hey babe i could really go for a snack
yeah to help you preserve your food for longer here are 10 more foods you've been storing all
wrong oh man that is just wrong do you just pop your groceries in the fridge or
the pantry without a second thought well don't there's a science to be followed hard cheese
charcuterie boards even though they weren't born yesterday have been trending again recently on
social media pairing all kinds of cured meats with nuts fruits crackers and cheese has
apparently never been more fun and more and more people are hopping on the bandwagon but when you
start a new hobby it's important to learn how to do it right right away so here's a little
advice on how to store all those gourmet cheeses you're going to buy to create your masterpieces
one mistake that almost everybody makes when buying hard cheeses is to leave them in the
original store wrapping a big no-no i can't ignore the cheese i'm sorry i can't do it
what you want to do instead is cover them with parchment or wax paper seal them with tape and
then store it in an air-tight container in the fridge this will keep the cheeses like parmesan
and cheddar from becoming dry and stiff to guarantee great results after wrapping them
in a breathable material you can double wrap with aluminum foil and forego the container
that way if you have any leftovers from your cheese platter knight or charcuterie board you'll
be able to save it and keep it fresh for next time stuff probably looks better on the way out huh
milk ray we have no interest in a milkshake that contains no milk how many times have you been told
that there was no use crying over spilled milk well what about spoiled milk there's nothing
worse than sneaking a sip of your milk right from the carton only to be grated with an overpowering
sour taste milk was a bad choice in any case milk is best fresh and unless the expiration date is
approaching there should be no reason why it's not that is unless you don't store it properly okay
obviously milk goes in the fridge that's a given but where exactly no not only where
it fits there is actually a very specific place where milk and all kinds of dairy should be put
at the back of the fridge you might be tempted to drop your carton in the fridge door for quick and
easy access but that's the biggest mistake you could ever make big mistake big huge by placing
your milk in the door you're allowing it to spoil faster since every time you open the door the milk
is exposed to a warmer temperature instead keep it safe and sound on the refrigerator shelves
preferably at the top or middle shelf where it's all nice and cold and doesn't break the cold chain
the nearest it is to the cooling vent the longer it will stay fresh and the more you'll be able
to enjoy your milk worry free fresh baked cookies i want 10 chocolate chip cookies all right medium
chips none too close to the outside as quarantine took a toll on our lives last year baking became
a common and frequent practice spending the day making all sorts of bread and cookies was
very fun for a while until all of it went stale because let's face it we always made
more than we could eat stuffing cookies in a plastic bag might be suitable for the generic
store-bought versions but when you make them yourself you're not going to get off that easily
in order to make the greatness of freshly baked cookies last longer you'll need a little bit more
than just a mere ziploc bag gaming cookie guy you cookie you gave me cookie i got you cookie man
first off use a sealed airtight container then place parchment between the layers and then for
the final step use a piece of white bread yes yes a slice of white bread but not more than one
though the moisture in the bread will help keep the cookies soft however if you're looking for a
long-term storage your best bet is still to freeze the cookies put that cookie down now either way
now you know how to keep them fresh longer and the power sandwich bread can have on
your precious cookies ketchup and mustard what'll it be fellas mustard or ketchup
ketchup and mustard are the ultimate inseparable condiments that you can't live without for your
burger your corn dog or really anything it's crucial to always have those two on hand at
all times there seems to be this kind of silent war going on between where you should keep your
trusty ketchup and mustard some people say the pantry and some people say the fridge and while
both of these are fine options there is still one that prevails the pantry pardon me would you
have any grey poupon but of course sure letting your condiments chill in your refrigerator door
won't cause them to spoil or anything like that but it just takes up so much precious space why
bother using valuable real estate in the fridge when you could just put them all in the pantry
haven't you ever noticed how restaurants safely store their bottle of ketchup out on the table
that's because it's the most logical place for it to be an open bottle of ketchup can be stored
in the pantry for up to one month however if you don't plan on finishing it in that time
you can always store it neatly in the fridge for the remainder of its life as for mustard
it's a bit more tricky who's this i told you i'm seeing someone else hi i'm heinz's new mustard
while refrigerating your mustard will help maintain some of its flavors keeping it at
room temperature will do no harm as it doesn't contain any ingredients that spoil bananas hey
we're getting pizza you in oh no thanks i got my bananas okay this one is kind of obvious too
bananas are usually kept on the counter and not in the fridge bananas left in the fridge for too
long will most likely change texture which is not necessarily what you want so how can you properly
store your bananas on the counter without having them turning brown the minute you take them home
it's easy really they're just like cucumbers sensitive to ethylene gas so all you have to
do is store them separately yes from other fruits but also from themselves meaning if you want to
avoid them all ripening at the same time break up the bunch what's up you can dodge bullets but not
bananas yes hanging your bananas on a hook might be aesthetically pleasing or arranging them in a
fruit bowl might look darling but ultimately it just contributes to the waste of so many good
fruits instead put some in a bowl and the rest in the fridge for a brief period and enjoy your
bananas at your own pace and if ever this doesn't do the trick and you still end up with an array of
overly ripe spotted bananas just pop these babies in the freezer it is awfully chilly you can use
them later in many recipes like some delicious banana bread oatmeal smoothies or banana ice cream
apples and oranges do you want an apple or do you want an orange i also like bananas you know
how we sometimes say it's like apples and oranges because they're just so different well as it turns
out this saying couldn't be more accurate these two just simply can't get along in the figurative
and the literal way which is why you should never store them together you might be used to seeing
apples and oranges peacefully cohabiting in fruit bowls and friendly paintings or photographs but in
reality that's the last place these should be just like our old friends cucumbers and bananas these
fruits release ethylene gas which will lead to faster spoilage by being stored next to each other
they're basically killing the other and every other fruit around them the best way to avoid such
a massacre is to store your apples in the fridge which will give them a longer shelf life and keep
your oranges in the fridge as well only as far away from apples as possible if you can put the
oranges in a mesh bag and avoid plastic bags at all costs no i can carry all this mesh bags will
allow air to circulate around them while plastic will only make them moldy you know what they say
keep your friends close and your enemies on the opposite side of the fridge what are you doing
hey meat welcome to the daily how's your turkey it's good whenever you buy a big juicy piece of
meat from the grocery store you usually want to eat it right away it just looks so darn good but
if for some reason you need to keep this meaty goodness stored a little while longer there are a
few things you should know about where exactly you need to put the meat first of all raw meat should
never be kept in the fridge for too long 44 that's me get some cold cuts get some cuts ground beef
pork and chicken can only stay one or two days before it needs to be cooked or put in the freezer
as for bigger meats like steak and chops three to five is the rule now it's important that no matter
how many days these spend in the fridge they're placed at the right spot since raw meat usually
spoils quickly your first reflex would probably store it where you can easily see it meaning the
top shelf but that's just about the worst spot you could possibly put it meat packages often
leak and if it's on the first shelf well it will leak on everything else in your fridge potentially
contaminating all you have this place isn't when harry met sally it's when harry met salmonella
to avoid this unfortunate occurrence all you need to do is always store your meat on the
lowest shelf of the fridge and on a plate this will reduce the chance of cross-contamination
and ensure nothing spills all over your food and don't worry if your steak really does look
so yummy you'll remember it even if it's at the bottom of your fridge cucumbers ready to roll
indeed lunch great battle of san juan hill cool as a cucumber whenever you want to make a hearty
salad or a killer veggie plate cucumbers are the vegetable of choice well technically it's a fruit
but oh who cares no matter if you get them at the grocery store or if you grow your own
if you know how to store them correctly they're guaranteed to always be as fresh as possible
as it turns out this bad boy would be fine almost anywhere as long as it's by itself
cucumbers are kind of like the lone wolves of the produce family is that a cucumber they need
to be stored all by themselves to ensure a longer shelf life you see cucumbers are very sensitive
to ethylene gas a ripening agent produced by other fruits like tomatoes bananas and melons
that speeds up the spoiling process in order to keep the cucumbers fresh you need to keep them
away from anything that produces this kind of gas get them to their own space to figuratively grow
the best place to store them however is the counter they're more suited to hang outside
than in the fridge with all the other off-gassing fruits but if you can't stand room-temperature
cucumbers you can still put them in the fridge but only for a few days and provided they're placed as
far away as possible from those corrupted tomatoes carrots celery and asparagus carrot juice lots of
it there's nothing like a lymph flabby celery stick to dip in your hummus said no one ever no
when you eat celery you want it to be so crunchy everybody in the house can hear you being healthy
the same goes for carrots no one wants to devour a bag of droopy carrots might as well switch to
potato chips in that case but if you're determined to make celery and carrots your go-to snack
you need to learn how to store them the right way america how do you must first lesson never store
celery in a plastic bag that's the perfect recipe for disaster the ethylene gas it produces will be
stuck in the bag and with nowhere else to go it will turn the celery into a soft mess instead
wrap it tightly in foil it will make the celery 10 times fresher and let it breathe another practical
way to store your celery is with your carrots you know to save some space just cut them up and keep
them in a water bath in an airtight container not only will they stay fresh but they'll already be
ready to be enjoyed right away as for asparagus the best way to store them is to cut the woody
ends of the stalks while keeping the rubber band on then you put them all in a tall jar
with water to cover the bottom of the spears and voila no more spoiled vegetables steamed asparagus
squash and pumpkins happy halloween the grand pumpkin in general squash and pumpkins are known
for their long shelf lives just think about halloween even after you've carved it up your
pumpkin still looks new and fresh well for a while big pumpkins and squash can last up to six months
while the smaller ones usually last for about three months however that long shelf life can
only be achieved with certain criteria squash and pumpkins like to be stored
at specific temperatures so if it's too hot or cold you're dooming your colorful round buddies
the best storage temperature is between 50 and 55 degrees fahrenheit which is cooler than room
temperature but not as cold as the fridge someone fiddled with the thermostat what who would do that
so stop leaving them out on your counter because they look pretty a cool and dark shelf or even a
drawer in the kitchen a closet or even better yet your garage on a piece of cardboard upside
down with the stalk on the bottom is the place of choice for your seasonal fruit to be stored
and under no circumstances should you store your squash with your apples and pears according to
oregon state university extension service it will cause the squash to turn yellow and go bad
i like my pumpkin spice lattes extra hot so please comply with my request keep the spooky effect for
the trick-or-treaters and store your pumpkins properly got a tip we should know about leave
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