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1. Do not store it in the fridge
by dbs 5y ago
1. Do not store it in the fridge
- burnmail123 5y agoWhy?
- halostatue 5y agoBest way to make a tomato turn to mush faster than it should.
- marifjeren 5y agoIt will lend a metallic taste to the fruit’s otherwise sweetly acidic flesh.
- burnished 5y agoThe recommendation I received was to store produce the same way your grocery store does. They've spent a lot of time and effort on this, so their method probably works. Sorry I can't address the real meat of your question though.
- onionisafruit 5y agoMy grocer stores produce under flickering fluorescent lights serenaded by Don Henley and Duran Duran. I’m afraid I’m not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to replicate that environment.
- dbs 5y agoYour grocery store preserves to max longevity on the shelf. If you want to max for flavour and umami, get it out of the fridge at least 24h before.
- derkades 5y agoI've never seen vegetables or fruit being refrigerated in supermarkets, have you?
- burnished 5y agoChilled, misted, but never refrigerated.
- chordalkeyboard 5y agothe sugar turns to something else and it tastes like crap.
- dbs 5y agoIt tastes much better. Vegetables are like wine, taste varies from variety used, terroir, harvest approach, how they are stored and preserved, the small tricks used during cooking.. All of this compounds into the taste of the dish.