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You must not live in a warm climate.
by bashallah 7y ago
You must not live in a warm climate.
- Alupis 7y agoEven in the winter, I put my vegetables and most fruits in the fridge too (bananas being my usual exception, since they're so underripe when I buy them). They just last longer that way... I also put most of my bread in the fridge for the same reason.
- pkroll 7y agoAs many people are probably typing this at the same time: bread goes stale faster in the fridge. If you need to preserve bread for a while, freezing is the way to go.
- Alupis 7y agoMy goal with the bread is to keep it from molding, which is does in a couple days sitting on the counter. Usually it isn't around long enough to freeze.
- toxik 7y agoWhat? That can’t be right. I’m aware most people put bread in the pantry or whatever, but why would the fridge make it go stale?
- pilsetnieks 7y agoBecause air is much dryer inside a fridge. I still put my bread in a fridge (unless it's something that's really intended to be consumed soon) because I prefer stale to mold.
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- likpok 7y agoDrying is only part of staling. You can seal bread airtight and it will still go stale faster in the fridge.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agohttps://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-really-ruin-bread.html https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-reall... Temperature causes starches to crystallize and cause it to get stale
- likpok 7y agoA big part of staling is the recrystallization of starch, which happens faster at cold-but-not-freezing temperatures. https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-really-ruin-bread.html https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-reall...
- chooseaname 7y agoFreezing does something to the bread that I just don't like. It's just different coming out of a freezer.
- RandallBrown 7y agoThat may be true, but in my experience it takes longer to go stale in the refrigerator than it does for it to mold outside the refrigerator. So I store my bread in the fridge and everything is fine. I've never stored my bread outside the bag in something like a breadbox though, so maybe that would make it last longer. I've never had my bread go stale in the fridge before I finished it, so I'm not too worried about changing my habits.
- exhilaration 7y agoI also put most of my bread in the fridge for the same reason. You might be interested in this comment I posted a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20838704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20838704
- Alupis 7y agoHmm, that is interesting - never tried it that way. Although I don't usually toast the bread - depends heavily on what it's being used for. A sandwich for lunch... probably not toasted. Would work fine for other breads though.
- mason55 7y ago> I put my vegetables and most fruits in the fridge too (bananas being my usual exception, since they're so underripe when I buy them) A few things will retain better quality being left out - Apples will get mealy in the fridge - Tomatoes will be much better unrefrigerated - I'm not sure about alliums, I never refrigerate onions or garlic but I do refrigerate green alliums like leeks and scallions.
- Alupis 7y agoIt all really depends how quickly you plan to consume the items. If you're the type that shops at the market several times a week - setting all produce on the counter is likely just fine. If you're like me and try to avoid the grocery store as much as possible... sometimes stretching 2 weeks between trips, then the fridge can be very helpful.
- hinkley 7y agoOr a humid climate. Or shop at Trader Joe's.
- LoSboccacc 7y agohttps://www.google.com/search?q=mercato+palermo&source=lnms&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=mercato+palermo&source=lnms&... idk if vegetables can live some days in the open in sicily they can live on a shelf long enough to be eaten, unless someone has not enough time to shop weekly.