| caz001 |
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| 11/12/2008 15:57 |
Hmmm Vegetables....
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I know what a question!! how do you store your vegetables??
| Lillie |
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| 11/12/2008 15:59 |
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Hi their !!
Well I store things like spuds and onions in a cold dark place like in a bowl in a cupboard, other items in the bottom of the fridge.
Sue x
| Topaz |
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| 11/12/2008 16:18 |
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I seem to find no matter how I store them they go off very quickly - I've started buying more and more frozen so as not to waste them.
| Snowy1066 |
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| 11/12/2008 16:37 |
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I store pots, and onions in a wicker basket on my thingmy jig wooden trolley thing, and my carrots, broccoli,squash, cabbage, cauli in the fridge.
BUT my Tomatoes (which I know are not a veg)are ALWAYS (and I'm not shouting Lillie
) in a bowl on the kitchen table, and never in the fridge, they loose their flavour when they are freezing cold. Ask any Tomatoe grower he will tell you, room temperature only.
| Lillie |
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| 11/12/2008 16:39 |
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Oh yes Snowy I forgot to say that I too do not store tomatoes in the fridge.
I used to until I discovered like you said they should be at room temperature. It took some convincing that Snowy to my OH but he does what I say now lol
Sue x
| Twiddledout |
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| 11/12/2008 17:08 |
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I keep root veggies in the garage and tomatoes at room temperature. I heard that onions and potatoes should never be stored together - anyone know anything about that.
PS: Snowy, you WERE shouting at Lillie.
| Shoelover |
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| 11/12/2008 17:20 |
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Root veg in a basket in a cupboard & all the rest in the salad tray in the fridge.
| Elsie |
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| 11/12/2008 18:50 |
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Root veg in basket in kitchen (except carrots - they seem to dry out really quickly unless you stick them in the fridge). Everything else in salad tray in fridge (including until now, tomatoes!).
| Tigerfeet |
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| 11/12/2008 18:57 |
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Potatoes in the cupboard - everything else in the bottom of the fridge.
| Thimble |
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| 11/12/2008 20:15 |
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Potatoes in sack in garage, onions in net in garage everything else (including tomatoes) in fridge. Fruit in bowl on dining room table.
Didn't know about tomatoes............
What about eggs? I keep 6 in the fridge and 6 on the kitchen table in a chicken crock.
| lizalou |
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| 11/12/2008 20:23 |
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Potatoes in cloth bag from Lakeland Plastics (Works really well)
Carrots in fridge
Take things out of plastic bags first
Bananas... throw away regularly!!!
| Foxie |
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| 12/12/2008 03:45 |
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Snap Snowy!
lizalou - shame on you! Make a banana tea bread or a smoothie........ or (said in a whisper) stop buying 'nanas as it's obvious no one really likes them!
| Psyche |
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| 12/12/2008 09:49 |
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Didn't know that about toms - you live an learn. Will move them asap. I do know not to keep eggs in there.
Since there is only me to feed everything else goes in the salad draw of the fridge inc pots(washed of course).
| issi |
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| 12/12/2008 13:47 |
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Do the tomatoes go too soft? I keep everything in the fridge.
| suzie88 |
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| 12/12/2008 17:20 |
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I bought 25 kilos of potatoes from the farm shop to save buying expensive small bags from the supermarket.
OH won`t use them, says they have gone soft, they are not fresh.I don`t know where he thinks the shop ones have come from, I am sure they are not digging them out of the ground in this weather.Grrrrrrr
Suzie88
| muccacarolina |
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| 14/12/2008 10:42 |
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I tend to keep all veg in their plastic wrapping from supermarket, but for some reason,before putting them all in fridge, open the wrapping so they can breathe. Have no idea if this is the best way to store fresh fruit and veg, but would love to know if it's not a good way. I always have to hurry and use them before they go off, which is a hassle. I also buy organic so quite expensive.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
thanks
| MancGirl |
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| 18/12/2008 08:32 |
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Hi
MuccaCarolina - I do same as you opening the plastic bags. I find that the bottom of my fridge stuff gets frozen, but if I put it in the cupboard then things sprout and go off really quickly.
Pysche - why not put eggs in the fridge? I have been storing eggs in fridge for ages and use them well past their sell by date to no ill effect.