What foods can be stored in the refrigerator

What kind of products we do not store in the refrigerator! Vegetables and fruits, meat and fish, dairy products, and this is not the whole list. Is it possible to store them there? Maybe the refrigerator is not designed to store some products? Let's figure it out together.

Bread

The freshly baked, fragrant and ruddy bread bought at the store on the second day is beginning to grow stale. And what's worse is that fungi and mold can begin to develop in it, which makes it unsuitable for human consumption. Therefore, the bread is not possible, but must be stored in the refrigerator. Low temperature does not allow mold to develop, while the taste qualities of bread are preserved to the full. Keep the bread in the refrigerator can be safely up to 3 weeks.

Flour

Flour should be stored in a cool dry place, as the manufacturer indicates, not more than 1 year. Those hostesses who have stocked up flour for the future can keep it in a dense fabric bag or glass container with a lid on the loggia. If you have a small amount, you can safely put it in the fridge, there certainly won't be bugs in it. And if you have a lot of free space in the freezer, putting the flour in storage, you not only prevent the appearance of insects, but also extend the shelf life of the product up to 3 years.

Yeast dough

Yeast dough can be stored in the refrigerator no more than for two days. To preserve the taste of the dough, you need to follow some rules:

• Yeast dough smeared with vegetable oil.
• Put in a plastic bag, puncturing it in some places.
• Put on the top shelf of the refrigerator.

To extend the shelf life of yeast dough, you can freeze it in the freezer.

Potatoes

Potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator in a box for vegetables no more than 7 days. Otherwise, the potatoes become raw, sprouts quickly and can rot, and their taste qualities deteriorate at temperatures below,than +5 degrees.

Bow

Store onions in the refrigerator is undesirable. At temperatures below +5 degrees bulbs become loose. When the temperature changes, the vegetable begins to germinate and lose its shape. Store onions in a dry place at air temperature not below 15 degrees.

Garlic

To extend the shelf life of garlic up to 3-4 months, it must be placed in the refrigerator. First you need to reject the spoiled garlic, then process it with vegetable oil and fold into bags of natural fabric prepared in advance with saline. You can put garlic in glass jars with a tight lid, and fill the voids with salt. Now you can store it in the refrigerator.

Carrot

Before placing the carrots in storage in the refrigerator, the roots must first be washed and dried. In order for carrots not to germinate, cut its tops by 2 centimeters. Then the roots should be folded in plastic bags, squeeze the air out of it and tie the package well. Now packaged carrots need to be folded in a box for vegetables in the refrigerator.

Tomatoes

Putting onions in storage in the fridge is possible, but not desirable.With a dry, cold and constantly changing temperature, due to the frequent opening of the door, the tomatoes begin to frown, and soon deteriorate. Tomatoes can be stored in the vegetable compartment up to 4 weeks.

Fresh mushrooms

Fresh mushrooms can be stored in the refrigerator at a temperature of from 0 to 4 degrees, but not for long. To do this, mushrooms need to be folded in an enamel or glass container. Cover is not worth it.

Frozen champignons

It is quite possible to freeze champignons at home. First, wash the mushrooms in warm water and then dry for 20 minutes. Next, you should separate the caps from the legs, put the mushrooms in plastic bags and put them in the freezer.

Apples

After buying or picking apples, they should be stored in a refrigerator as quickly as possible. The optimal storage temperature is from +1 to +3 degrees. Before sending the apples to the refrigerator, they should be put in plastic bags, having previously made holes in the latter, thanks to which the air will circulate, which will not allow the apples to wrinkle and lose their taste.

Grapes

With proper storage of the grapes in the refrigerator, the fruit may remain more than 4 months. Before placing the grapes in storage, you must first get rid of damaged berries. After that, wet clusters need to wipe with a dry cloth and put in a single layer in a box for fruit.

Bananas

Bananas can be stored in the refrigerator only at a temperature of about 0 degrees. At the same time, the integrity of the fruit will last up to a week. At a lower temperature, the skin of the banana turns black, after which the fruit begins to rot, and the fruit itself turns into a mushy mass.

Melon

Melon can not be stored in the refrigerator. Because of the low temperature, the melon gets a bitter taste, loses its juiciness and begins to rot.

Dried fruits

Not all dried fruit can be stored in the refrigerator. You can put there only wet dried fruits, such as raisins and prunes. Dry ones should not be stored in the refrigerator, they will become damp and deteriorate.

Olive oil

We do not recommend to put olive oil in the refrigerator, it should be stored only at room temperature. Under the influence of low temperatures in the oil, the amount of vitamin and mineral substances decreases, and also a white precipitate is formed.

Sushi

Since sushi is made from raw seafood, you cannot keep them in the fridge! This dish should be eaten no more than 1 hour after cooking.

Wine

The optimal temperature for storing wine is +10 - +12 degrees, so a refrigerator with a temperature of about +5 degrees to protect this drink is not suitable. High humidity, extraneous odors, as well as agitation of wine due to the constantly opening door lead to loss of taste of the wine. It is better to store bottles with a noble drink in a dark, dry and cool place. Good for this balcony or loggia.

Chocolate

Chocolate should be stored in a dry place inaccessible to sunlight at an air temperature within + 12-20 degrees. If you put chocolate in the fridge, due to the high humidity and low temperature, a whitish bloom will appear on it, and the taste of the product will be lost. Therefore, it is not recommended to store chocolate in the refrigerator.

Breast milk

Sometimes young mummies need to leave for a while, so the question arises: “How to preserve breast milk?”. To extend the shelf life it can be put in the fridge.To prevent microbes from entering the jar with expressed breast milk, it should be stored in a vacuum container. At temperatures from -3 to 1 degrees milk is stored up to 10 days.

Diluted mixture

The finished diluted mixture can be refrigerated for no more than 2 hours and only under certain conditions:

• The bottle is sterilized.
• The kid from this bottle did not eat.
• The uneaten mixture can not be left for the next feeding.

Analyzes

Collected feces for laboratory studies can be stored in the refrigerator, but not more than 8 hours. Otherwise, the test results will be unreliable.

When delivering urine for laboratory research, you need to remember: the earlier you deliver the collected material to the laboratory, the more reliable the results will be. The shelf life of collected urine should not exceed 2 hours.

For a complete urinalysis, you can extend its shelf life by collecting the material in a sterile container. Refrigerated urine can be stored for up to 24 hours.

Fridge in the cold

Working at low temperatures can be difficult. And in some cases it can lead to serious damage.Before taking out the equipment in the cold, read the manual for your model, it is possible that this information is listed there.