A good way to tell when beetroot or beets are bad is to feel the beetroot or beets.
A fresh beetroot or fresh beet should be firm to the touch and if it's soft or mushy then the beetroot or beets are bad and should be thrown out.
Also bad beetroots and beets can sometimes have mold growth on them or smell bad and if so then throw them out because they are bad.
You can keep beetroot and beets fresher longer by refrigerating them or freezing them.
Cooked beetroot and cooked beets are very healthy for you.
Raw beetroot and raw beets are more healthy for you than cooked beets and cooked beetroot but even cooked the beetroots and beets contain lots of vitamins, minerals, nutrients etc.
Beetroot and beets contain iron, potassium and manganese, Vitamin B 9, fiber and Folate.
Beetroot and Beets can help lower your blood pressure, boost your immune system, give you energy, improve heart health, keep your kidneys health and much more.
Yes you can freeze cooked beets.
When you freeze cooked beets just make sure the cooked beets have cooled down and then put the cooked beets in a Ziploc bag or a freezer safe container.
Frozen cooked beets will last for around 6 months before they start going bad and the frozen cooked beets will taste just as good as freshly cooked.
Then you can just boil the beets again to heat them back up.
No you should not wash beets before storing them.
The beets have a natural waxing coating on them that helps to protect them in storage and makes them last longer and by washing the beets you remove that layer of natural wax.
If you wash the beets then the beets will go bad sooner and get mushy and soft and then when they get mushy and soft they are bad and should be thrown out.
There's no need to wash the beets before refrigerating them or freezing them.
I've always just refrigerated them or froze them and only washed the beets when I was ready to cook them or eat them.
Beets will last in the fridge for up to 10 days.
You can leave beets out at room temperature and they will last around 5 to 7 days.
But refrigerating the beets will extend the life of the beets up to 10 days and after 10 days the beets will start turning soft and mushy and go bad.
You can tell when the beets have gone bad as the beets will get soft and once the beets have gotten soft then they are bad and should be thrown out.
If you want to extend the storage time of beets you can place the beets in a freezer safe container or bag and freeze the beets.
When frozen the beets will last for up to a year.
Although it's best to eat the beets within 3 to 6 months of freezing them as they lose their freshness after 6 months.