Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. fresh basil at the store - Olga Miltsova/Shutterstock If you've just arrived home with a bundle of intoxicatingly fresh basil, you ...

• The best place to store basil so it lasts is at room temperature. • Put a bunch of basil in a jar of water, tent it with a plastic bag, and store it out of sunlight. • Stored this way, basil keeps ...

Fresh cut basil leaves can be stored in a couple of different ways. The first is by keeping the basil in a bouquet (just like flowers!) and the second is using an air-tight container or zip-top bag.

Is it just me, or does basil seem to turn black and unusable in the blink of an eye? You pick up that package at the store, with dreams of Caprese salad or a fragrant tossed pasta in your head. But ...