How to keep food fresh without refrigeration, even in hot weather: useful tips

Many of us have had to deal with a situation where you need to keep the products without the help of the refrigerator. Our tips tell you how to store a variety of products that they have not deteriorated even in hot weather.

1. Sausage put in a strong saline solution or wrap with a damp towel, dipped in salt water well.
2. Pan with a first or second dish set in a basin of cold water.
3. Fresh fish gutted, remove the gills, but do not wash and dry with paper towel. Rub inside and outside with pepper, salt, wrap the cheesecloth and hang it in the draft. So the fish can be stored for several days.

4. To preserve the freshness of raw meat (chicken) to help two ways. First, soak the tea towel in vinegar and wrap the meat in it. Second, pour chilled boiled milk, cover with a clean towel, place in a cool place. The product does not spoil a few days.
5. Raw eggs Spread lard or bacon slice, wrap in paper, fold in the box or basket and hang in a ventilated place. Boiled eggs perfectly preserved without refrigeration for several days.
6. Vegetables - cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, radish, place in a container with water.

7. Milk boil, pour into a jar and put in a container of water in a cool place. Boiled milk is sour for a few days.

8. Butter, melted down and transfer to a jar. Or wrap it in a cloth soaked in water and vinegar solution. There is another way to keep the butter in a heat - cut into pieces and put in a jar of salted water. In 1 liter of water 1 tablespoon salt.
There are products that can not be stored for more than a few hours without refrigeration. Salads with mayonnaise or sour cream, cakes and pastries with cream, seafood need to consume the food as soon as possible, the shelf life of such products without refrigeration - 2-3 hours.

Be sure to ask about the rules of care for the microwave.