What needs to be stored in a fridge?

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We have a pretty large fridge (not american style) but struggling to find space for all that needs to go in there because of all the jams, jars of sauces etc etc. We have one full shelf of the fridge given over to products in jars - things that I would never have gone the fridge for when I was a kid. I checked the storage instructions on some of the items. Things like jams said "refridgerate after opening" while other thing like pickles said "store in a cool, dry place". Would be interested to know what other people store their fridge as ours is driving me mad at the moment!
 
Yeah, noticed that on those jars in recent years. Like you, these were never refrigerated when I was a kid. I just keep them somewhere dark and cool. I don't refrigerate them - they usually don't last long enough to go off anyway in our house.

Might depend on the actual type of substance e.g. something "creamy" yes, I would probably keep in the fridge (mayo etc) but e.g. pickles? - no way. Sure they are pickled/preserved :)
 
It seems silly to keep jam/pickles in the fridge, as making jam or pickling is a method of preservation. But, if you open a jar of pickles, and keep it in a press in your heated kitchen, it won't last very long. That's why people used to have proper larders, which were unheated.

I buy jam which is "home-made" by a small company and is made with no preservatives. I use very little jam and after about two months in the press, in the heated kitchen, the jam goes mouldy.. so I keep it in the fridge
 
I keep all that sort of stuff in the fridge but is more for convienience than anything else so they're close to the meat, cheese etc they'll be used with.
 
Very little.

My mum is italian - would kill me if caught keeping vegetables in there.
 
Yeah! We've started keeping jams in the fridge something we didn't have to do before. Other than that it's dairy products and meat and concentrated juices that have been opened. We have a utility room that would have brass monkeys calling for a soldering iron so we keep veggies and fruits there.
 
I keep jams etc in the fridge too - they seem to get mouldy if I don't.On another topic I just got a new fridge delivered & wondered if the company are obliged to take away the packaging along with the old fridge? The polystyrene stuff - is that ok for the recycle bin - I can't see any number on it (the logo for found on most plastics etc. that tells you if it can be recycled).
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The polystyrene stuff - is that ok for the recycle bin - I can't see any number on it (the logo for found on most plastics etc. that tells you if it can be recycled).

Yep, it can be recycled.
 
SoylentGreen said:
We have a utility room that would have brass monkeys calling for a soldering iron so we keep veggies and fruits there.
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You have the perfect larder. No need for a fridge for fruit and veg.

However, as I said before, If your choice is between an heated kitchen and the fridge, the fridge is a better place to keep fruit and veg if you want it to keep fresh for 4 or 5 days.
 
Our house is generally freezing I suppose so as huskerdu has said, probably helps in our to refrigerate or not to refrigerate decisions!
 
Polysterne packaging CANNOT be recycled, I had the same problem recently and rang my county council recycling centre, they told me that presently polystyrene CANNOT BE RECYCLED AND ADVISED ME TO PUT IT IN MY REGULAR REFUSE BIN !!!
Unbelieveable!!!!
 
Caveat said:
Our house is generally freezing I suppose so as huskerdu has said, probably helps in our to refrigerate or not to refrigerate decisions!
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Just an aside,
We had a visitor over the Christmas and despite having the central heating on, gas fires on, an electric fan heater on, this person still needed a hot water bottle. Give me cold any time.
 
Caveat said:
Is this common ?!

Aside from prepared/cooked or whatever we don't keep any veg in the fridge apart from the obvious salad stuff (lettuce, cucumber etc)
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My other half has a habit of putting vegetables in the fridge, especially tomatoes.

Don't want to start a are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable war.
 
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