7 Foods You Should NEVER Put In The Refrigerator

by John Griffith Jun 28, 2022 @ 11:08

The refrigerator is one of the best inventions ever created. It makes sure our food stays nice and fresh. However, not everything that you put in the fridge actually helps it. There are plenty of foods you should not refrigerate that we usually do. So, rather than taking up fridge space and unnecessarily ruining the food faster, let’s take a look what we should actually be keeping outside the fridge rather than inside.

The refrigerator is one of the best inventions ever created

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Foods You Should Not Refrigerate
#Garlic
#Potatoes
#Avocado
#Bananas
#Butter
#Soy Sauce
#Cucumbers
Foods You Should Not Refrigerate

Organizing your fridge after a trip to the grocery store can be quite annoying. The cause for this annoyance is usually the lack of space within the fridge. However, that’s easily fixable. You may be keeping foods you should never put in your refrigerator that take up unnecessary space. So, let’s take a look at some foods you can take out.

You may be keeping foods you should never put in your refrigerator

#Garlic

Keeping garlic in the refrigerator will cause more harm than good. If you keep your garlic in the fridge, the low temperatures will most likely provoke a process which will cause it to become rubbery. It’s best to keep your garlic in a dry, cool place with good air circulation. That is unless you have already peeled and prepared the garlic. Then it’s okay to keep it in the fridge, but still not for too long.

Keeping garlic in the refrigerator will cause more harm than good

#Potatoes

When stored right, potatoes can last for around three weeks. Instead of the fridge, make sure to keep potatoes in a paper bag somewhere dark and cool. They should also be unwashed. A pantry usually does a good job. If you keep your taters in the refrigerator it will only cause the starch in them will turn to sugar leaving your potatoes with a weird sweet taste. And just like garlic they will become weird and rubbery.

When stored right, potatoes can last for around three weeks

#Avocado

If you’ve chosen the perfect ripe avocados, ready for the perfect avocado toast, then keeping them in the fridge is more than fine. However, if your avocado is in any way under ripe then you should be keeping it at room temperature. Keeping this berry (yes, avocados are classified as berries) in the cold fridge will only prolong their ripening process, leaving you waiting for quite some time.

If your avocado is under ripe then you should keep it at room temperature

#Bananas

Bananas thrive best when you store them at room temperature with some plastic wrap around their stems. Thanks to the wrap, the bananas will stop the bananas from releasing a gas called ethylene, that usually speeds the ripening process, which makes them become overripe too quickly. However, putting them in the fridge will stump the ripening process, and it may cause the skin to turn black due to the temperature impact.

Bananas thrive best when you store them at room temperature

#Butter

You may be surprised to learn that butter doesn’t really need to be in the fridge. Since butter is a dairy product, many people automatically assume its place is in the fridge. However, that’s not the case. You can store butter safely outside of the refrigerator, however it must be in an airtight container for at least a day or two. Make sure to keep it out of direct sunlight.

Since butter is a dairy product, many people automatically assume its place is in the fridge

#Soy Sauce

It’s common to store different types of sauces in the fridge, however thanks to soy sauces sodium levels and fermentation, it does more than fine in a cupboard. It can even hold anywhere from six months up to a year depending on if it has been kept away from direct sunlight. So, no need to take up anymore valuable fridge space.

It’s common to store different types of sauces in the fridge

#Cucumbers

It often seems as common knowledge to store cucumbers in a refrigerator. However, this is a mistake. Keeping cucumbers in such cool temperatures will only turn your fresh cucumbers into pitted, soft and watery. If you do want to keep them in the fridge though, make sure to wrap them up in the plastic. This way it will help minimize the moisture loss.

Keeping cucumbers in such cool temperatures will only turn soft and watery

These were some of the foods you should not refrigerate. We hope you found this article useful. Now you know what food you shouldn’t store in your fridge, why not check out what the proper storing techniques are for the foods that are supposed to go there?

Now you know what food you shouldn’t store in your fridge

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John Griffith

John Griffith is a young, passionate journalist. Writing has been John’s hobby ever since he was a boy. He has worked in some of the UK’s most successful news portals over the course of his professional career but found his forever home at Archzine.