Preserve 8 foods correctly this way

Not all foods need to be refrigerated.

Illustration Apple According to Dr. Luu Lien Huong – Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine, apples can be stored at room temperature, but if you want to preserve apples longer, you should keep apples in the refrigerator, ideally in the refrigerator. fruit and vegetable drawers of the refrigerator. If kept at room temperature, apples will ripen very quickly after a few days, but when refrigerated, you can keep apples for several weeks. Wheat flour Flour will retain its quality and last longer if it is stored in a sealed plastic, glass or metal container instead of in a package like when bought from the store. Compared to many other foods, flour will have the longest shelf life, but the deterioration of flour will also happen faster if not stored properly. Onion Onions need to be stored in a cool, dry place, away from light, but onions also need air circulation to keep their freshness. Onions should not be stored with potatoes, although both foods have relatively similar storage conditions. Onions and potatoes stored together will create moisture and gases, causing both to spoil faster. Refrigerating is a good option to keep onions fresh. Potato Potatoes need to be stored in a cool, dry place and in a dark corner to keep their freshness. Potatoes will not keep for long if kept in the refrigerator because the temperature in the refrigerator is too low, which will cause the starch in the potato to turn into sugar. This conversion will make the potato taste too sweet and change the color of the potato. Fresh Meat If you have just purchased fresh packaged meat from the store, you should store it the same way it was stored at the store and follow the directions for use printed on the packaging. Peeling off the protective layer of meat and wrapping it up increases the risk of the meat coming into contact with bacteria, so it’s best to keep the meat intact from purchase until it’s prepared and cooked. If the meat you buy does not have a storage tray underneath, you should put an extra plate under the meat to retain excess moisture. Lettuce, lettuce When the lettuce is wilted, the vegetables will be soft and rotten, unusable, to avoid this situation, you should not store lettuce in a plastic bag. Lettuce needs to be stored in a mesh bag, either washed and stored in a bowl in the refrigerator or, if dry, in a paper bag. Cheese Hard cheeses require special handling and should not be stored in sealed bags. Hard cheese should be stored in its original packaging from purchase until use (do not re-open the package), ideally in the cheese compartment. If stored in this compartment, hard cheese can be stored for up to 6 months, even up to 8 months, but the cheese may not be as hard anymore and more broken. Once you’ve used the cheese and cut it into small, unused pieces, wrap it up in aluminum foil or food wrap and put it back in the fridge. Tomato Tomatoes should be kept on the kitchen counter, away from light, moisture and high temperature, tomatoes should not be stored in the refrigerator because the cell structure of tomatoes will begin to deteriorate, leading to mushy and powdery, the taste of tomatoes will also be affected. Tomatoes will ripen gradually at room temperature and once ripe, can be used for 2-3 days. Tomatoes should only be stored in the refrigerator for about 2 hours after the tomatoes have been sliced/cut.