Fresh Herbs Are Difficult

[debodun]

I find using fresh herbs, especially broad-leaf ones like parsley and cilantro, is challenging for me. Maybe I'm dong something wrong, but I find when chopping them they stick to the knife, cutting board and hands which make them difficult to transfer to another dish or pot.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I usually wash and freeze a bunch of fresh parsley in a plastic bag.

When I need parsley I take the bunch out of the freezer and chop off what I need. It is easy to chop the parsley when it is still frozen. When I've used most of the leaves I toss the stems into the soup pot to make stock and strain them out when the stock is finished. You can also tie the stems into a bundle with a piece of twine and fish the bundle out of the pot instead of straining the stock.

 

[Happyflowerlady]

I usually use my scissors and just snip away at the leaves, and if I am using the stems, then I snip them into small bits, too.

 

[SeaBreeze]

We use scissors too Happyflowerlady, although we rarely use fresh herbs, mostly dried.

 

[C'est Moi]

I also use kitchen scissors for fresh herbs. Works like a charm.

 

[AZ Jim]

LIFE is DIFFICULT, fresh herbs only a challenge!!

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I use scissors and it works better if the leaves are not wet. Like Aunt Bea, I freeze a lot of herbs. I grow quite a few in my garden.

 

[hollydolly]

Scissors for me too....