#2 Freeze And Preserve Fresh Herbs In Olive Oil
#3 Onions Stored In Pantyhose Will Last As Long As 8 Months.
"One of my favorite tricks is to serve fruits and veggies in cups with a layer of ice in the bottom. It keeps the snacks fresh and prevents them from getting dried out and floppy," Jessica told Bored Panda.
She added that its not only functional but looks great, too! Not to mention there's a hidden benefit that has to do with hygiene (and we all know how important that is during the pandemic).
"They make a pretty little bouquet in the cup, and the individual serving sizes mean no grubby little hands contaminating a communal veggie platter! Which I know is something at the back of all of our minds these days..."
#4 Turning Containers For Sour Cream And Cottage Cheese Upside Down
#5 Wrap The Crown Of A Bunch Of Bananas With Plastic Wrap
#6 Clean Your Fridge
Meanwhile, cake designer Darci told us that products like milk, whipping cream, and fresh fruit spoil the fastest for bakers like her, so they try and make use of each item as quickly as possible.
"If you have left over fruit you can make fillings! Milk you can freeze into cubes and use later on. Whipping cream is an easy caramel recipe," Darci gave us some awesome food tips.
Temperature, moisture, and light have an effect on how quickly our food products deteriorate and start rotting because of microbes growing all over them. There’s a reason why we store groceries in dark and cool places.
#7 Don’t Store Milk In The Fridge Door
#8 Keep Ginger In The Freezer
#9 Half An Avocado Left Over?
Leave the pip in. It slows oxidization.
Brush the exposed flesh with lemon juice or olive oil.
Store it in a container with a cut onion.
As time goes by, fruits and veggies lose their flavor and vitamins, so while it’s great to have handy tricks to keep them fresh for longer, it’s still best to munch your food ASAP.
(On the other hand, if you enjoy waiting before using ingredients and stocking up, pickling might just be the thing that you want to look into. It’s fun. And useful, considering what 2020’s been throwing at us.)
#10 Keep Mushrooms In A Paper Bag, Not A Plastic Bag
#11 Put The Ice Cream Container In A Plastic Bag
#12 Melt Crystallized Honey To Get Its Texture Back
If you want to maintain order in your kitchen, then you’ve got to be brutal. If a product is spoiled or near spoiling, toss it out! Yes, it hurts to throw out food, but that green wedge of cheese in your fridge has already seen three presidential elections come and go. It’s spreading microbes to every other piece of food in your fridge, so it’s got to go.
Meanwhile, your fridge, cupboards, and shelves could do with a good clean to make sure that any food that you store there stays fresh as long as possible. Sometimes, the best tricks are the simplest. In this case—cleanliness.
#13 Never Store Bread In The Fridge
#14 How To Store Tomatoes
#15 Freeze Green Onions In A Plastic Bottle
#16 This Trick Using A Paper Towel Will Keep Your Salad Lettuce Fresh All Week Long
#17 Keep Your Red Spices Fresh And Flavorful By Storing Them Cold Instead Of Just Leaving Them On The Spice Rack
#18 Store Delicate Herbs Like Flowers, Then Cover With Plastic, Secure With A Rubberband, And Refrigerate
#19 Use A Vinegar Solution To Make Your Berries Last Longer
#20 Keep Cucumbers At Room Temperature
