Everyone wants to eat foods that's fresh.
However, not everyone has the luxury of going grocery shopping on a regular basis.
And for those people, here are simple tips to keep your food fresh longer.
Everyone wants to eat foods that's fresh.
However, not everyone has the luxury of going grocery shopping on a regular basis.
And for those people, here are simple tips to keep your food fresh longer.
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How to keep carrots fresh?
Storing carrots in sand keeps them fresh.
Gardeners recommend this method as sand decreases water evaporation and slows down rotting.
How to prevent cottage cheese from spoiling?
All you need is to turn it upside down when you are storing it in the fridge. This will keep it fresh for twice as long.
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How to keep eggs fresh?
For some reason you are not able to use up all your eggs as quickly as you would like or sometimes you might use only whites and neglect the yolks. What to do – freeze them.
Break them and pour the contents into an ice tray.
To preserve its structure, you can add little salt or sugar.
How to keep fresh greens fresh?
A glass jar is the best place to keep fresh herbs. Onion, garlic or parsley will keep its flavour when it is stored in this manner and won’t spoil, wither or dry.
How to keep honey away from oxidizing?
So we know that honey doesn’t go bad. But if you want to retain its properties knowing how to store properly is important. The best way is to keep it in a dark glass jar with a tight lid.
Containers made of metal, chipped enamel are not suitable for honey as it will oxidize there.
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How to keep Lettuce leaves fresh?
To make sure your lettuce leaves are fresh and crisp keep them wrapped in a paper towel. The paper towel will soak the excess moisture and would not let the leaves wither.
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How to keep milk fresh?
You bought a huge can of milk but forgot that you were going on vacation. Do not worry. Just freeze the milk.
Keep in mind that milk will increase in volume so your need to pour out some milk from the can.
For best result, frozen fresh milk should be used within four to six weeks.
How to keep spring onions fresh?
Spring onions can retain its freshness if you keep them in jar or glass of water.
If you want them to grow, just shear them.
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How to keep sauce fresh?
You can freeze leftover sauce if you think it’s nearing its expiry date just pour it into ziplock bags and freeze it.
Once frozen these can be diced and use in your dishes when required.
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How to keep Apples fresh?
You can store apples in the fridge for several months.
Compared to other fruits apples stay fresh longer in the fridge as well as retain its taste, although kept in the fridge for very long time.
However, do not let the fruits touch each other as this would damage them. For this, you can wrap each of them in newspaper.