Keeping certain kinds of food in the fridge not only fails to make them last longer but can even ruin their taste — such as coffee, a new guide warns. If particularly pungent items such as onions are stored there, it can affect other items in the fridge, says the advice from the Good Housekeeping Institute.

In the guide called “Nine Things You Shouldn’t Store in the Fridge” the GHI warns that soaring temperatures can lead to fridges being overstocked with food and drinks.

It explains, “During the summer our fridges are crammed with extra goodies but there are some shelf hoggers that need to be evicted.

“Or worse, are there foods that you keep in the fridge that would be far better and last far longer at room temperature?”

Here’s the rundown:

1. Bread

It dries and goes stale faster in an airless fridge than in the bread bin. To keep it fresh, use a bread bag in a cool, dry place.

2. Onions

Pick a dry, ventilated area and keep it dark to avoid them sprouting. In the fridge, their aroma can taint other foods.

3. Garlic

Also needs to be kept in a dry, ventilated area to last longer. The fridge does nothing to help it stay fresh for longer.

4. Avocados

Best kept in open brown bags if you don’t want them to ripen too quickly. If you do want to speed up the ripening process, put them in the fruit bowl next to a banana instead.

5. Tomatoes

The colder they get, the more of their natural taste they tend to lose. The best tasting tomatoes are those kept at room temperature.

6. Honey

Literally the only food that never goes off, so there is absolutely no need for it to go anywhere except in the food cupboard.

7. Cake

With the exception of those made with real cream, almost all others will last for just as long in an airtight container.

8. Melons

Uncut, the fruits do not need to take up all that space on a fridge shelf. Once it’s been cut, wrap it in clingfilm and put it in the fridge.

9. Coffee

Coffee absorbs the smells of other foods around it in the fridge. Best kept in an airtight container.

近期英国好管家研究所发布的一份食物指南提醒，有些食物储存在冰箱里不仅不能达到保鲜效果，甚至还会影响口感，比如说咖啡。好管家研究所建议，若将洋葱等有刺激性气味的食物放在冰箱，可能影响冰箱里的其他食物。

这份指南名为“九种不宜在冰箱储存的食物”，好管家研究所警告说，高温天气

下，人们会把冰箱塞得满满当当。

指南里解释道：“夏季冰箱总是满满

的，但其实有些食物饮料完全可以拿出来。

“更糟糕的是，其实有的东西在室温下能够保存得更好更久。”

以下是不宜放冰箱的食物名单：

面包在不通风的冰箱里会失水变质的更快。将面包装在面包盒或者面包袋里，放在阴凉干燥处，可以保鲜更久。

将洋葱置于干燥通风遮光处，避免洋葱发芽。洋葱放在冰箱里，气味会污染其他食物。

大蒜也需要放在干燥通风处才能持久保鲜。冰箱根本不能让大蒜保鲜。

不想让鳄梨太快熟透的话，最好把它放在开口的棕色袋子里。如果想要催熟鳄梨，可以把它们和香蕉放在一个果盘里。

温度越低，西红柿的自然风味丧失得越快。将西红柿置于室温下才是保持最佳风味的好办法。

蜂蜜可以说是唯一一种永远不会变质的食物了，所以它最好的去处当然是厨房的橱柜了。

除了真正奶油做的蛋糕需要放在冰箱里，其他蛋糕放在密封盒里可以储存同样长的时间。

未切开的瓜完全不需要放在冰箱里占地方。已切开的瓜应该用保鲜膜裹着放在冰箱里。

咖啡会吸收冰箱里邻近食物的气味。所以最好还是放在密封盒里。

(Chinadaily.com.cn)

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【纲要】gāngyào rundown a quick review or summary of main points of information

    【变质】biànzhì go off (chiefly British) become spoiled or rancid