10 Foods You Should Never Refrigerate
You should avoid placing the following foods in your refrigerator:
1. The eggs
The eggs go in the refrigerator, but not at the door. The cold makes the eggs stay in better condition for longer. The trick is that if you put them in the door, they will be more likely to undergo changes in temperature, and this causes them to decompose. So the best place for the eggs is on one of the shelves of the refrigerator, and the more the bottom is possible.
2. Tomatoes
Tomatoes not only lose their flavor in the refrigerator under the low temperatures, but the cold also prevents their ripening process. In addition, apparently, according to Harold McGee, a famous cook , the temperature of the refrigerator breaks the membrane inside the fruit and makes it sandy.
3. The basil
This delicious aromatic herb lasts much less in the refrigerator and has the ability to absorb all the odors that other foods emanate, causing it to lose its purpose when you want to use it.
The best way to preserve it is as if it were flowers, in a vase with water outside the refrigerator.
4. The potatoes
If you keep the potatoes in the refrigerator, the low temperatures make the starch in the potatoes turn into sugar much faster, which obviously is not good.
How should you store the potatoes?
It is recommended to use a paper bag, rather than a plastic bag, to prevent them from rotting too fast. It is also recommended to place them in a dark and cold place, but not refrigerated. That is, leave them at room temperature, in the coolest place you have available.
5. Onions
If you put the onions in the refrigerator, you not only run the risk that everything around you will absorb your scent and taste, but the moisture also makes it much softer and make you mock.
It is recommended to keep them out of the refrigerator, but not along with the potatoes, because this makes them both spoil much faster.
6. Avocados
With these there is a trick: if you bought them a little greens and still are not as you like to consume them, you should leave them yes off the refrigerator so that they can mature.
If you bought them mature and want them to last a few days before consuming them, then put them in the refrigerator. Remember that cold prevents the ripening process.
7. Garlic
The garlic in the refrigerator will turn into a plant and will moor almost immediately, just like the onions.
8. The bread
The refrigerator’s cold makes the bread dry quickly. The best place for the bread is in the freezer (covered to retain its moisture) or on the counter.
9. Exotic fruits
These fruits like banana, pineapple, mango, papaya and other fruits of tropical origin, are not prepared to withstand the low temperatures.
10. Honey
Honey, due to its high concentration of sugar, can last almost forever if you store it inside a closet and tightly closed. If you put it in the refrigerator it will crystallize.
Bonus: If the butter is salty, you can leave it out of the refrigerator because there is almost no danger of bacteria developing. But if that percentage of error makes you nervous, then put it in the refrigerator.
