Bluapple Food Preserver Review & Giveaway!

Last week I received this awesome product called the Bluapple to review for you all. It is, in short, a device used to preserve fruit and produce longer! I don't know about you guys, but fruit and vegetables don't last very long here before getting wilted, rotted, and molded. It's a shame, especially since we have a garden that grows both! Sometimes you get more than you can handle. Of course, you could always freeze your items, but then you risk them getting freezer burn, or taking up too much space that you can't put your meat, ice cream, ice cube trays, ect. inside! I've tried vacuum sealing bags, and found they don't work at all. I just needed something that allowed us to keep our hard earned veggies and fruits fresh and solid, not slimy and rotted. That's when I came across the Bluapple. It's a unique, plastic blue apple that absorbs the ethylene gases that accelerate a produce/fruit's ripening, leading to rotting of the fruit that you just purchased 3 days ago. Bluapple absorbs those gases, and helps slow the maturation of fruits and vegetables. This is the same technology used on ships, in warehouses, and in trucks for years now. This is how you're able to get fresh fruits and produce in your local grocery store even after them enduring a long truck over to the store they're in now. Except it's been modified to be used in your house! Not only does this thing help save you money and product, it's also organic, non-toxic and recyclable! So what does this little device look like?

These cute apple look alikes are small and easy to hide. You can even use them in a fruit bowl! For those curious about how the absorbtion of ethylene gas works, I'm going to explain a little further courtesy of the wonderful people from Bluapple! Ethylene gas may sound like a toxic chemical, but it is actually harmless (except to your food!), odorless and colorless gas that is produced from natural and man-made sources. There are several ways to remove the gas from produce storage areas such as oxidizing it with sodium permanganate (which is used in drinking water and air treatment systems). The reaction between Ethylene and Sodium Permanganate oxidizes the gas away and decreases the sodium permanganate away as well. The amount of the Sodium Perm (which is in the packet inside the bluapple) will typically last at least 3 months in refrigerators and dry storage areas. After those 3 months are up, the packet should be replaced with another, which can be purchased online or in store. You can reuse the Sodium Perm by sprinkling it onto plants and flowers in and around your house. It is a natural soil!

I decided to do a little experiment to determine if this device actually worked. My grandparents' neighbor has a nice Mirabelle Plum Tree (at least that's what we think it is), and gave us a huge bag of them, just in time for my experiment! I took 2 of the plums, washed them off, and took pictures of them.

The one on the left later went into the refrigerator with one of two Bluapple's I received, while the one on the right stayed out on the counter with nothing but the good ol' fresh air. I waited a week (which ended up being a little less, but I'll get to that further on). The guide said that fruits and vegetables should be kept at room temperature, because refrigerators cause a stunt in ripening basically. I realized this while I was doing the experiment, but didn't have an area to actually separate the two so that one was with the Bluapple and the other was alone.

This is 6 days later. As you can see, the one on the left, that had the Bluapple is still almost the same as it was on the first day of the experiment. The feeling was the exact same, and it was in perfect enough condition that I ate it! The second one, that was on the counter, actually split open when I squeezed it just a little bit. You can see it was oozing out the juices. You can also see how dark and translucent it also became. I ended up having to cut this experiment a day short because we were getting massive amounts of fruit flies from this plum being left out. I was honestly so shocked to see how much this one little blue device worked! I immediately put the other one in our drawer that has our fresh, home grown zucchini and squash!  Now we'll be able to keep them longer than we would have. I'm so shocked that these last 3 MONTHS too! I think this is a MUST HAVE in any house!

A two pack of these Bluapples can be purchased online for $9.95! If you'd rather purchase in-store, they are sold at Bed Bath & Beyond as well! You can also purchase a 12 Month Supply of refills for $9.95 online too! That is an amazing deal because you will be saving a boat load of money not having to throw your food out!

Now here's the best part of me reviewing this for you guys! Bluapple wants to give 3 of my loyal readers, a Two-Pack to try for yourself! That's right, 3 PEOPLE will EACH win a Two-Pack like I received! I'm telling you all, once you try this, you'll be hooked! To enter to win, click the link below!

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Big shoutout to Jessica over at Bluapple for sending this out for review, and generously doing this giveaway for my readers!