Keeping food in the refrigerator is a waste of space and can cause it to lose its flavor and texture can become much less pleasant.
So, to save space and preserve the quality of your food, find out which ones don’t belong in the fridge!
- Potatoes
Keeping potatoes in the fridge can turn the starch they contain into sugar. Store your potatoes in a cool, dry, dark place and in a cloth or paper bag rather than a plastic bag.
2. Tomato
The cold tends to make tomatoes soft, bland and mealy because it damages the cell wall membranes of the vegetable. keep your tomatoes at room temperature, away from light, stem up.
- Garlic
Storing it in the fridge can cause it to sprout and become rubbery! It is better to put it in a dark, ventilated and dry place, where it can be kept for several months.
- Avocado
Avocado in the refrigerator, its flesh may turn black. Besides, you can always wait for it to ripen! It is better to leave it in the open air.
On the other hand, if you want to keep half an avocado in the fridge, sprinkle it with lemon to prevent it from turning black.
- Chocolate
When chocolate is stored in the refrigerator, a thin white film forms on its surface. This is fat that rises under the effect of cold. The chocolate will lose its flavor.
- Melon and watermelon
When we think of melon and watermelon, we think “refreshing”. In the refrigerator, they lose antioxidants and flavor!
Melon and watermelon should be kept at room temperature and in a dry place and eaten quickly when placed cut up in the fridge.
- Cucumbers
Cucumbers lose their crunchiness. it will wilt more quickly and lose its flavour.
- Basil
kept in a glass of water than in fridge because it may wilt very quickly and absorb other odors.
However, you can keep it chopped in the freezer so you always have some on hand!
- Bread
In the fridge, it hardens and dries out very quickly. Wrap it in a dry cloth or a bread box instead.
- Eggs
Contrary to what you might think, since all refrigerators have an egg compartment, it is best to keep eggs in their carton at room temperature.
If they are kept in the refrigerator, their shells absorb odors and their taste is altered.