Master chef shares 14+ tips to keep food fresh for longer
10. Store cucumbers in sealable container
Cut your cucumbers into about 1/4-inch slices. Stack the slices in a sealable container. Then, place a folded paper towel on top of your cucumbers and put a lid on your container. Store your cucumbers upside down (so that the paper towel is on the bottom). The towel will soak up extra moisture.
Cut your cucumbers into about 1/4-inch slices. Stack the slices in a sealable container. Then, place a folded paper towel on top of your cucumbers and put a lid on your container. Store your cucumbers upside down (so that the paper towel is on the bottom). The towel will soak up extra moisture.
11. Keep guacamole fresh with water
Put guacamole in an airtight container and add some water at the top before sealing and leaving in fridge. This might sound strange but the water acts as a protective shield against oxygen. You can keep the guacamole in the fridge for 3 days. Once you are ready to eat it, take the guacamole out, dump out the water, and mix it up before serving.
Put guacamole in an airtight container and add some water at the top before sealing and leaving in fridge. This might sound strange but the water acts as a protective shield against oxygen. You can keep the guacamole in the fridge for 3 days. Once you are ready to eat it, take the guacamole out, dump out the water, and mix it up before serving.
12. Store green onions in jar
Simply store green onions upside down in a jar with water. You can leave this jar on your kitchen counter. This method will triple the lifespan of your green onions. The green onions will keep growing, so simply snip off when you need to use them.
Simply store green onions upside down in a jar with water. You can leave this jar on your kitchen counter. This method will triple the lifespan of your green onions. The green onions will keep growing, so simply snip off when you need to use them.
13. Keep celery fresh with aluminum foil
Don’t store celery in the plastic bag it came from. Instead, wrap the entire celery head tightly with aluminum foil before storing in fridge. This will allow the celery to stay fresh for up to 3 weeks.
Don’t store celery in the plastic bag it came from. Instead, wrap the entire celery head tightly with aluminum foil before storing in fridge. This will allow the celery to stay fresh for up to 3 weeks.
14. Keep bread fresh in the microwave
If you don’t have a bread box, don’t worry. Store bread in a sealed Ziploc bag and store in the microwave instead. Plus, this method requires no kitchen counter space!
If you don’t have a bread box, don’t worry. Store bread in a sealed Ziploc bag and store in the microwave instead. Plus, this method requires no kitchen counter space!
15. Store cottage cheese and sour cream upside down
Be sure to store source cream and cottage cheese containers upside down in the fridge. This process creates a vacuum, making it harder for bacteria to grow.
Be sure to store source cream and cottage cheese containers upside down in the fridge. This process creates a vacuum, making it harder for bacteria to grow.
16. Wrap banana stems
Keep bananas fresh for longer by wrapping the stems. This process slow down the release of ethylene gas.
Keep bananas fresh for longer by wrapping the stems. This process slow down the release of ethylene gas.
17. Freeze milk
Milk lasts longer when frozen. Alternatively, if you are storing milk in your fridge, keep it in the main section of the fridge rather than the door as it’s colder there.
Milk lasts longer when frozen. Alternatively, if you are storing milk in your fridge, keep it in the main section of the fridge rather than the door as it’s colder there.
18. Store potatoes with apples
Avoid storing potatoes with onions as it will make them last less long. Instead, store potatoes with apples to prevent early sprouting. This is because apples give off ethlylene gas. For long term storage of 2-3 months, be sure to keep potatoes in a cool, dark place.
Avoid storing potatoes with onions as it will make them last less long. Instead, store potatoes with apples to prevent early sprouting. This is because apples give off ethlylene gas. For long term storage of 2-3 months, be sure to keep potatoes in a cool, dark place.
