Are you the type who loves to put
everything in the refrigerator the
second you come home from grocery
shopping you might be surprised to learn
that you're making a big mistake that is
causing your food to go bad more quickly
if you want your food to last longer and
taste better then always remember these
15 foods you should never put in the
fridge somebody put me back in the
fridge nuts you can extend the shelf
life of your nuts by putting them in the
refrigerator however the problem is the
flavor of your nuts won't be as profound
afraid this is the wrong kind of nut if
you want them to taste great then you'll
need to put them in the cupboard the
cold air of a refrigerator reeks all
kinds of havoc on the delicate flavour
of nuts you and everyone else will love
the taste a lot more if they are kept in
a warm dry place put nuts in an airtight
container away from the light if you
want them to maintain their crunch and
flavor nuts of all varieties can't hold
up to the cold temperatures of the
refrigerator it doesn't matter if we're
talking peanuts or walnuts make sure
they are warm and toasty for the best
eating experience possible
potatoes a home isn't a home without a
bag of potatoes ready to be eaten
a million different ways these versatile
tubers are on many family's plates many
days of the week and bring me many
potatoes delicious potatoes the one
place where you shouldn't store potatoes
is in the refrigerator why not
well the sugars and potatoes break down
when they are cold and they will begin
to discolor it's best to keep your spuds
in a dry dark place where the
temperature is always constant a burlap
sack is the best place to keep your
potatoes but a clean bucket will work as
well try to avoid keeping your potatoes
in plastic bags since the material
doesn't allow the potatoes to breathe
whatever you do don't put your potatoes
in the crisper bin at the bottom of your
fridge that's the worst place you will
ever put a potato since the cold air
will make the potato go bad superfast
bread putting your bread in the
refrigerator makes it go bad faster that
doesn't make sense
how can the cool air make your bread
take a turn for the worst there are many
reasons and the big one is that bread
doesn't like cool damp areas like a
refrigerator staleness is caused by
crystallization of the starch molecules
which occurs faster at cool temperatures
it's best to buy only the amount of
bread that you think you'll eat in a
short time if you for whatever reason
must purchase a large quantity of bread
then consider putting it in the freezer
it's possible to freeze bread safely and
not lose any of its flavor or texture
the next time you buy an expensive loaf
of artisan bread put half in the freezer
and save it from going bad putting it in
the refrigerator is a huge mistake and
it'll lead to a poor eating experience
when you make your next sandwich what
you never had a bread sandwich from
Pete's uncut melons we are talking about
whole melons of all kinds here
watermelons are too big for the
refrigerator and it should be common
sense not to try to fit one in there the
problem with putting a melon in the
fridge is the cold air will stop the
ripening process if you buy a melon that
isn't perfectly ripe then it will take
several more days for the melon to come
to complete ripeness Frank keep a casaba
melon in the safe if you like your
melons sweet then it's best to put them
on the counter or someplace where they
won't be disturbed it's almost
impossible not to eat watermelon on a
hot summer day if you have one if you do
cut and eat your watermelon it's
possible to save the leftovers in an
airtight container for up to three days
in the refrigerator
summertime isn't summer without eating
so much melon that you're afraid that
soon you'll turn into one coffee you
don't want to put your coffee anywhere
near the refrigerator and we mean both
coffee beans and ground coffee the
refrigerator is too damped for coffee
and the cold air will also destroy the
flavor if all that wasn't bad enough
your coffee will take on flavors of
foods that are around it unless you want
to enjoy a cup of coffee that tastes
like tuna salad in the morning then keep
your coffee in the cupboard
this isn't Yemeni its Sulawesi store
your coffee in an airtight container
away from the light and anything that
may impart unwanted flavor don't mess
with anyone's morning cup of joe unless
you want to wake up to an angry bear
onions the worst place to keep your
onions is in the refrigerator the cold
moist air will cause your onions to
become mushy it's surprising how long an
onion can last in a dry area onions you
can buy a bag of onions and use them for
weeks if not months if they are stored
properly your onions will have a much
shorter shelf life if you keep them in
the refrigerator have you ever eaten a
mushy onion its disgusting and the
texture alone will make you never want
to put an onion in the fridge make it
all brown stop sprouting little white
hairs do yourself a favor and make sure
never to put your onions anywhere near
the refrigerator ever cooked foods and
salads are okay if they have onions but
keep in mind not to keep them in there
too long because the onions will begin
to degrade avocados I'm going to call
you avocado soldier now who can
seriously keep an avocado long enough to
think about putting it in the
refrigerator there are so many things
that you can do with an avocado that has
nothing at all to do with guacamole
though you're probably going to make
guacamole out of your avocados anyway
you might as well break out the tortilla
chips and have a party in your mouth
whatever you do don't put your avocados
in the refrigerator putting them in
there will make them go bad too fast if
you have too many avocados on your hands
then you're doing something wrong it's
hard to imagine anyone being able to
control themselves around such a tasty
treat from Mother Nature herself spread
a little on toast and you've got the
best all-natural spread that requires
little to no work bananas bananas
bananas and refrigerators make for a bad
combination you are asking for trouble
if you put this fruit anywhere near cold
air bananas ripen faster when they get
below a specific temperature worse yet
your bananas will turn black really
quickly in the refrigerator keep your
bananas out on the counter or someplace
where the temperatures aren't going to
drop too cold bananas should always be
kept at room temperature and anything
less than that is going to cause you
problems if you feel that your bananas
are going to go bad too quickly realize
that you don't have to buy an entire
bunch you can pull off a couple of
bananas when buying them at the store no
one will force you to buy the whole
bunch and buying only a few is the best
way to make sure you don't waste your
money dried fruit are you on a health
kick where you're trying to lose weight
if so then you've probably replaced
several of your favorite snack foods
with dried fruit as you probably already
know dried fruit can cost a pretty penny
the worst place to put your dried fruit
is in the refrigerator since it's both
cold and damp your dried fruit will soak
up the moisture in your refrigerator and
that will spell the end of it instead of
trying to prolong the life of your dried
fruit by putting it in the refrigerator
put it instead in an airtight container
away from prying hands and anything that
will add unwanted moisture to it you
just steal the reason your fruit is
dried and your efforts should be to keep
it that way you don't want your diet to
go off the rails because your dried
fruit isn't as delicious as the day it
was picked chokolate where is the worst
place to store your chocolate if you
said on your radiator you'd technically
be right the second worst place is in
your refrigerator the cocoa butter and
chocolate absorbs all kinds of unwanted
flavors whatever you do don't put your
chocolate near the anchovy and onion
pizza you bought last night not unless
you want your chocolate to taste like
onions and tiny fish that pack a
surprising wallop of flavor those little
fish taste great on pizza but you're not
going to be too fond of the flavor of
them in your chocolate bar if
want to ruin a romantic Valentine's Day
then put your box of chocolates in the
refrigerator you'll turn what should
have been a lovely evening into one
filled with the type of havoc that leads
to a divorce attorney on the other end
of the phone so avoid that at all costs
by making sure your chocolate never goes
above or below room temperature honey
the thought of honey brings a smile to
your face does the thought of honey that
doesn't flow out of the bear bottle make
you frown if it does then you don't want
to put the honey anywhere near the
refrigerator you don't need to keep
honey cold because it's full of natural
sugar honey doesn't go bad if you keep
it in a cool dry place you can store
your honey near your spices and the
cupboard and it'll be fine for quite
some time don't call me honey honey the
only time honey goes bad is when you put
it in a place that's cold if by accident
you do put your honey in the
refrigerator then place the container in
a pan with some warm water and slowly
allow it to come to room temperature
honey
cockroaches and Keith Richards are the
only things that will survive a global
nuclear meltdown you know I smoked your
uncle did you know that don't worry
about your honey going bad keep it at
room temperature and there's no hurry to
eat it since honey doesn't spoil
strawberries what strawberries are one
of those fruits that you have to eat
quickly or suffer the consequences if
you can't eat your strawberries before
two or three days then don't buy them if
you have strawberries from your garden
then you've got to eat them quickly or
preserve them in some manner
strawberries get mushy fast when you put
them in the refrigerator whatever you do
don't wash your strawberries as soon as
you come home from the store if you do
that will speed up the process that
makes them mushy you should buy
strawberries on the same day that you
want to eat them keep strawberries out
of sunlight and definitely out of the
refrigerator if you don't want to end up
eating a mushy slimy mess if you have a
whole mess of strawberries and can't
make jam out of them right away toss
them in the freezer you can add sugar to
the strawberries or keep them the way
they are it's possible to freeze whole
or
sliced strawberries it's probably best
not to put sugar on them and slice them
up if you have something specific in
mind that you want to do with the
strawberries once they've been thawed
garlic
what would your favorite foods be
without fresh garlic garlic is one of
those things that can bring anything to
life whatever you do don't store your
stash of garlic in the refrigerator have
you ever seen garlic with those green
shoots on it if you were unfortunate
enough to taste one of those shoots then
you know how bitter they can be garlic
that is in the refrigerator can also
become moldy the last thing you want is
mold on your garlic for the sake of all
the Italian dishes that you love to make
store your garlic in a dry dark place
that has a constant temperature you'll
be surprised by how long your garlic
will last and it'll be there when you
need to whip up the next batch of your
world-famous spaghetti sauce no one will
ever know that your spaghetti sauce is
store-bought and you doctor it up with a
few grates of cheese and some fresh
garlic it's the garlic that throws
everyone off and they think it's
homemade sauce since the fresh garlic
flavor is so pronounced open cans of
food it should be noted that an open can
of food in the fridge doesn't pose any
health hazards you won't get sick from
eating a can of corn that has been in
the refrigerator overnight the real
problem here is that the corn will taste
like the metal can that it was sitting
in what do you do if you open a can and
can't use all of it remove the contents
of the can and put it into a container
and then put it in the refrigerator it
is best to write the date on the
container with a marker that can be
easily erased masking tape there's no
friend chilled aluminum by writing the
date on to the container you or anyone
else who gets into the refrigerator will
know when the food was put into the
container it's safe to put things such
as soups fruits and vegetables in
plastic containers and store them for
several days before using them
but err not putting peanut butter in the
refrigerator is a no-brainer if you've
ever done it before if you have then you
know that cold peanut butter is next to
impossible to spread you don't need to
worry about peanut butter going bad
since they make that stuff shelf stable
you can safely keep your peanut butter
on the shelf for months after opening it
as long as you store the peanut butter
at room temperature you'll be fine
some say that natural peanut butter that
needs to be mixed has a longer shelf
life if you put it in the refrigerator
that might be true but you'll have to
keep mixing it together
mixing cold natural peanut butter is a
difficult task and it's something that
you'll hate doing first thing in the
morning when making your breakfast
peanut butter toast peanut butter is
best captain your cupboard not far from
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