the law of adulting: veg spoils 5x faster when ur paying for it

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• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I find that anything I put in the crisper drawer will always go bad because I forget to look in there

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  • Toes@ani.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I just tossed out some melted lettuce for the same reason. :(

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    • NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait, wilted or straight up melted?

      Cause if it straight up melted, how long has it been in there?! Was it still green when it broke down into its most basic form?

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I heard advice that you should store your condiments in there and fruits and veggies just go on the regular shelves. They may spoil a bit faster on the shelves, but you’ll remember to use them.

    I store a big bag of carrots in my crisper bc they keep so long and I always throw a couple in whatever I’m cooking, but leafy greens, broccoli, etc go on the shelves.

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• 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why is it that I never have all the components of a sandwich in at one time for longer than one day?

  Most of my food spends most of its time waiting for the final ingredient to show up

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• Dabundis@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Soak a kitchen towel, wring it out, and line the bottom of the crisper with it. Feel it every once in a while to make sure it’s still damp. That’ll let your crisper be what it was designed to be: a little high-humidity box in an otherwise arid refrigerator.

  Also, take note of how produce is stored at the grocery store. If the store doesn’t refrigerate something (apples, tomatoes, avocados to name a couple), odds are you shouldn’t either. The fruits and veggies that belong in the crisper are the ones that are periodically misted with water in the case at the store. Also probably don’t keep anything tightly wrapped in plastic.

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  • graphito@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Finally hecking good damn advice

    That I’m not going to use ofc

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• Pinklink@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I see that Rao’s Homemade Marinara though, that’s good stuff

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• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Diced onions and peppers freeze fantastically as long as you plan to use them in a sauce or soup. For some veg it’s also better to buy frozen if you’re not planning on eating it raw or cooking it immediately, like broccoli. Jesus Christ, never let broccoli rot. I’m pretty sure some corpses smell better.

  Allegedly washing and drying veg also makes it last longer, but I always feel like if I made it that far I might as well just prep and store it.

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• jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s a lot of marinara and apple sauce.

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• Crashumbc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think nitrogen is also widely used to prevent spoilage.

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• anew1642@lemmy.world [bot] ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Have you ever tried using an ozone generator in the refrigerator? A colleague of mine said that vegetables stay fresh much longer, but I wasn’t convinced.

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  • graphito@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    it’s a lot of hassle compared to just dropping a piece of dry ice in the veggie hospice.

    Ozone is pollutant, you shouldn’t inhale it or overconcentrate it – hence it requires seals and sensors. While CO2 displaces the oxygen (the main cause of spoilage), is widely available and non toxic

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m more of a liquid nitrogen kind of guy

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    • graphito@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Where do you keep your setup with it? In my exp it takes a lot of space if stored properly (out of sight & safely)

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