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Preserving your fruits and vegetables is much less easy than it looks. In any case for me ...

Unlike my grandmother who knows exactly where each vegetable and each fruit should be stored, and how!

Personally, I don't hesitate to put the bananas and tomatoes in the fridge and leave the apples and strawberries outside. And I got it all wrong!

Because the problem is that some fruits and vegetables give off ethylene. It is a gas that promotes ripening.

And if we do not want our fruits and vegetables to rot quickly, it is better to give up some cohabitation in the vegetable bin.

To help you keep your fruits and vegetables as long as possible, here is the guide that tells you where to keep them. Look :

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At room temperature

Citrus: lemons, oranges, grapefruits are easily kept out of the fridge thanks to their thick skin. Allow 1 week out of the fridge and 2 weeks in the fridge.

Pineapple : the rule is to keep your pineapple out of the fridge until it ripens. When it is ripe, it can be kept for 5 days in the fridge.

Garlic : Store at room temperature. The garlic heads can be stored for 3 to 5 weeks, but the cloves on their own will only last 10 days.

Lawyers: Store at room temperature. The best way to get it to ripen quickly is to put it in a paper bag with a banana. By putting it in the fridge, on the contrary, you slow down its maturation.

Bananas: the peculiarity of bananas is that they produce a lot of ethylene. It is therefore important to store them at room temperature away from other fruits and vegetables. If they ripen too quickly, they can be put in the fridge in an airtight bag. Their skin will turn black but the fruit will still be good on the inside.

Squash: they can be stored out of the fridge at room temperature. So much the better because they take up a lot of space in the fridge!

Kiwis: the kiwis will ripen out of the fridge at room temperature. When they are tender, put them in a plastic bag and place in the fridge. They can stay there for 1 more week. If they are not ripe, put them in a paper bag with a banana or an apple.

Melons: melons can be stored at room temperature until they are ripe. When they're ready to eat, wrap them in a plastic bag and in the fridge! They can stay there for 1 more week. If you want to speed up the ripening of your melon, put them in a paper bag with a banana or an apple.

Nuts, hazelnuts, almonds: to prevent them from rotting, we keep them in a cool, dry, ventilated place.

Onions : store in a dry and ventilated place. They can be stored for 2 to 3 months under these conditions. But if you ever store them next to the potatoes, both will rot quickly.

Sweet potatoes : they can be stored for 2 to 3 months in a cool, dry and ventilated place and one week at room temperature.

Peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots: leave them at room temperature and only wash them when you are about to eat them. When they are ripe, they can be kept for 3 to 5 days in a plastic container in the fridge.

Pears : if you buy them still green, leave them at room temperature. When they are ripe, they put in the fridge in a plastic bag where they can stay a week longer.

Potatoes : like onions but NEVER WITH onions. In a cool, dry and ventilated place, they will keep for 2 to 3 months.

Tomatoes: they should always be left at room temperature and also eaten at room temperature. Do not put them in a plastic bag. The ethylene it gives off would make them rot.

In the fridge

Asparagus: these vegetables are fragile. It is best to consume them soon after purchasing them. The asparagus cool down, surrounded by a damp cloth, itself covered with a sheet of aluminum foil. They will keep for 1 to 2 days.

Eggplants: in the fridge packed in a plastic bag.

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower: in a cool place, in their packaging. Wash them only when you are about to cook them.

Cherries: in the fridge packed in a plastic bag. Wash them just before eating them.

Mushrooms : put them in a paper bag in the fridge. They keep for 1 week. Do not wash them in advance.

Chestnuts and chestnuts: in the fridge, in a paper bag, for 4 to 7 days.

Cucumber: wash it just before eating it. In the meantime, leave it in the fridge, in a plastic bag.

Zucchini: put them in a paper bag in the fridge. Wash them just before eating them.

Strawberries: they can be kept for 4 to 7 days in their original packaging in the fridge.

Beans (green, butter): we put them in a plastic bag in the fridge. Wash them just before eating them.

Lettuce, salads, spinach leaves: you can wash them and wrap them in paper towel. Put them in a plastic bag in the fridge.

Turnips: just put them in the fridge in a plastic bag. They keep for 7 days.

Leeks: keep in the fridge in a plastic bag for 7 days.

Apples : apples are among the fruits that give off a lot of ethylene. They should be stored away from other fruits and vegetables. You can put them in a plastic bag and store them in the fridge. Do not wash them in advance.

Grapes: Like apples, grapes are only washed before they are eaten. They put themselves in the fridge in a plastic bag with a hole so that the air can circulate.

In the fridge crisper

Artichokes: let them open at room temperature. Once they are open, put them in a plastic bag in the crisper.

Carrots: remove the soil, cut the tops to 1 cm from the carrot. Put the carrots in paper towel before placing them in a bag that closes tightly in the vegetable drawer.

Celery branch : rinse it. Put it in paper towel. Wrap it in aluminum foil. Place it in the vegetable drawer.

Endives: remove damaged leaves. Then wrap them in paper towel. Put them in a paper bag in the crisper.

Lychees: leave them in a plastic bag with a hole in the crisper. They will keep for 4 to 7 days.

But : if your ears have kept their leaves, put them in the fridge as is. If there is only the cob, wrap it in aluminum foil. Then, direction the vegetable bin.

Pepper : it is a vegetable that gives off a lot of ethylene. Therefore, it should be kept away from other vegetables, if possible. Put it in a plastic bag, in the vegetable drawer.

Radish: cut the tops and keep them in the vegetable drawer.

And there you have it, I hope this list will help you store your fruits and vegetables better and save money :-)

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