: one that crisps
specifically
: a closed container in a refrigerator intended to prevent loss of moisture from fresh produce
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To keep the carrots (and their greens) as fresh as possible, store the carrots in the crisper drawer of your fridge.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Vegetables are among the best natural sources of the all-important carb (and some even pack a fair bit of protein, too, as SELF previously reported), so your fridge’s crisper drawers or your local supermarket’s produce aisle should be able to deliver.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Mar. 2025
Store anywhere in your refrigerator, such as the crisper drawer, and use within 5 to 7 days.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to the garlic, throw in other alliums, like onions or leeks, and whatever’s hanging around your crisper drawer, like carrots or ginger.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Vegetables are among the best natural sources of the all-important carb (and some even pack a fair bit of protein, too, as SELF previously reported), so your fridge’s crisper drawers or your local supermarket’s produce aisle should be able to deliver.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Mar. 2025
Store anywhere in your refrigerator, such as the crisper drawer, and use within 5 to 7 days.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to the garlic, throw in other alliums, like onions or leeks, and whatever’s hanging around your crisper drawer, like carrots or ginger.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crisper
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“Crisper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crisper. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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