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What do you refrigerate?
barbeler
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I get inconstant arguments with my sister over the way in which (in my opinion) she ruins my father's food by putting it in his refrigerator. Tomatoes are the worst, because as far as I'm concerned it simply ruins them, but it's the same with any fresh fruit.
I keep tomatoes for a week or more outside the fridge, in fact I sometimes even put them in the sun to ripen further. In the fridge, they lose all their flavour and then gradually turn black. She even puts things like plums and radishes in the fridge, which seems absolutely bonkers to me. Just about the only vegetable I put in there is cucumber, but I'm not totally convinced that even that is actually necessary.
I keep tomatoes for a week or more outside the fridge, in fact I sometimes even put them in the sun to ripen further. In the fridge, they lose all their flavour and then gradually turn black. She even puts things like plums and radishes in the fridge, which seems absolutely bonkers to me. Just about the only vegetable I put in there is cucumber, but I'm not totally convinced that even that is actually necessary.
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I do put tomatoes in the fridge but that is out of habit. I do agree they are better out of the fridge. I need to retrain myself to stop putting them in.
If we left tomatoes & fruit out of the fridge for just a couple of days they would go off.Right now @ just after 14.30 local time its 28 C.
In July, August & September temps. reach 40C
your fridge is too cold if they are turning black with frostbite
I generally tend to copy what the supermarkets do with their fruit and veg.
How long do you keep them in the fridge? We've always kept toms in the fridge, sometimes for a week or two and they've never gone black
We keep eggs and bread in the fridge
We get loaves sliced, and freeze them, then use a few slices at a time.
other than salad stuff, I don't think fruit and veg need a fridge, although it probably helps them keep a day or too longer.
What law is there that says supermarkets can't put eggs in the fridge?
That is one of the most confusing things I have read on the F&D forums. I think you need to look into you belief systems cos they are faulty.
We never fridge our eggs, or tomatoes.
I am using a tablet and struggling to post links. Ec regulations say eggs may not be stored below 5 Celsius. Specifically they should be stored between 5 and 17 degrees.
Having read some comparisons between eu and US, there are differences, and the reasons are interesting. but I am sure I am correct in saying that eggs in the eu may not be chilled. In the light of the US article, maybe our supermarkets would still not refrigerate them, even if they could.
With regard to the tomatoes, my father's fridge does seem to be very cold, even though it is only set at between 2 and 3. It causes constant friction between me and my sister, because she puts them in the fridge and I keep taking them out again. I've given up now for the sake of keeping the peace, but I think it just ruins them. I'm convinced that it would actually be more economical to buy him a pre-packed salad bowl for when he wants a salad, rather than to buy lettuce and tomatoes, etc, which after one meal just lie festering in the fridge. He has a talent for hiding cucumbers out of sight, which often have to be virtually poured into the bin when finally discovered.
Any leftovers go in the fridge
Fruit, eggs, bread never do.
In the fridge:
Milk, eggs, boring cheese, margarine, butter, cooked meats, uncooked meat, bread, fruit, salad, ready meals, pre-cooked meal portions, leftovers, pizza, pasties, scotch eggs, ketchup, mayo, mustard, soft drinks, whatever. We even cool UHT milk before opening it.
We try not to buy more than we can eat. There are umpteen local shops if something runs out.
Tomatoes on the vine keep much better in the fridge than loose tomatoes.