The Food Storage Guide

 

What Goes Where: The Ultimate Guide to Produce Storage!

Don’t you just hate it when you’ve just stocked your fridge with fresh produce only to find it’s gone bad instantly?! We definitely do too! Proper fruit and veggie storage is imperative to achieve maximum shelf life of your produce!

What to store in the fridge?
Apples, Apricots, Artichoke, Beans, Beets, Berries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cherries, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Figs, Ginger, Grapes, Green Beans, Green Onions, Honeydew, Jalapenos, Leafy Greens, Mushrooms, Pears, Peas, Peppers, Summer Squash, Zucchini
Store parsley, basil, cilantro and chives in a plastic bag with a rubber band and keep in the fridge.

What to store in the pantry or counter?
Avocados, Apricots (dried), Bananas, Citrus, Garlic, Kiwi, Melons, Nectarines, Onions, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Pineapple, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Winter Squash
Thyme and other oily herbs should be stored and hung up in the kitchen.
Do…

• Start off storing apples on the counter, and then move uneaten apples to the fridge after a few days.
• Storing potatoes with apples will stop the potatoes from sprouting.
• Store unripe tomatoes stem side down in a paper bag. The paper bag traps the naturally produced ethylene and will help them ripen faster. If you are in a hurry to ripen your tomatoes, throw a banana in there to speed up the process.
• If your tomato is too ripe, store it in fridge until you are ready to use it!
• Store asparagus in the fridge like flowers! Store standing up in water or wrap a damp towel around the ends.
• Store beets in a plastic bag to prevent wilting.
• Put cauliflower stem down in a sealed plastic bag in the fridge to keep fresh for a few days longer.
• Store unripe pears with bananas and apples, once ripe, store in fridge!

Don’t…

• Never store onions with potatoes, they will spoil! Keep onions in a cool, dry, dark and well ventilated place and they will keep up to 3 months
• Don’t keep a rotten apple with the rest or all your apples will rot!
• Don’t keep mushrooms in a plastic bag, they will rot! Keep them in a paper bag so they can breathe!
• Never store fruits and veggies in the same refrigerator drawer!

Always remember to clean and disinfect your fridge and counter, especially if you’ve just cleaned out rotten food! A clean fridge and counter will protect your new produce from spoiling faster!