Very often supermarkets offer us big discounts on some product, we succumb to temptation and buy more than we need. As a result, the food spoils and we throw it away. But there is a way to avoid such problems if you learn how to keep food fresh for longer.
Life hacks for the kitchen for storing food
1. If you have bought a lot of milk that has a short shelf life, it is clear that very soon it will will turn sour and unusable unless you intend to make curd or curdled milk. To preserve food, try freezing it without breaking the following freezing rules:
• Only very fresh milk should be frozen, preferably of today's production date.
• Chill milk for several hours in the refrigerator before placing milk in the freezer.
• If you want to freeze the product directly in the package, then pour out a little of the liquid beforehand, otherwise the package will break during the swelling of the liquid product from frost.
Please note that milk cannot be stored in the freezer for longer than 6 weeks.
2. There is a very simple way to keep foods like lettuce fresh. We need to wrap the salad in paper. The effect will be achieved due to the fact that the paper will absorb moisture from the lettuce leaves, and this, in turn, will prevent bacteria and fungi from developing very quickly.
3. You can keep foods like bananas fresh by using plastic wrap. To do this, you just need to wrap the tails of unripe fruits with such a film.
However, if the bananas are already too ripe, then it would be more correct to peel them off and freeze the pulp. In the future, it can be used to make fillings for pies, cocktails or desserts.
4. You can keep a product such as green onions fresh longer if you put it in a glass of water and leave it in the refrigerator. Before that, you need to clean it from unnecessary spoiled feathers, if any, in advance.
5. Storing food in a glass jar can also extend the shelf life. So, for example, you can cut up clean greens and place them in a glass jar, and then use them as needed.
We hope that our article will help you keep food fresh for longer than usual, and thus save your family budget.
