Berry Care
Always refrigerate berries immediately. Don't wash your berries until you are ready to use them.
Strawberries
Temperatures between 34°F and 38°F are ideal. For best results, store your strawberries in the original clear clamshell container you purchased them in.
Gently rinse berries with the green caps (calyx) still on, under cool water. After washing, remove green caps. For best flavor, allow strawberries to reach room temperature before serving. Under ideal conditions, strawberries should keep for 2–5 days in your refrigerator. For best results, consume your berries as soon after purchase as possible.
Raspberries
Raspberries are very perishable. Proper handling is easy and will help to insure that your Driscoll's raspberries remain fresh and delicious.
Temperatures between 34°F and 38°F are best, but be sure not to freeze them! (Fresh raspberries are very sensitive to freeze damage.)
Moisture will hasten decay of your raspberries, so keep them dry in storage. Under ideal conditions, raspberries should keep for 1–2 days in your refrigerator. For best results, consume your raspberries as soon after purchase as possible.
Blackberries
Temperatures between 34°F and 38°F are best. If you plan to eat them fresh, be sure not to freeze them! (Fresh blackberries are very sensitive to freeze damage.)
Moisture will hasten decay of your blackberries, so keep them dry in storage. Under ideal conditions, blackberries should keep for 1–3 days in your refrigerator. For best results, consume your blackberries as soon after purchase as possible. If you plan to freeze your blackberries for jams and jellies, be sure to wash your berries carefully in cold water. Pack berries into freezable containers, or freeze them on a tray and then pack them into containers as soon as they are frozen. Seal the container and keep frozen until you are ready to use them.
Blueberries
Temperatures between 34°F and 38°F are best.
Moisture will hasten decay of your blueberries, so keep them dry in storage. Under ideal conditions, blueberries should keep for 5–7 days in your refrigerator. For best results, consume your blueberries as soon after purchase as possible. If you plan to freeze your blueberries for jams and jellies, remember not to wash your berries before freezing. Washing, prior to freezing, will make the blueberry skin tougher. Pack berries into freezable containers, or freeze them on a tray and then pack them into containers as soon as they are frozen. Seal the container and keep frozen until you are ready to use them. Be sure to wash the thawed blueberries prior to using them.