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- quakerorts, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23All on one page link:
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/gallery/print/0,22304,1076924,00.html - Kikkomann, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7What you really need is to know and be familiar with the shelf-life of the fruits and vegetables you buy. From this, carefully set your meal plan. This will not only save you money, but this will ensure you get to eat the freshest fruits and vegetables all the time.
- wassim2k, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Now why couldn't the submitter have thought of that?
- harlowsmonkeys, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3What I find frustrating is when I look up some vegetable's storage requirements, and it is something like "a dark, dry place, at 50F". My fridge is just a bit above freezing, and my kitchen cupboards are typically around 70F, so 50F is right in the middle of the two options I have. So, do I go high or low? (I usually go for the fridge, figuring that's safer).
What I'd like is some little air conditioning unit that could be installed in a kitchen cupboard door, that would keep that cupboard dry and around 50F, to turn one of my cupboards into an ideal vegetable storage place. This should be doable, and not to expensively. I haven't seen anything like that, though. Why not? (Hmmm...I wonder if a wine cooler could be used as a vegetable storage unit?)
(Even better...why don't refrigerators have an external hookup for cooling an adjacent cupboard for vegetable storage?) - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Keeping fruit and vegetables fresh depends where you live and transportation. Modern fruit and vegetables are hybrids grown for their storage longevity and not their taste. They are picked green and stored in controlled temperature and air circulation cool rooms. By the time they are put in the display section on the supermarket shelves they are up to one month old. Supermarkets work on turnover, so they want to sell the items as quick as possible before they spoil. If you want to extend the life of your fruit and vegetables, purchase them early in the morning and not late in the afternoon.
It is best to purchase enough only for your immediate use or for two days maximum. Domestic refrigerators will not keep fruit and vegetables fresh no matter what you do. Once the defrost process from the cool rooms has been activated, refrigerating your vegetables will not extend their life but it will kill the taste.
If you need to bulk by vegetables buy frozen. Do not defrost the vegetables; drop them frozen into boiling water. If you defrost the vegetables you will loose the taste and quality. The manufactures help line told me. If you have a power supply or your freezer fails cook all your frozen vegetables immediately. You can refrigerate the meals, they will last 5 days.
Commercial refrigerators use a different coolant and fan forced air to refrigerate items. They are specially built for the application. ie fruit, vegetables, meat. The cold air is different to what you will find in a domestic refrigerator. - krebcycle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2certain vegetables create gases which hasten ripening processes, especially their own, it ensures the crop ripes at the same time. paper bags are a good way to keep fruits from messing with each other, but still ventilate and keep moisture
- AROERS, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2compost it
- dattaway, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I work in a food wharehouse and we use ethylene to finish ripening of bananas. If the gas comes in contact with other fruits, they become ripe within a day and have to be consumed very quickly. All fruits produce this gas as part of their ripening process. If they are protected from each other and ventilated, they won't spoil each other.
- krebcycle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2potatoes become slightly poisonous in time in light, they must be in dark. Don't ruin your fruit by fridging it unnecessarily. Don't buy produce that can't be magically kept. There are many small tricks to keep veggies happy though. Fruits including tomatoes do very well unfridged, if conditions are right.
- busterbros, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They're kind of expensive, but they definitely help extend the shelf life.
- ChildeRoland420, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"I have two extra microwaves just for storing produce."
What a load - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I keep my produce fresh in a microwave oven.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioal_-iqDLg - mydigglogin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Scallions - wrap the roots in a very moist paper towel, store in a plastic bag. They'll last for a few weeks.
- justsalt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Compost and feed it to your chickens!
- krebcycle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Enlightening tip. Zooom.. g phh ph... .....
- krebcycle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1great advice, spot on. there is no crazy magic. what exactly is a non-domestic fridge?
- krebcycle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1your fridge likely has warm and cold spots. there are cheap thermometers you can get to figure it out. if your fridge does not have warm and cold spots you're rich, so ask your butler.
- fourthtempleks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1some fruit it's just worth the risk to leave them out at room temperature so they ripen and get extra sweet.. big deal if one doesn't get eaten and turns to mush... it's better than a dozen potatoes. i've ruined a lot more fruit by putting them in the fridge to avoid spoilage only to destroy their flavor..
- Kugellehr, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2pfft u should see how much produce i accidentally ***** up with my forklift everyday at work...that 300$ is from hte distributors ***** up. like me. :(
- fourthtempleks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0scallions are awesome cuz they'll grow back in the fridge.
- fourthtempleks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0i meant that the flavor of fruit turns into the flavor of potatoes when refrigerated... but refrigerated produce lasts longer.
- wrtrmom, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0This is good to know. I almost always end up throwing something away and with food prices going the way they're going, it's time to get better at storing stuff.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1what you really need is evertfresh bags. whole foods sells them. keeps many veggies in good shape for about a month. i suck at using my veggies in time so they pay for themselves almost immediately.
- JonParker, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Another vote for evertfresh. Those things are great. I buy produce in huge quantities cheap at the farmer's market or asian grocery store, and toss out almost none of it because of those.
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