Here’s our quick guide for what should and should not be stored in the fridge:
Apples
Yes – If you want them to stay fresh long term but fine in a fruit bowl
Asparagus
Yes
Avocadoes
No – Ripen out of the fridge – then store to keep them slow ripening
Bananas
No – Bananas ripen other things so keep separate if you don’t want that to happen
Beans
Yes
Bread
No – Store sealed in a breadbin
Brocoli
Yes
Butter and milk
Yes – All dairy in the fridge on a cold shelf
Cabbage
Yes
Cheese
Yes – Cold shelf
Carrots
Yes
Cauliflower
Yes
Celery
Yes
Eggs uncooked or cooked
Yes – Although eggs are fine on the counter in a cool kitchen, they will stay fresher longer in the fridge
Garlic
No
Leeks
Yes
Lemons
Yes – But fine in a fruit bowl too
Meat
Yes – Coldest part of your fridge
Mushrooms
Yes
Oranges
Yes ? – But fine in a fruit bowl too
Onions
No – Dark space – not with potatoes because that will make onions sprout
Peppers
Yes
Pickles
Yes – once opened Fine in the fridge door
Potatoes
NO – Dark dry space not in plastic
Pumpkins and squash
NO – if whole yes is cut
Salad leaves
Yes – Pop some kitchen roll in your salad drawer or in a bag of salad to keep it fresher longer
Soft fruit – blackberries, blueberries, strawberries,raspberries etc
Yes – Don’t wash it until you are ready to eat it
Spinach
Yes
Sprouts
Yes
Sweet potato
NO – Dry dark place not in plastic
Tomatoes
Ah the big debate – they last longer in the fridge but taste better out of the fridge ((: