Bluapple Produce Saver Ethylene Gas Absorber - Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Storage for Refrigerator Crisper, Shelves & Fruit Bowls, Produce Keeper, Fruit Saver, Kitchen Must Haves, BPA-Free - 2-Pack

This thing seems like a gimmick at first glance, but it really does work! Normally, I would buy a head of lettuce on Monday and it would be all wilted and mushy by the end of the week. The Bluapple keeps my lettuce fresh for 2 weeks and sometimes longer! I just now pulled a head out that I bought 2 weeks ago and was able to eat it for dinner. It looked and tasted great! It has worked very well for avocados, apple, celery, asparagus, radish, carrot, and even mushrooms. I know that all of these would typically start to go bad a few days after purchase, but they no longer do. I have one of the Bluapples in my produce drawer. The instructions said one should last up to 3 months. I put it in there just after Christmas, and it's still working fine now (mid March). I plan to keep it in there as long as possible to see how much longer it will last. The instructions say there is a "square footage" effect; that is, you would need more than one Bluapple to cover a larger area. I think one per fridge compartment is good. If you want to keep one on the counter for bananas or some other fruit, I'd suggest perhaps enclosing your fruit in a container of some kind with a Bluapple. That way, the Bluapple won't be absorbing your kitchen's ambient air and should last longer. You can buy refills, packets that go inside your Bluapple, after these ones stop working. I haven't needed to buy any, but I definitely intend to when these run out. I've been wondering if these also work for things like meat, dairy, bread, etc. I think it certainly can't hurt to try. Most of my other refrigerated food seems to last longer, and I hope it's thanks to Bluapple because I'll be buying refills forever if so!

This thing actually works!

I just did the grocery shopping so it's too soon to tell. One review 'didn't like it because the seeds went all over'. I had to laugh. You're not supposed to open the pack and I didn't need instructions to know that. There is a complete description inside the pack. It tells you everything you need to know about fruits/veggies, how they should be stored, the purpose of using, and so on. What it doesn't say in the on-line description - Bluapple also has other products that should be used in conjunction with the apple such as Produce bags and FreshMats to line the drawer. An added note - this will slow down the ripening process. It's not a cure-all. It will extend the life of your fruits/veggies by a few days, not a week or two.

We would have to eat berries within three days or they would go bad. Now we don’t worry about them because they stay fresh. No doubt it works. Paid for itself in savings and then some.

I couldn't tell if they were doing any good. I did not notice a difference from before using them.

These really do help. We get alot of our vegetables from our food bank. These help make them last longer

This thing is freaking crazy, 100% you should buy this if you ever buy fruit or vegetables, it'll pay for itself in a month! Our produce has never lasted longer than with the blue apple. Lettuce that used to wilt now lasts for weeks which is well enough for us to eat it before it goes bad. It does wonders for apples too. We have a bunch of normal apples and kid you not they've lasted at least 2 months in the fridge! Definitely learn how to use your crisper drawers though, adjust the humidity settings, and sort produce appropriately by humidity. In combination with that and the blue apple your food will last way longer! Just bought a refill kit for the year.

My family goes through a lot of produce. Berries, apples, carrots, celery, greens, bananas and more. Our organic and farmers market produce seems to go bad the fastest and I've been desperate to find something that would help it last. This really helped!!! My bananas stay ripe without being over ripe much longer now. I've noticed the BIGGEST difference in my berries! My strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries stay fresh for over a week, as opposed to getting nasty and inedible within a few days of buying them. I usually buy from Costco, to avoid going to the store every few days but I was throwing out so much! That changed! I actually bought more of these because they're so worth it! The only reason I deducted a star is because this doesn't seem to work on my greens. My spring mix, spinach and Arugula that I buy in clamshells don't seem to be affected one way or another. I hope someday blu Apple makes a product that works with greens!!!

I’ve noticed a big difference in the lifespan of our fruit since introducing these. With one in the crisper, I can get about a week and a half out of berries before they start going bad. I also keep one in our fruit bowl, and bananas don’t seem to brown nearly as quickly. Simple to use and actually effective. Just plop it in and forget about it. Highly recommend!

We have noticed that vegetables stay so much fresher with the Bluball! There is no wastage as previous.

In vegetable basket of fridge

It may have worked but it didnt make a huge difference

Not good thought these were a waste of money.