Bagged lettuce

Abrowneyegirl · ‎03-15-2010

Tell me I am not alone here,

I can not stand the smell/taste of bagged lettuce/salad mixes.

We were at a wedding and the salad served was a bagged iceberg mix and I could not get past the smell. ughh

P.S. Obviously I buy bagged spring mix as it does not come loose in most stores. The spring mix is not 'treated' since it is not prone to browning like cut leaf lettuce.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

Ilove " Fresh Express" sweet butter lettuce. I've never noticed a smell.

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

dex · ‎03-09-2010

I noticed the smell but I thought it was from the natural gasses of the lettuce...what is it treated with?

OKPrincess · ‎03-10-2013

We like the variety salad mixes and never noticed a smell. Of course my smeller is diminishing over time but I would hope to notice a rancid odor.🥗🥕🥦🥒🍅

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

Years ago, I noticed bagged salad mixes had an odor a few days after opening even when I pressed the air out. I researched it and was done!

I got a lettuce spinner and then put the lettuce in a gallon zip lock with a paper towel on one side, and press most of the air out without crushing the lettuce. Fresh, odor free lettuce for days!

Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

I do not care for ice berg lettuce,in or out of bag.Or as it was called in the olden days head lettuce.

I keep on dancin'

Kitlynn · ‎03-09-2010

@ECBG wrote:
Years ago, I noticed bagged salad mixes had an odor a few days after opening even when I pressed the air out. I researched it and was done!

I got a lettuce spinner and then put the lettuce in a gallon zip lock with a paper towel on one side, and press most of the air out without crushing the lettuce. Fresh, odor free lettuce for days!

I do almost the same thing. I hold the bag out away from me cut it open and then dump it on a clean cotton dish towel pat it really good without crushing it then into a ziplock bag and it stays fresh with no smell.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Don't notice a smell but not a fan of bagged salads either; especially after this last e coli scare with romaine. Will buy from my local farmers now and will ALWAYS ask my veg grocer about lettuce during the winter time. Right now I am growing my own greens on my deck.