26 tips on how best to store food
Do you like to cook, buy food for the future, but the short life of vegetables and fruits does not give you peace of mind? There is a way out! Check out these tips to help you keep your food much longer. It's as simple as that.
If you store the onion in tights, it will not deteriorate until 8 months.
Store sliced green onions in the freezer in plastic bottles. Just make sure that the onion is completely dry before you put it in the bottle.
Follow these rules for what to store at room temperature and what to store in the refrigerator. At room temperature: avocado, apricots, bananas, citrus fruits, garlic, kiwi, melons, nectarines, onions, pears, peaches, plums, pineapples, potatoes. In the refrigerator: apples, beans, berries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, corn, cucumber, zucchini, ginger, grapes, jalapeno, green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, zucchini.
Store the greens by placing them in a" bouquet " in the water, like flowers, then cover with a bag, tie with an elastic band and put in the refrigerator. This will help preserve herbs such as parsley, basil, coriander and onion for longer.
Keep buttery herbs separate from other types of greens. Herbs such as thyme should be tied in a tight bundle and hung in the fresh air.
If you often use spicy herbs, purchase the Herb Savor device, it will extend the freshness of some herbs up to three weeks.
Make a solution of vinegar and water (1:10). Soak the berries in this solution, then dry, wipe and put in the refrigerator. The solution should be sufficiently diluted with water, so that you will not feel the vinegar. Raspberries will last a week or more, and strawberries-as much as two weeks.
Spray the remaining guacamole with cooking spray (or pour a thin layer of oil over it) before putting it in the refrigerator. You can also do it with tomato paste.
Do not store onions with potatoes — they will spoil faster. In a cool, dry place with good air circulation, the onion will last 2-3 months.
To prevent potatoes from sprouting, store them together with apples.
One rotten apple can ruin all the others.
To prevent the cheese from drying out on the cut side, spread it with a small amount of butter.
And something else about cheese. Wrap it in special cheese paper or waxed paper (not plastic wrap), and then put it in a bag. Store the cheese in the warmest parts of the refrigerator (in the cheese or vegetable drawer).
Fresh herbs can be stored in the freezer frozen in olive oil. Herbs will infuse the oil with their aroma, and these spicy cubes of oil ice can then be used in the preparation of dishes: just take one such cube and add it as a base to the dish. Works great with rosemary, thyme and oregano. But dill, basil and mint should always be used fresh.
Store your food like this:
Store asparagus like flowers. Well, almost. Cut off the stem, put it in water, wrap it in a bag and put it in the refrigerator. The same advice applies to coriander and parsley.
Wrap the banana leg with cling film, so they will last for 3-5 days longer. Bananas also emit more ethylene, so keep them away from other vegetables and fruits.
This paper towel trick will help your lettuce stay fresh all week long. The towel will absorb the moisture.
Wrap the celery, broccoli, and lettuce in foil before putting them in the refrigerator.
Glass jars are indispensable in the storage of food. They are much more useful than plastic containers.
Once something has gone bad in the refrigerator, the smell and mold will remain for a long time, so the refrigerator should be regularly "inspected" and washed if necessary.
Tomatoes. Do not store them in cellophane bags — "wrapped" ethylene will accelerate rotting. Store unripe tomatoes, leg down, in a paper bag or separately on a shelf until they are ripe. Mature tomatoes should be stored at room temperature, away from sunlight, with the leg up. Store overripe tomatoes in the refrigerator, but keep them at room temperature before use.
Bottle caps can be used to cover the bags. Just make sure that the food in the bag is dry before putting on the lid.
Ginger is best stored in the freezer.
Nuts should be fried as soon as possible after purchase. Roasted nuts retain their flavor and aroma for longer. Store in the freezer.
Keep the mushrooms in a paper bag, not in a cellophane bag.
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