Nikki from Haywards Heath said:
Have found some really helpful ideas on this site, especially the freezer tips. Thank you.
Storage & Tools
Fridge Tips
Keep the fridge at a cool 1 - 5 degrees and chilled food will stay fresh for longer. Our most perishable (and often most expensive) food is kept in the fridge, so keep tabs on their use-by dates - the freezer may be the option for food we won't get round to eating in time.
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Succulent Apples
Apples stay fresher and more succulent in the fridge if kept in a loosely tied plastic bag.
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Storing strawberries
Store strawberries in the packaging you bought them in and refrigerate for freshness.
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Sweeter Strawberries
Remove strawberries from fridge and bring to room temperature prior to eating, they always seem to taste sweeter this way
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Storing Grapes
Store grapes in the packaging you bought them in and refrigerate for freshness. Remove from fridge and bring to room temperature prior to eating..
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Storing peppers
Store peppers in the fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag or in pack it was bought in and your pepper will stay fresher for longer than those taken out of the bag.
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Firmer Kiwi’s
Keep in fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag to retain firmness and texture.
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Limp Carrots?
Fed up with limp carrots? Carrots stay fresh and hard for even longer by chilling them and keeping in the packaging or loosely tied in the free vegetable bag they were brought home in.
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Mushrooms
Keep mushrooms in the paper bags provided by all the grocers and put in the fridge for freshness. Chilled they last much longer than if kept out of the fridge.
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Firm up your pears
Pears stay fresher and firmer in the fridge if kept in a loosely tied plastic bag. If necessary ripen at room temperature for a softer, juicier eat.
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Cool storage
If you are cooking for lots of people and need to keep the food cool and safe in your small kitchen. Save the fridge for highly perishable foods and use an unheated garage, balcony or even an animal-free area of the garden for drinks, eggs, root vegetables and hard cabbage. Use coolboxes and ice packs kept ready in the freezer.
