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Do Not Put These Foods In Your Refrigerator

rhinefire said:
Got this off a health news bit so I'll pass it one. In most cases the flavor of the item is the reason but there are other issues as well.
melons - potatoes - tomatoes - onions (get soggy) - coffee - garlic - liquor - honey - hot sauce - bread(dries out) - basil.
Storing onions and potatoes should be done in a dark closet. The fruits should be eaten ASAP after purchase.
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rhinefire said:
The key word is "stored"... Melons are to be eaten not stored,
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Everyone says to put ripe melons in the fridge - especially the ones that are cut. However, unripe melons wouldn't ripen if you put them in the fridge.


Chilling/storing
•Whole/uncut melons can be refrigerated for up to 15 days, depending on the ripeness, variety, and growing conditions.

•Cut melons should be refrigerated immediately and stored in the refrigerator for up to four days. Throw out any cut melons that have been left at room temperature for more than two hours.

http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/safety-salubrite/melon-eng.php
 
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rhinefire said:
You are qualified to make that statement how? Cold temps dry foods therefore bread. Flavors change in refrigeration and speed up rotting. Please feel free to list out your qualifications against the nutritionist (or any for that matter) on the ABC channel that aired this segment.
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We can't believe every declaration of anyone just because they claim to be nutritionists! Why don't you google melons and see how many experts negate that claim!
 
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Pure physics....the colder the substance, the less molecular movement. Cold preserves. Heat deteriorates. Want food to last? do the math.
 
I put cut onion in a Ziploc and refrigerate it. It can last for several days. If there's any discoloration, I just trim it off. I don't find anything wrong with its flavor either.

Sometimes we've got left-overs sliced onions (for hamburgers). I still put those in containers or covered with saran wrap and I used them for cooking. I've always done it that way and never had any problems with that.

I love very large red onions for eating raw. They seem more juicy and less sharp. Same with sweet onions - I like it super big. What do you do if you've got a large onion and you need only a part of it - throw the rest away?
 
clownboy said:
That works great for avocados.

That said, in my hippie days a vegetarian nutritionist told me that only two things ripe (to their grape sugar state, rather than become starch) off the vine - bananas and avocados.
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Tomatoes will ripen off the vine.
 
tosca1 said:
I put cut onion in a Ziploc and refrigerate it. It can last for several days. If there's any discoloration, I just trim it off. I don't find anything wrong with its flavor either.

Sometimes we've got left-overs sliced onions (for hamburgers). I still put those in containers or covered with saran wrap and I used them for cooking. I've always done it that way and never had any problems with that.

I love very large red onions for eating raw. They seem more juicy and less sharp. Same with sweet onions - I like it super big. What do you do if you've got a large onion and you need only a part of it - throw the rest away?
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I've always done the same thing you do. Put it in a ziploc and refrigerate it.
 
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