Saving Food From The Fridge: It Will Taste Better, May Even Last Longer And Reduce Your Energy Bills

[Warpy]

5. The buildup of ethylene gas

is why I don't store anything in those bins at the bottom of the fridge (affectionately known as the Slimers) except cans of soda or fruit juice or flour I'm holding in the fridge short term. Fruit and veg rot at light speed in those damned things.

Most stuff is kept at room temperature: onions, potatoes, tomatoes, apples, pears, grapes, bananas, winter squash, although I might stuff them into the fridge in super hot weather. Putting that stuff in the fridge tends to lessen the flavor. However, my fridge is stuffed with all the other stuff I eat and little gets lost in the back except parsley, something I never seem to use all of.