30 simple tips to make your products last longer

These tips and simple tips will make your food fresh as long as possible.


Have you ever got your refrigerator with tons of healthy fruit and hearty vegetables, only to watch them grow and decompose a few days later? AndFor a while as right now When you do not go to the grocery store as often, go catch aslice of bread Just to discover that thatmold over Already is not ideal. Not only is it a loss of major money, but when your fresh food supply is limited, you want to make it last as long as you can.

Here we have gathered the best tips and tricks so you can keep all thatfood you have just stored on Fresh for as long as possible. And the next time you hit the supermarket, make sure to avoid doing one of these10 things you make this frustration of grocery workers.

Bread

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Nope, it's not the fridge! Youshould keep your loaves stored on the counter, closely wrapped and out of the light, or inside a bread box. If your counter receives a lot of sun exposure and you do not have a bread box, you can store the well-wrapped bread in the pantry where it is dark and the ambient temperature. If you can not inflate bread bread between three and five days, you will want to freeze the remaining slices.

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Potatoes

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You will want to place whole potatoes In a well-ventilated container, like a basket or a mesh production bag (even a large cardboard box will do). Store in a cool, dry and dark place, like a pantry, closet, basement or garage.

Lawyers

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If you have a lawyer who is not even ripe, the best place for this is on a counter. You will want to keep the lawyer away from other fruits and vegetables that could be on the counter, however.Lawyers produce ethylene gases, which can make other foods mature faster.

Banana

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When they are still in the skin, bananas should be kept on the counter withthe wrapped stems. If you save some of an open banana, keep it in the refrigerator. And keep bananas away from your other products because they produce high amounts of ethylene.

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Milk

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The thing to keep the milk fresh longer is the control of the establishment of milk in thefridge. Cow's milk must be kept between 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 39.2 degrees FahrenheitIn order to prevent deteriorationAlso, the more milk is exposed to hot air, faster it will lose its freshness. The coldest parts of your refrigerator will help you maintain the milk to spoil longer, so keep the milk in the back and bottom portions.

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Coffee beans

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You may not be able to travel to your local coffee now, so you are left to prepare your own Joe cup. For best results,You will want to store beans In a cool and dark place as your closet or your pantry, located away from the stove and any other generator. Do not think that you have to put them in the refrigerator-coffee actually absorbs the odors of the environment, so if your refrigerator is packed with aromatic foods, your coffee will start taking these flavors if it is not in a Hermetic container.

Fresh baking cookies

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There is a good chance that you cook more now that you live this life quarantine, so you want these cookies to last well? Well, your best bet is to store homemade cookies in a waterproof air-tight container with parchment between the layers and a slice of white bread in the container. Yes, a slice of bread! So why is it? The moisture of bread will help keep the cookies mild. If you prefer crispy cookies, you can skip bread and leave the container slightly open so that the air can circulate.

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Peanut Butter

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Your best bet is fromstore the peanut butter jar upside, especially if it is natural peanut butter. Since the natural peanut butter consists of some peanuts and sometimes a pinch of salt instead of a series of hydrogenated oils added, you will notice a thick floating oil pool at the top. This separation of the oil is totally natural, but you'll just have to make much fuss when it comes time for a scoop. The solution? Popping The jar in your pantry upside will help evenly distribute vegetable oils.

Wine

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If you plan to put the red wine bottles in a rack on top of the refrigerator,Just do not. See, you may find yourself more heat on the fridge, which is bad for the wine. Instead, you'll want to be sure to keep the bottle in a cool, dark place about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. A low point in your pantry would work well! And while you're there, here here15 smart ways to use the leftover red wine.

Ketchup and mustard

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Although the restaurants keep their condiments on the tables, you will wantKeep Ketchup and Mustard in your fridge at home. It's a smart move to preserve the life of the shelf condiments and keep them fresh.

Oranges and other citrus fruits

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Store citrus in a mesh bag or perforated plastic in the refrigerator.

Onions

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When you return from the store, it is best to store them in a cool dark place such as a pantry, basement or garage. This gives the onions a shelf life of up to four weeks. It is also imperative to store the uncut onions in a mesh bag or basket open rather than plastic bags because plastic bags have no ventilation to assist onions last longer.

Once you cut and cut onions, you want to store onions in a sealed container or plastic bag in the refrigerator for 7 to 10 days.

Green salads and fresh herbs

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Store the salad greens and fresh herbs in firmly sealed bags filled with a small amount of air. If you leave your herbs in the package, you bought them, they will have a greater chance to go wrong before you can use them.

And with chopped salad greens, store them in the refrigerator in a bowl lined with paper towels and cover with plastic wrap.

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Celery

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Strange, but true: the aluminum foil will keep it fresh celery. Wrap celery in the aluminum foil before the store in the Veggie beverage fridge.

Pineapple

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To store pineapple, cut off the leafy top and place in the refrigerator pineapple upside.

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Mushrooms

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Store mushrooms In a brown paper bag in the refrigerator or other cold and dry.

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Bays

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Moisture causes mold, so do not wash the berries before they are ready to eat them. Keep them in the refrigerator in a container that leaves room for the flow of air, so they are not faus.

Root vegetables, including ginger and turmeric

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Store roots such as ginger and turmeric in the freezer. They are actually going better in the cold.

Tomatoes

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Keep the tomatoes separate from salad greens. They will do best at room temperature, away from sunlight and you better do not store them in plastic.

And for more food storage tips, here20 surprising foods that you do not need to refrigerate.

Additional reporting by Jennifer Hussein.


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