Proper storage of food is the key to the health of your family!
Storing food in the refrigerator:
- The temperature on the top shelf of the refrigerator is +8 degrees. It is recommended to store ready meals, vegetable and fruit salads here. Remember not to put hot food in the refrigerator!
- On the second shelf (temperature + 4 … + 5 degrees) it is recommended to store cheeses, sausages, salads from meat and fish. In this case, the shelf life of sausages is 7 days, of hard cheese - 3 weeks.
- The third shelf, with a temperature of +2 degrees, is best reserved for dairy products, chilled meat and fish, seafood. It is best to pack all this in containers. At the same time, the shelf life of milk is up to 3 days, cottage cheese - up to 5 days, raw meat - up to 5 days, fresh fish - up to 2 days.
- In drawers, the temperature is about +10 degrees. These are ideal conditions for vegetables and fruits! They can be stored, depending on the degree of maturity and type, from 1 to 3 weeks.
- Put juice, wine, eggs, sauces in the refrigerator door. By the way, eggs can be stored for up to 3 weeks.
- Freezer temperature - 18 degrees below zero. We will send semi-finished products there: dumplings, meat, fish, frozen berries …
Do not store in the refrigerator: potatoes, onions, carrots, olive oil, honey, chocolate, canned food, jam, tropical fruits (bananas, kiwi), bread.
Storing food in cupboards:
- It is best to store rice, buckwheat, semolina and other cereals on the upper shelves of kitchen cabinets, as well as legumes. At the same time, rice can be stored for up to 18 months, buckwheat - 20 months, semolina - six months. Check the cereals regularly so that bugs do not get in them - for this, store them in tightly closed containers where you can put the leaves of the lavrushka, and also try to prevent the cereals from becoming damp.
- On the middle shelves of the sideboard is the place for pasta (store them in transparent containers - it also looks very elegant!), Sugar and salt (but it is better to store them in opaque jars), flour. Pour the latter into a canvas bag and put an unpeeled head of garlic in it - this is an excellent protection against bugs! You can store flour in this way for a year.
- Place the lower shelves under the bread. Ideally, you will store it the old fashioned way in a bread bin, rather than in a plastic bag.
- It is best to store vegetable oils, honey, jam, potatoes, onions and garlic in closed cabinets. Always keep your spice jars tightly closed. Vegetable oil can be stored for up to six months, onions and garlic - 6-8 months, potatoes - 6-9 months (sprinkle with rowan leaves so that the vegetable does not rot). The optimal shelf life of canned food is six months, spices, nuts - about a year. Tropical fruits "live" on average 5 days, but the shelf life of honey, subject to storage conditions, is unlimited.
