8 FOODS SHOULDN'T FRIDGE!
Summer is prime time for produce. The key to getting thelongest life and greatest amount of nutrients is storing it correctly.
The following are eight items that should stay out of the refrigerator:
BERRIES:
Fresh berries taste amazing at room temperature... so it’s the sooner the
better for munching. For long-term storage keep them in the refrigerator!
To avoid soggy or moldy berries, rinse them just before eating!
STONE FRUIT:
Allow peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums to ripen at room temperature!
If you can’t gobble ‘em up right away, place in the fruit/vegetable
bin of the refrigerator for a few extra days!
APPLES:
Freshly picked apples will do well - and look pretty - on your counter.
If they aren’t eaten after a week or two, make them last
a little bit longer by then chilling them in the refrigerator!
MELON:
Keep whole melons like watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew
on the counter for best flavor! USDA research found that storage at
room temperature may even help keep the antioxidants better intact.
Once cut, store in the refrigerator for three to four days!
TOMATOES:
The chill of the icebox makes tomatoes dull and mealy.
Store on the counter (under-ripe ones can go on the windowsill)!
If they begin to get too ripe, it’s time to make tomato sauce ;-)
POTATOES:
Cold temperatures will break down the starches in potatoes... making them
unpleasantly sweet and gritty. Cool and dry darkness is a spud’s best bud :)
ONIONS:
Uncut onions are happy out of the cold. The humidity of the refrigerator
makes them moldy and mushy. Avoid direct sunlight and once cut open,
place in a resealable bag in the fruit/vegetable drawer!
GARLIC:
Preserve the powerful flavor of garlic by storing in a cool, dry and ventilated container! Once the head has been broken open, use the cloves within ten days!
While you may know how to cook and eat these goodies,
how many have you stored incorrectly in the fridge until now?
Comments (16)
feel chilled when I purchase them from the supermarket!
Most of those I do put in the fridge
You shouldn't store onions and potatoes in the fridge. Even though I know this I still do it cause I forgot!
"If you put potatoes and onions in the fridge, they get more sugary, and then when you heat them up, it turns into a chemical which may contribute towards getting Cancer."
Pues si bien dicho!! yo pongo el pan y las verduras y frutas pero no todas, los bananas no, por que en el frigorifico se puenen mal de un color que no me gusta lo deho en la mesa en un recipiente y estan super por muchas dias.
eggs
Yes you are of course correct most foods chilled loose flavour
Refrigerated food my BADDASS!!!