafy greens. It’s so much easier to just open a container than to wash the greens thoroughly. But occasionally, I’ll pick up a head of lettuce or a bundled batch of ...

Let’s face it — fruits and vegetables are dirty. Between harvesting, handling, and packaging, they build up a lot of crud and critters (yikes!) In fact, the Environmental Working Group releases an ...

Butter lettuce is as soft and delicate as a rose. While this makeup can make it difficult to clean, calculated preparation is worth it to have a satisfyingly soft bed of greens. To help you master the ...

It's encore time. We're bringing back our Prep School video with Daniel Neman demonstrating how to keep lettuce clean, crisp and cold. Post-Dispatch food writer Daniel Neman shows how to clean and ...