Hairy Carrots?

[MissSJ]

Can you eat them?

I have a ton of carrots that have started growing roots. Can I peel them and still cook with them?

[allnaturalmom]

I would like to know about hairy carrots, too! Just found some in the back of the produce bin.... forgot they were there!

[aris99]

I juice carrots on a pretty big scale...I always top and bottom them but I haven't bothered peeling the hairy ones unless I encounter mould. They've never made me sick. Although I guess technically I'm not consuming the actual hairs...just the juice

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

i just peel them and cook them if they are going a bit hairy (not mouldy though yuck)

[Ola_]

Yup, I still use them, I just peel as usual. I guess it's kind of like potatoes sprouting?

[MissSJ]

Thanks everyone! I'm glad that they are still ok, there are a lot of them!

[WorldsBestMom]

Interesting, sounds like you could juice them too.

[Llyra]

I usually scrape the hair off, and eat them. Unless they've actually rotted, we eat them here. Even if they've gone rubbery, if you put them in a plastic container with a splash of water for a few hours, they perk right up again.

[hildare]

i've always eaten them when they've gotten like that. no harmful effects so far!