If you intend to buy fresh or dried dates, pay attention to the following tips:
Choose a date with a thin skin .
Smell the date to ensure it doesn’t have a bad or sour odor .
One of the signs of old dates is the presence of sugar crystals. Buy dates that do not show any signs of sugar grains on their surface or in their syrup.
If you are new to this area, do not go for open dates, as it is unclear under what conditions these dates were grown and transported.When buying packaged dates, make sure that the dates are not pressed together and are not stuck to each other.
Make sure that there are no deeper objects like plants or small trash inside the packaging.
Each type of date has its own specific color, so know the type of date and understand what color each date should have.
To determine the freshness of dates, one should not pay attention to whether they are wrinkled or not, as some types of dates naturally have wrinkles on their skin.
How to store dates in the refrigerator
To store dates, it is important to know that dried dates can remain fresh in the refrigerator for up to a year. If you are using fresh dates, you should know that these dates can stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to eight months. Of course, the packaging of the dates is also very important. If the dates have proper and intact packaging, they will remain fresh for up to eight months. However, if you want to store dates in your home, for example in a cabinet, you cannot keep them for more than a month.