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Seeking advice on effective food storage to prevent spoilage

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Hi everyone,

I am looking for practical advice on how to improve food storage in the refrigerator. Lately, I have been dealing with food spoiling much faster than expected, especially fresh vegetables.

Despite my efforts, I often find that leafy greens, herbs, and other produce lose their freshness within just a few days. This leads to unnecessary food waste, which I am trying to eliminate.

Any tips welcome!
 
You need to look at what is being stored where in the fridge and if you are removing it from packaging etc.
We shop weekly and when we lived in the UK, we also found that where we purchased our veg from made a big difference. Sadly in Australia there is far fewer places to buy our veg from.

I also use something called Keep Produce Fresh, Reduce Food Waste, Save Money - Bluapple which really does help.
 
Here's what you might need. A chamber vacuum sealer. It vacuum seals foods to help keep them longer by stopping & shutting off the air that attributes to food spoilage!! I have one just like it. You can vacuum seal just about anything or everything for the freezer & the fridge. I have some bacon in the fridge. It's been in the frdge for about a month now. No air has gotten into the bag!! It even allows you to vacuum seal liquids!!! I'm so glad that I bought one!!

I've gotten so sick & tired of Foodsaver & similar products like it. You can't vacuum seal foods like you can with this machine & others like it. Just thought that I'd offer some help. This one is one of the cheaper machines where you wouldn't have to spend much. :whistling:
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Fresh vegetables go into plastic bags, knotted at the top, in the veg tray of the fridge. That goes for herbs as well.
I try to remember what products are likely to deteriorate soonest, like spinach, green beans,aubergines/eggplants, courgettes/zucchini, cucumbers, etc., and make an effort to use them up as soon as possible. Carrots, parsnips, beetroot, turnips, cabbage, etc. will last for ages.
I don't plan what I'm going to cook every week; I tend to do it on a daily basis. Some things (green beans, peppers,spinach) can be quickly blanched and then frozen. Others, like lettuce and cucumber, need to be used within a week, really.
 
Barriehie said:
what they don't tell you is that by placing zeolite in the sun for a day it will recharge to it's original state to be used again
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That's good the know. Australia doesn't lack sunshine.

Would it need removing from its container? It's a paper bag similar to that of silica bags to absorb moisture.

The one thing I have noticed is that the blue apple and similar products do really work and I can tell one it is finished.

The OP is in the UK.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
That's good the know. Australia doesn't lack sunshine.

Would it need removing from its container? It's a paper bag similar to that of silica bags to absorb moisture.

The one thing I have noticed is that the blue apple and similar products do really work and I can tell one it is finished.

The OP is in the UK.
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Oops on the OP location. Zeolite is sold as an odor absorber but any product that is Zeolite will work. The product I found is in a mesh type bag which would be ideal. I should think you could shimmy one of your apple things open for the Zeolite inside. Spread it on a tray outside to "recharge" and then in a container to use. I'd take the original container an reuse it. That should work w/out the recurring expense...
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn I bet that apple thing would open nicely with a hacksaw blade around the top. I'd go with at least 28 tpi(teeth per inch) to make it easy and smooth and oops, I don't know how they state those in metric! 11 or 12 tpc???

It's the UV, ultraviolet rays, that recharge it. You'd have to remove it from the original packaging. It's okay to handle. 👍
 
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Barriehie said:
SatNavSaysStraightOn I bet that apple thing would open nicely with a hacksaw blade around the top. I'd go with at least 28 tpi(teeth per inch) to make it easy and smooth and oops, I don't know how they state those in metric! 11 or 12 tpc???
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it is designed to be opened and the bag put inside it, probably just pulling it apart would be easier ;)
 
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