01/30Groceries that you've been storing wrong and should correct it soon

Groceries that you've been storing wrong and should correct it soon

How bad does it feel when you're all excited to cook yourself a meal and you reach out to the refrigerator only to find out that all your ingredients turned foul? You should know that not anything and everything has to be stored in the fridge and vice versa for storing them at room temperature. Certain food items need certain kind of storage and chances are that you've been storing your groceries all wrong. Hence, we've listed down a few grocery items and the right ways to store them. So the next time you buy your monthly or weekly groceries, you'll exactly know where to put them in order for their long shelf life.


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02/30Soft herbs

Soft herbs

You usually use just a few leaves of the soft herbs in order to add some nice fragrance and flavour to your food. The rest of it withers or gets slimy due to too much moisture if stored wrong. The right trick to store soft herbs is to treat them like a bouquet of flowers. Trim the ends of herbs and place them in a small jar with a few inches of water.


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03/30Lemons and limes

Lemons and limes

You can surely keep the citrus fruits on the counter, but when it comes to lemons and limes, they are supposed to be stored in the fridge and in fact, in a plastic back. This will give them an even longer shelf life.


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04/30Cabbage

Cabbage

Don't ever buy pre-shredded cabbage or for that matter any other veggies from the grocery store. And even when you buy the whole shave cabbage and cut it in halves once you start using them at home, don't just leave the cut end open. This can very quickly lead to oxidation and so, you must brush the open end with a light layer of lemon juice. This will maintain the integrity of the vegetable for a little while longer.


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05/30Fruit salad

Fruit salad

Most of the people think that fruit salads start tasting like trash in any given state after a few hours. But you must understand that you can still very much prevent this from happening by adding a few drops of lemon or lime juice on it. Sprinkle it over the top and you'll be able to savour the fruit salad for longer without it turning brown.


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06/30Fresh produce

Fresh produce

You for sure wash the fresh produce that you buy from the market or the grocery store. You might think that washing fruits and vegetables together will save time as well. But instead, it can cost you some leftovers. Storing produces right after rinsing them can increase the rate of them getting spoiled. You need to wait until you're ready to eat or cook with your fresh produce, wash them only then.


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07/30Grapes

Grapes

We all know that grapes can last for longer when in fridge no matter how you end up storing them. But,you must ensure its optimal freshness. Try and keep the fruit away from things in fridge that can give out an odor. It is the skin of grapes that can pick up flavour and smells from such food items. Hence, you should always store the grapes in the back of the fridge where the temperature is probably lower. This will also help in slowing down the ripening process.


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08/30Flour

Flour

Once you open the large packet of flour you usually crumple down the top and stick it back in the pantry thinking that's how you're supposed to store the flour. But that's actually a wrong way. This way, you're letting tiny bugs get in your flour bag which can ruin it. Make sure you store flour in a container that is sealable and airtight.


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09/30Brown sugar

Brown sugar

Brown sugar can turn rock hard and difficult to use because of the molasses that it's made with. These molasses lose moisture causing the sugar to clump. Hence, to avoid this, you can add marshmallows in the same container. The marshmallows will retain the moisture and keep the brown sugar powdery and separated for a really long time.


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10/30Ginger

Ginger

Adding ginger or ginger powder in your food can really uplift the taste of the food. If you use it on a daily basis and store it wrong, it can get wrinkled quite soon and it might lose its taste and flavour. Hence, you must at dry any of the exposed part of the inside before storing ginger. You can place the pieces in a resealable plastic bag and squeeze out all the air and seal it well. You can store this bag in your refrigerator in the crisper drawer.


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