The fridge is an ultimate device to keep your food longer. But this is not true for everyone, some fruits and vegetables do not belong to the refrigerator. See what happens if you put potatoes in the fridge.
What the refrigerator probably all knows well knows well, it may not explain. But many people no longer know that certain “refrigerator phenomena” are not suitable for all foods. For some it may be a shock, but it is. Really not all foods are suitable for the fridge for various reasons. What about potatoes, for example? Can you put raw or boiled potatoes in the fridge?
Storage of raw potatoes in the fridge
Raw potatoes are not really recommended in the fridge. As you know, potatoes will enjoy a cool and dark place. But the fridge is not too dark and it is too cold. Potatoes meet temperatures around 5-10 degrees Celsius. At the same time, potatoes require a really well ventilated and dry place during storage, which is an optimal humidity around 70 % to 80 %, is not an ideal combination.
So what happens to raw potatoes in the fridge? Potatoes do not affect as you might have imagined. At these temperatures starch in potatoes begins to turn into sugar. This causes unwelcome sweet change of tastewhich you do not enjoy much at potatoes. Furthermore, there is a risk of creating acrylamide. This is a chemical that occurs during a high -temperature treatment of starch -rich foods, such as precisely potatoes. If you leave potatoes in the fridge and then want to bake or fry, the risk of releasing acrylamide increases.
So how to store raw potatoes? Find them dry, sufficiently cool and dark place. Darkness prevents potato germination and temperature between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius again prevents starch to convert into sugar. At the same time It is important that sufficient air flows to potatoes to prevent rot and mold and bacteria formation. S, of course, it is a little different, because they have already undergone heat treatment. When the boiled potatoes are placed in the fridge in an airtight container right after at least partial cooling, they should remain consumable for another 3 to 4 days.
What does not belong to the fridge
For some foods it is clear that it does not belong to the fridge. But maybe it will surprise you. Hand on heart, who of you knew that Cucumbers should be stored in a dry place with a temperature of 8 to 15 degrees Celsiusand not in the fridge? Don’t worry, I didn’t know it either. Cucumbers should not indeed be stored in the fridge because Moist conditions in the fridge can quickly turn this vegetable into moldy and rotten. And it is, believe it, do not believe, is tomatoes.
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Tomatoes should be stored at room temperature. Low temperatures in the fridge will cause that The taste of the tomato will be destroyed and tomato will have a strangely flourish consistency. Low temperatures also stop the tomato maturation process. Therefore, it is ideal for tomatoes and cucumbers to find a dry, well -ventilated place Surprisingly with higher temperatures than you might expect.
