So today I decided to
educate myself with the help of pinterest and thought I’d share with you what I
learnt.
Here is what I found:
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I learnt that:
1.
Dairy products such as milk, cream, yogurt and other dairy
products are best stored on the upper shelves of the refrigerator where the
temperature is the most constant, so they'll keep longer.
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Fail
#1: I’ve always stored my milk on the fridge door!
Will have to see if I can rectify
this in my small fridge
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2.
Eggs are happiest in their cartons on a
shelf.
Nooo.. One feature I love the
most in our refrigerator is the egg storage compartment that urge you to put your
eggs on the inside of the door. Guess that’s fail #2, I’ll have to stay strong and
not give in -- the door is the warmest part of the refrigerator so the eggs are
on the move!
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| Eggs in the door! Fail #2 sham on me! |
3.
Cheese should be wrapped in cheese paper
for storage, but waxed paper or parchment paper will
also do the trick. Before storing, scrape the
surface with a non-serrated knife to remove any excess oil that may have “sweat
out” at room temperature. Each cheese should be wrapped separately and marked
with the name and date of purchase. Avoid plastic wrap at all costs as the
cheese can absorb the flavors and chemicals from the plastic.
Fail
#3 Wow I’m really not doing well here! I always pop our cheese straight into a Tupperware
container and store it at the top of our fridge. Next time I’ll know what to
do!
4.
Mushrooms you buy at the grocery store are
best left in their original packaging. Once you open it, wrap the whole package
in plastic wrap. Wild mushrooms are best kept in a paper bag in your
refrigerator’s crisper drawer.
5.
Never
store fruit & veg together as ethylene-producing fruits are sure to make vegetables decompose prematurely. All vegetables are best stored in
perforated plastic bags in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer. Fruit,
with the exception of melons, citrus, and bananas, should be stored in the
refrigerator in a separate drawer from the vegetables. Do not wash your fruit
until you are ready to eat it; the excess water quickens decomposition.
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| Good news I use to throw them all in together in my crisper draw however after getting my Fridgesmart Tupperware containers I can happily say I’m no longer an offender. |
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| Who knew fruit and veg breath? (Find out more info here) |
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Meat
is best stored in the bottom of the refrigerator where it is coldest. Removing
the retail packaging and re wrapping the meat in foil can extend its shelf life,
but you should try to consume refrigerated meat within 4 days of purchase.
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| I've removed our crisper draw in order to store raw meat in the bottom of our fridge. |
OK I knew
this one but thought I’d share the info anyway. Raw meat should be stored at
the bottom of the fridge to also prevent drips from contaminating food below.
So
there we have it. Hopefully you learnt something new just as I did. I’ll still live
by the basic rule of
'when in doubt, throw it out' however with this information
hopefully I can now confidently stock the fridge, reduce our waste and saving us money
by know what
should go where in our fridge.
YKylie
