How to properly store food?

We have probably all come across a piece of moldy cheese or dried bread in the kitchen. So that we no longer turn up our noses at such inconveniences, we can simply learn how to store food properly. Read all about how, where and for how long to store fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, meat, eggs and herbs.

Fruits

Bananas, pears, tomatoes and melon they will stay fresh the longest (3-5 days) if left unwrapped on the kitchen counter. It is different with apples, for which it is best if we store them in the drawers of the refrigerator, where they will last up to 3 weeks. It is also best to leave in the refrigerator drawers berries (it will stay fresh for 3-5 days) and grapes in a plastic bag, which will last 1-2 weeks. Avocado, plums, peaches and nectarines it is best to leave them on the counter, but once they soften, they should be stored in the refrigerator, where they will last up to 5 days. Citrus fruits it is best stored on the refrigerator shelf (up to 2 weeks), but if you cut them in half, they will remain good for another 2 days wrapped in plastic. It is best to wrap a halved banana in aluminum foil, and a halved avocado will last a day or so in the refrigerator if we squeeze a lemon on it and wrap it in plastic foil.

Vegetables

We must store them wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator drawers broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers and halved onion. Dark leafy greens, green beans, halved ginger, head of lettuce and radishes they will stay fresh the longest (5-14 days) if we put them in the fridge drawer in a plastic bag together with a dry paper towel. Potatoes can be left in a paper bag together with onions, garlic and pumpkins in a dark storeroom for several months.

Herbs

Parsley and coriander they will stay fresh for a week if we boil them in water and then store them slightly covered with a plastic bag in the refrigerator. It is similar with the basilica, except that we can leave it right on the kitchen counter. Rosemary and thyme will remain fragrant on the refrigerator shelf for two weeks, chives but it will last 5 days wrapped in a damp paper towel and plastic in the refrigerator.

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Meat, fish and eggs

Eggs they usually stay good for up to two weeks in the fridge, but it's the same with all of them salami and bacon, if they are left sealed in plastic in the refrigerator. Shells and fresh fish can be left wrapped in the refrigerator for a maximum of one day, and frozen fish and crabs can be left in a vacuum bag for up to six months. Fresh meat, poultry and smoked salmon they can be kept sealed in the original packaging in the refrigerator for a maximum of two days, and frozen for 3-6 months.

Bread and cheese

Bread can be left in an airtight bag in the freezer for 3 months, while at room temperature it will stay fresh for up to 3 days if stored in an airtight bag and placed upright on the counter with the cut off. Cheese it can be kept fresh for 1 month - but only if it is tightly wrapped in parchment paper and then in plastic film in the refrigerator.