Let’s settle this once and for all. Yes, you can absolutely cut carrots ahead of time. Your kitchen won’t explode. The carrot police won’t knock on your door. The real question is how you store them.
Think of a carrot as a tiny water balloon. It’s packed with moisture. When you cut it, that moisture starts escaping. Your job is to trap it.
If you just toss cut carrots on a plate, they become sad, white, and leathery. They look like old celery that gave up on life. Nobody wants that.
