Do you know how to use the refrigerator? Many will take this matter as a joke. After more than half a century refrigerator became mandatory attribute of each food and imagine your life without it is simply impossible. Meanwhile, use of the refrigerator so that each product has found its place in it, and the food kept the taste and freshness for a long time, do not know how much more. After all, as we usually do? Just open the fridge and put the product on the shelf, where there's space.
Let's look at how to properly store food in the refrigerator, to significantly extend their shelf life.
Store by the rules
On all the shelves of the refrigerator temperature is different, and therefore suitable for the storage of certain products. Usually scheme, how to place them, can be found in the operating manual of the refrigerator, but not all look into it.
The lowest temperature, as is known in the freezer, and respectively cooler and on shelves which are closer thereto. It is here that we must keep perishable meat and fish dishes, sausages and cakes with cream. It is important to know that the lowest temperature in the rear wall of the refrigerator, and the closer to the door, the warmer. Therefore, especially the "naughty" foods should be placed there. On the edge of the food can be placed, which should not be too cold, such as butter or cheese.
Also in some modern refrigerators is the so-called null chamber or "freshness zone" in which, for example, herbs can remain fresh for a week.
Milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products should be stored in the middle shelves.
In some refrigerators, where the freezer is at the bottom, just above it there are boxes. They can store heat-resistant fruits and vegetables, such as apples, pears, cabbage or celery. But sensitive to the cold berries in the vegetable drawer lose flavor. They are best kept in tightly sealed plastic container on the top shelf of warm.
On the refrigerator door can be stored ready-made sauces, mustard, soft drinks, as well as butter. This is the warmest place in the fridge, and these products will be well chilled but not ice, that can spoil their taste. Also on the door is a tray of eggs. But keep it in eggs can be no more than 7 days. If you are planning longer Put the eggs in a plastic container with a tight fitting lid and place it on the coldest shelf where you store fish and meat dishes.
And in the freezer?
Has its own rules for storage and frozen food. The higher the shelf in a freezer - the higher the temperature there. Therefore, in the top drawer (-14 to -10) can be stored seafood, fish, frozen fruits and vegetables, butter.
Middle shelf (-14 to -16 degrees) is suitable for a variety of semi-finished products - meat dumplings, dumplings, pancakes, khinkali - at lower temperatures, they may lose their palatability and frozen dough will crumbles.
And in the lower box (-24 to -17 degrees) freezers leave room for meat and offal.
How to store food?
That the products retain their freshness longer, and their flavors are not mixed with each other, keep the products in the package. Butter, cheese and salads can be stored in glass or plastic containers, and sausages wrapped in paper, otherwise they can quickly oskliznut.
Greasy or strong-smelling products (eg, smoked bacon, fried fish) are best kept packed in foil or plastic wrap so they do not spread their scent around the refrigerator.
Ready meals are well stored in containers or enameled saucepan with a tight lid.
Open canned food (fish, meat, condensed milk), it is necessary to shift into glass jars or containers, otherwise they strung taste tin and quickly disappear.
For storing bank needs caviar pre-scalded with salt water and dry thoroughly, and under the lid, put a piece of oiled paper. So this whimsical product will stay fresh longer.
And be sure to ask, 10 for any frills in household appliances makes no sense to overpay.
