All housewives know that fruits and vegetables do not stay in the refrigerator for a long time and soon lose their appearance and taste. Here are some effective tips on how to keep fruits and vegetables fresh.
- Often in the instructions for the refrigerator, you can read that some products need to be washed before filling the shelves with them. However, experts have a different opinion on this matter. If you want vegetables and fruits to stay fresh longer, keep them away from moisture. If they are very dirty, wipe with a dry cloth or tissue. And water destroys the natural protective properties of food, causes mold and decay. To avoid this, use an extra paper towel inside the container.
- Keep unripe fruits and vegetables in the room rather than in the refrigerator. This will give them a little ripening and will prevent the decay process for a while. Also, experts advise keeping tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers in paper or simply open bags in the room. So they will lose their elasticity more slowly.
- If, after preparing a dish, you still have chopped vegetables (carrots, celery), then they should be placed in containers with water.
- If you want to preserve the aroma and freshness of fruits for a longer time, then it is better to store them in the warmest part of the refrigerator (usually this is a special compartment at the bottom).
- It is also important to keep in mind the compatibility of foods when placing them in the refrigerator. So it is known that bananas, pears, plums, apricots, mangoes, tomatoes, after ripening, release the substance ethylene. And apples, melons, watermelons, pumpkins, potatoes and carrots are sensitive to it, they quickly begin to rot. Such a neighborhood, as you can see, is undesirable. Therefore, it must be avoided in order to preserve the freshness of the food for longer. Separately, keep onions from potatoes. The latter quickly germinates, becoming inedible.
- As it turns out, onions and garlic love the dark. It is better to store them in paper bags with ventilation holes in a cool room or in the refrigerator.
- Potatoes will stay fresh longer when placed with apples. Direct sunlight is also contraindicated for tubers. From this they become poisonous.
- Asparagus and broccoli must be stored like flowers in a glass of water. From this, they remain juicy and tasty for a long time.
- Plastic bags are only suitable for grapes. And then you need to keep it not in bunches, but in separate berries. Other fruits and vegetables require ventilated paper bags or open plastic, wooden containers.
