What needs to be stored in a fridge?

I would keep things like tomatoes, cucumber lettuce I suppose most overground veg in the fridge. Root veg and the likes in a dark press.
 
Tomatoes & cucumber eaten straight from the fridge taste yuk. Let them reach room temp. first. If I know I'll be eating them ina day or so, I leave them out.
 
Purple said:
By the way, what's the problem with keeping veg in the fridge?
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Well, depends on the veg. Sometimes it's simply that it's not necessary. Also kills the flavour (tomatoes, mushrooms)

Carrots & parsnips can get sweaty more quickly.
 
I keep most veg in the fridge in the summer as I don't have a cold enough room and found stuff was going off. I take out what I will be using in the evening in the morning.

I don't eat carrots, parsnips in the summer so this type of food which I'm eating now isn't kept out.
 
becky said:
I don't eat carrots, parsnips in the summer
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Is that because you do less cooking of hot food in the summer? Just thinking about this, we would still cook a hot meal during the day but have a salad at tea time.
 
Caveat said:
Well, depends on the veg. Sometimes it's simply that it's not necessary. Also kills the flavour (tomatoes, mushrooms)

Carrots & parsnips can get sweaty more quickly.
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Tomatoes etc I take out of the fridge the morning they are to be used (or the night before). I find that root veg is fine as long as it's taken out of any plastic packaging. Something like 40% of all veg bought in Ireland is thrown out because it's gone off. The fridge increases it's usable life by a good bit.
 
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