Looks like theres been a murder in my kitchen.

[likelysuspect]

Who in their right mind decided that vacuum packing cooked beetroot was the way to go?

Who was it?

Own up

Be careful, it stains!!!

Why on earth did you decide that would be a good idea op??

The murder?

Or beetroot for tea?

I heard that it lowers blood pressure.

Getting rid of your husband/eating beetroot.

Oh dear. This I why I slit the pack open in the sink and let the liquid drain out first.

PS Do. Not be alarmed when your pee turns pink

I did cherry pie once that looked like that halving and de-stoning a huge bowl of home grown cherries, looked like a massacre and cherry juice all up my arms.

Thats what I did!!

But I put them in the wrong pot (because you have to manage to store these bloody things) and couldnt find the lid, so then I had to transfer it to another pot and didnt realise there was still so much juice in there.

Then when transferring the empty pack from the sink to the bin, mayhem. Blood everywhere.

I’m with you op I hate the way my hands are stained purple afterwards.. puts me off buying it because it’s vacuum packed and I love beetroot

I cant find it in myself to chop it up on the chopping board either, the stains are out of this world

So I try to chop and slice it in the bowl Im serving it in and then its slip sliding all round the bowl

I need better beetroot management skills.

My mum used to boil then peel fresh beetroot.

😨

I need better beetroot management skills.

Let me know if you find someone who teaches this skill. I'll sign up too.

#solidarity

The first time my husband did a marathon he decided to drink absolutely loads of beetroot juice in the run up.

He was staying in a hotel that night and called me very early in the morning the next day in a panic because he thought he was pissing blood from the running and had mere minutes to live.

Thank god I remembered the beetroot juice, and managed to calm him down enough to remind him that a gallon of beetroot is probably going to have an effect on your piss.

Prepare by putting a bowl, a fork and a pair of scissors by the sink.
Put the beetroot pack in the sink. Cut the pack all the way across with the scissors (stand the pack on end and cut across the top edge IYSWIM).
Use the fork to move the beetroot into the bowl.
Rinse the pack out before transferring it to the bin.
Use a knife and the fork to cut the beetroot as desired.
(Can you tell I’ve had this problem in the past?) 😁

Ahaha, rinsing the wrapper is the missing step.

Vacuum packed beetroot is one of the most delicious foods in the world.

I've often wondered why the manufacturers put the messiest foods in the most awkward to open packaging/containers. Prior to tuna being available in ring-pull cans,I often ended up with sunflower oil all over the place.

I once had a sneezing fit whilst bottling a full demijohn of red wine. we have cream cabinets. i feel your pain.

Exactly. Put the beetroot in a plastic container with space around the beets, not tight to the shape of them which means even though I do try to do it in the sink, they wont budge out of it and Im tussling with a packet of beetroot

It doesnt seem worth it.

The time I decided to have a deliciously ripe fresh pomegranate...

I've had other fresh pomegranates that did not create a murder scene. But this time.

My mum always used to pickle home grown beetroot. I could eat it by the jar...

I sympathise OP. I recently bought that vacuum packed beetroot for the same reason - I heard it's supposed to reduce blood pressure.

Opening it and dealing with the subsequent disaster in my kitchen had the opposite effect I'm sure and raised my blood pressure.

Even my top ended up with a few red splashes, I wasn't happy.