Foods you should never refrigerate!
When you bring a pile of groceries home the first thing that comes to your mind is to keep the perishable items in the refrigerator.Despite, popular belief, refrigerating certain foods can change their texture and flavour. Here are some of the items that you should never refrigerate.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes will lose all their flavor and texture and start becoming mushy when refrigerated. In order to ripen the tomatoes faster, keep them stored out of the fridge in paper or plastic bags.
Stone fruits
Cold temperature can affect their quality and flavor. Stone fruits such as peach, cherry and plum ripen at room temperature. Keep stone fruits wrapped in a paper bag in a cool, dry place.
Onions
If you put onions in the fridge, the humidity of the refrigerator turns them soft and moldy. Keep them in a cool, dry place.
Oils
Oils on refrigeration will thicken up and get cloudy. Olive and coconut oils, tends to solidify at cooler temperatures.The only oils that you must refrigerate are nut-based oils.
Hot sauces
Thanks to the vinegar and preservatives, it can live happily in the pantry for up to three years.
Herbs
Fresh herbs lose their original flavor when kept in fridge. They also wilt and dry up in the fridge.
Garlic
If you keep garlic in the fridge, it will reduce the flavor of garlic and affect its lifespan . Store garlic in a paper bag in a cool, dark spot.
Coffee
The cold temperature make the honey seize up and crystallize. Store honey in an airtight container in the pantry.
Bread
The refrigerator causes it to dry faster. Instead, keep what you’ll eat within four days at room temperature and freeze the rest.Store in a cool cupboard or bread box for a fresh slice.
Potatoes
When refrigerated, the starch in potatoes breaks down and affects the flavour of potatoes, therefore it is best to store them in dry paper bags.
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