What do you keep in the fridge?

[Bill]

I was having a muse about why my fridge is rammed full of jars and I wondered what other people do. My SWMBO (and her family) put loads of stuff in the fridge that I wouldn't, which is where our jam habit comes from I suspect.

Eggs - Nope

Tomatoes - Nope, although SWMBO keeps putting them in so they're cold and bland when I want to eat one

Potatoes - Nope

Bread - Nope

Butter - If it's warm.

Milk - Yep

Jam - Yep, but it's a preserve, so I don't know why.

French dressing - Nope, I did but I don't keep the ingredients (except mustard, but see below) in the fridge, so why put dressing in. Particularly as it made the oil cloudy and immiscible.

Mustard - Yes, but why?

Tommy K - Yes, but it's a preserve, no?

[calibrax]

Eggs - Yes. Fridges have egg trays after all!
Tomatoes - Yes. Does mean they keep longer, but I agree you have to take them out early for flavour.
Potatoes - No, that's just silly.
Bread - No. Also silly. People must have humungous fridges to have space for stuff like that!
Butter - Yes, for storage, but not once I start using a block, then it goes in the butter dish outside the fridge.
Milk - Yes, obviously.
Jam - No. But then, I don't usually have jam.
French dressing - No.
Mustard - No.
Tomato ketchup - No. It's a condiment!

[Plotloss]

Eggs - Nope, cold makes the pores larger, more air so they go off quicker
Tomatoes - Nope, sugars breakdown quicker, they go tart and go off quicker
Potatoes - Behave, they go in the potato trug thing.
Bread - Breadcrock
Butter - 50/50 some goes in the butter dish, remainder in fridge
Milk - Yes, obviously.
Jam - No. Its a preserve
French dressing - Why would I have this?
Mustard - No.
Tomato ketchup - No.

[Bill]

Plotloss said:

French dressing - Why would I have this?

For salad.



Oh.

[juice]

Its *always* humid here so pretty much everything not in a can, or sealed in some way goes in the Fridge otherwise it goes off, really off, very quickly !

Generally the fridge has

Milk,
Salt & Pepper
Oxo Cubes
Jam
Ketchup
Pasta
Salad Dressings
Opened Bags of crisps
Dairy stuff (Cheese etc)
Processed & Cooked Meats
Cereal
Beers
Butter/Spread
Coke
Fruit
Orange Juice
Veg
Salad
Sugar
Bread goes in the Freezer and is used when needed, goes moldy in about 2 days if left out.

[pad58]

None of the above.

One pig

Eight saltmarsh Lambs.

Two bodys of Welsh Beef.

Etc........

[KrazyIvan]

Daves insanity and Blairs Jersey death....as there is no way in hell you can use it up before the "use by" date. Other then that bread and cheese to go with said items, there is also some green/orange/red stuff in there as well that the wife eats but damed if I know what it is

[Mobile Chicane]

Keeping potatoes in the fridge is a heinous sin - they go sweet and soggy. Onions too. Unfortunately most will have been in chilled storage at some point by the time you buy them.

I think most people nowadays overheat their homes to the extent that the only 'cool place' for food storage is a mahoosive larder-style fridge which they shove everything in.

[The Nur]

If its in the fridge in the supermarket, I put it in the fridge. If not, I dont.

[Pints]

The Nur said:

If its in the fridge in the supermarket, I put it in the fridge. If not, I dont.

What if it states "refridgerate after opening" on the bottle, tin, etc?

[OllieC]

My fridge is for beer

I have no idea what the majority of the substances mentioned earlier even are.

[900T-R]

Mobile Chicane said:

Keeping potatoes in the fridge is a heinous sin - they go sweet and soggy. Onions too. Unfortunately most will have been in chilled storage at some point by the time you buy them.

I think most people nowadays overheat their homes to the extent that the only 'cool place' for food storage is a mahoosive larder-style fridge which they shove everything in.

Um, given that I live in a single bed apartment with an open plan kitchen (and storage/utility room in the direct vicinity of the kitchen which is mostly even hotter than the living or the bedroom - at least one can open windows there) where do you suggest a 'cool place' for food would be in the current temperatures?

[The Nur]

Pints said:

The Nur said:

If its in the fridge in the supermarket, I put it in the fridge. If not, I dont.

What if it states "refridgerate after opening" on the bottle, tin, etc?

Depends, most of the time if I buy something that says the above I tend to ignore it, or finish it pretty quickly anyway. ketchup never goes in the fridge though, I cant abide cooking something then putting cold bloody ketchup on it.

What sort of stuff are you supposed to refrigerate after opening anyway? Cant think of anything off the top if my head.

[Matt Harper]

As stated already, ambient temperature must have some bearing on this. Where I live, if I don't refridgerate potatos and onions, they start growing green shoots in a matter of days.

[fido]

Soya Milk, Pigeon Breasts

[Mobile Chicane]

900T-R said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Keeping potatoes in the fridge is a heinous sin - they go sweet and soggy. Onions too. Unfortunately most will have been in chilled storage at some point by the time you buy them.

I think most people nowadays overheat their homes to the extent that the only 'cool place' for food storage is a mahoosive larder-style fridge which they shove everything in.

Um, given that I live in a single bed apartment with an open plan kitchen (and storage/utility room in the direct vicinity of the kitchen which is mostly even hotter than the living or the bedroom - at least one can open windows there) where do you suggest a 'cool place' for food would be in the current temperatures?

That too. Houses don't have 'larders' nowadays, which is a pain if you want to store cheeses or vegetables at a constant coolish temperature.

[Kneetrembler]

As I live in a hot humid climate, Milk,butter,salad dressing,all meat or fish,yoghurts,beer,wine,juices,all salad goods go in the fridge & most vegetables

Bread,jams,sauces,cakes do not go in the fridge.

[Pints]

The Nur said:

Pints said:

The Nur said:

If its in the fridge in the supermarket, I put it in the fridge. If not, I dont.

What if it states "refridgerate after opening" on the bottle, tin, etc?

Depends, most of the time if I buy something that says the above I tend to ignore it, or finish it pretty quickly anyway. ketchup never goes in the fridge though, I cant abide cooking something then putting cold bloody ketchup on it.

What sort of stuff are you supposed to refrigerate after opening anyway? Cant think of anything off the top if my head.

Most jams and sandwich spreads will have this on.

P.S. Nice use of the word "abide".

[The Nur]

Pints said:

The Nur said:

Pints said:

The Nur said:

If its in the fridge in the supermarket, I put it in the fridge. If not, I dont.

What if it states "refridgerate after opening" on the bottle, tin, etc?

Depends, most of the time if I buy something that says the above I tend to ignore it, or finish it pretty quickly anyway. ketchup never goes in the fridge though, I cant abide cooking something then putting cold bloody ketchup on it.

What sort of stuff are you supposed to refrigerate after opening anyway? Cant think of anything off the top if my head.

Most jams and sandwich spreads will have this on.

P.S. Nice use of the word "abide".

I see, only buy jam from one place. An garage over the gower that sells "home made" stuff. Doesn't last very long.

Cheers pints

Edited by The Nur on Friday 9th July 17:29

[AndyAudi]

900T-R said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Keeping potatoes in the fridge is a heinous sin - they go sweet and soggy. Onions too. Unfortunately most will have been in chilled storage at some point by the time you buy them.

I think most people nowadays overheat their homes to the extent that the only 'cool place' for food storage is a mahoosive larder-style fridge which they shove everything in.

Um, given that I live in a single bed apartment with an open plan kitchen (and storage/utility room in the direct vicinity of the kitchen which is mostly even hotter than the living or the bedroom - at least one can open windows there) where do you suggest a 'cool place' for food would be in the current temperatures?

Cupboard under the sink, would likely be one of the coolest spots in the kitchen.
A cold fridge turns the Starch to Sugars hence the sweetening, causes no end of problems discoulouring chips & the like as the sugars burn.