Store cucumbers in water

Cucumbers are one of the most refreshing summer vegetables. Cool and crisp, they're splendid in side dishes, heavenly on dainty tea sandwiches, and scrumptious swirled into creamy tzatziki.

You can even combine them with juicy watermelon, feta, and mint for the best salad of all time or slice 'em up to dunk in smoked salmon dip and homemade ranch dressing.

How to store cucumbers for months

Whether you grow your own cucumbers at home or buy them from a farmers' market or grocery store, they're a vegetable with many delicious uses. However, cucumbers are also the victim of forgetfulness. How many times have you opened your refrigerator drawer to find a forgotten cuke long past its prime?

There's not much worse than reaching for a cucumber to make zippy cucumber salad only to discover it has grown miserably soggy and slimy.

But if you've noticed your cukes are going bad a little too quickly, it could be because of the way you're storing them. It turns out, tossing them straight into the crisper drawer may not be the best method for keeping them crunchy and fresh.

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