10 Foods That Don't Need to Be Refrigerated
I grew up thinking pretty much everything (except for that pile of onions under our kitchen sink) should be refrigerated. Little did I know that there was a whole world of foods that actually are better off when left out of the fridge.
I tried to keep this list to things that are a little lesser-known. It seems the majority of people know not to refrigerate onions or garlic, for example, but not many know about a few of the items on the list that are best left out.
The thing is, most refrigerators are kept at 40° and below, and many foods (mostly fruits & veggies) simply prefer to be stored at higher temperatures than this (check out this wonderful food storage chart). This is why many people (especially those who have lots of vegetables around – aka farmers) have different forms of cold storage, such as root cellars. That’s another blog post for another, day, though ;) For now, let’s talk about . . . 10 Foods That Don't Need to be Refrigerated: http://www.thisoriginalorganiclife.com/2014/02/21/10-foods-that-dont-need-to-be-refrigerated/
I tried to keep this list to things that are a little lesser-known. It seems the majority of people know not to refrigerate onions or garlic, for example, but not many know about a few of the items on the list that are best left out.
The thing is, most refrigerators are kept at 40° and below, and many foods (mostly fruits & veggies) simply prefer to be stored at higher temperatures than this (check out this wonderful food storage chart). This is why many people (especially those who have lots of vegetables around – aka farmers) have different forms of cold storage, such as root cellars. That’s another blog post for another, day, though ;) For now, let’s talk about . . . 10 Foods That Don't Need to be Refrigerated: http://www.thisoriginalorganiclife.com/2014/02/21/10-foods-that-dont-need-to-be-refrigerated/
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