Five items you should never keep in the fridge because they spoil and rot faster

It’s frustrating when you get to the fridge and your food has gone bad before you can use it

Doing the weekly shop isn’t cheap, and there’s nothing worse than checking your fridge at the end of the week and realizing that half the items you spent your hard-earned money on had gone bad before you even had them. ‘opportunity to eat them. However, many people are storing the wrong items in their refrigerators, which causes their food to go out faster.

Plumbworld, a specialist bathroom and kitchen store, has compiled a list of the five foods that should never be stored in the fridge if you want to keep them fresh and delicious. The first item that should not be refrigerated is tomatoes

Cold temperatures stop the ripening process so that tomatoes do not develop to their maximum freshness and sweetness. In addition to this, the cold can break down the cell membranes of tomatoes making them mealy. Instead, you should keep tomatoes at room temperature and out of direct sunlight.

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potatoes It should also be kept out of the fridge, as the cold turns its starches into sugars more quickly, resulting in an overly sweet, gritty potato. Instead, store them in a breathable bag in a cool, dark place like the pantry or cellar or a cupboard away from heat, like ovens.