Stone fruit together in the refrigerator
Stone fruit is only in good hands at room temperature if it is eaten soon, because heat quickly spoils it. Otherwise, the fruit compartment in the refrigerator is ideal for sharing a flat with the following varieties:
- Apricots
- Cherries
- Nectarines
- Peaches
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Tips
Take stone fruits out of the cool refrigerator well in advance of consumption. After two hours at room temperature, it has regained its full aroma.
Do not store apples with other fruit
Apples and bananas are two popular types of fruit that are often stored together. However, apples emit a ripening gas that makes fruits and vegetables ripen faster. This significantly reduces the shelf life. Apples are therefore always stored separately and further away from other types of fruit.
Sometimes the ripening gas of the apples is quite useful. For example when the bananas are still quite green. Store them next to apples for a day or two so that they are ready to eat faster.
Store tropical fruits together
Tropical fruits do not like the cold even after harvest. You can store them together at room temperature. But there are two things to consider:
- they are often sensitive to pressure
- Post-ripening varieties must be listed separately
Do not store the fruits on top of each other to avoid pressure points. Caution is advised with mangoes, avocados and bananas because they secrete the ripening gas ethylene. Other types of fruit nearby will ripen and spoil faster.
Berries are sensitive
Berries get along well with each other, but they are also extremely sensitive to pressure. That's why they say: proximity yes, touch no. It's best to put each variety in its own storage container and then immediately put it in the refrigerator.
Separate ripe and unripe fruits
Fruits of one type of fruit can be stored together, but sometimes it makes sense to divide them. For example, when the fruits have different degrees of ripeness. The overripe specimens accelerate the ripening process of unripe fruits. The fruit may then ripen faster than it can be eaten.
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