Food is very important to keep. And it is not just about saving money, but also in your health.
The experts shared their list of products that most likely you accidentally store the wrong. The simple knowledge of these subtleties will help to avoid further trips to the store and extra expenses.
Fresh herbs and leafy salads
To fresh herbs and lettuce retain their nutrients, they must be stored in the refrigerator. But they have not disappeared, before sending in the fridge they need a good rinse under running water and dry thoroughly with dry wipes. After excessive moisture from the products will go, you can put them in a container and sent to storage.
The leaves of herbs and salads from time to time also need to sort out. Thus, you can save them up to 2-3 weeks. The only exception to this rule is Basil. It is kept in the cold not because it deteriorates much faster.
Garlic and onions
These two in any case it is not necessary to store in the refrigerator. Garlic and onions belong to the thermophilic plants, and so they quickly deteriorate in the refrigerator. Eye-catching condensate and cold activate the processes of decay, so vegetables can become unusable pretty quickly.
In addition, onions and garlic can not tolerate direct sunlight. To maximize these two products remained fresh longer and retains maximum nutrients, store them in a cool and dark room.
Milk and yogurt
For many Housewives became commonplace to store an opened pack of milk or yogurt on the fridge door. Milk storage the temperature is not suitable. It can only be saved if put into the refrigerator. As for the yogurt, in terms of temperature, this dairy product are less demanding. The temperature conditions in the range of 3-4 With him are considered to be acceptable.
Nuts
Most of us think it’s right to keep the nuts in a bowl at room temperature. But it turns out that with this storage, this useful product spoils much faster, but still takes on a bitter taste. Why is this happening?
The fact is that contained in nuts butter at room temperature begin to deteriorate. That is why over time they acquire a bitter taste, even if the visible changes not occurred. If you have stocks of nuts, be sure to move them to the refrigerator. And, the best place for the nuts — the cool compartment of the refrigerator.
Potatoes
This root vegetable does not like direct sunlight and may be stored at room temperature. As a rule, in the light of this useful tuber roots start to turn green and develop a toxic substance solanine. However, the fridge this product is also can not be stored, as contained in the potato starch begins to break down much faster than glucose. And it’s not very helpful. Ideally for the storage of potatoes suitable cool and dark place with temperature not higher than 2-4 S. And keep it better in paper, not plastic bags. In packages made of polyethylene, the moisture evaporates and the potato simply begins to rot.
Watermelon
No wonder grandparents from time immemorial kept the watermelons under the bed. It turns out that this juicy berry in cooler conditions lose beta-carotene. If you want the benefits of juicy watermelon was the maximum, after the purchase, send it to storage in a pantry or any other convenient place where the temperature is not below 12C. So you keep the nutritional composition of the berries and get the maximum benefit.
Fresh fish and meat
Fresh meat can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Therefore, if you do not plan to in the near future to make a dish, it is better to send it in the freezer. During long-term storage in the fridge beef, fish, pork and lamb can deteriorate and to acquire a characteristic odor.
And freeze your meat and fish portions. Repeated freezing and thawing of meat products will change their structure. Thus they will lose a significant amount of moisture, become hard and dry.
Eggplant
Eggplants are very sensitive to low temperatures, and therefore not suitable for storage in the refrigerator. When the temperature drops to 10 With this useful vegetable almost instantly begins to deteriorate it becomes soft and more friable. To avoid this, store the eggplant in a warm and dry place. Be sure to select only those places where no direct sunlight.
Cheese
Cheese can stay fresh for a long time, but with proper storage. To wrap this product in any case not in plastic wrap because he can’t breathe. It is best suitable for this purpose parchment paper. It flows enough air and it does not allow the product to dry. But if the cheese with a pungent smell — keep it away from other products. As for soft cheeses, they are best kept in their own liquid and not a long period.
Oil
Sunflower and olive oil can be stored in the refrigerator. Low temperatures contribute to the freezing of products, making their structure becomes more dense and viscous. Store these oils in a dark place in containers made of dark glass. With linseed and sesame oils, the situation is different. So they started perishable, they are best stored in the refrigerator on the door.
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