Coffee beans
Likewise, with the loaf of bread, there is a myth going around that if you refrigerate your coffee beans, they will keep their texture and taste as fresh as they were when they were freshly roasted. Yet, that is not a way in which you can achieve that. If anything, the potential moisture that can enter your coffee bean container can make them spoil even faster than usual or cause them to mold. This is exactly why you should leave your coffee beans on the counter and not store them in the fridge.
Some coffee fans also claim that you can freeze them in order to preserve their taste. Yet, if you keep opening and closing the freezer, the sudden changes in temperature (especially if you live in a hot place) are going to alter their flavor profile, and you will not achieve what you desired when you first stored them in the freezer.
If you want to preserve your coffee for as long as possible, you can use one of the specialized containers with a one-way valve, which will release the carbon dioxide and oxygen the beans emanate over time and thus preserve them longer.
10 thoughts on “You Should NEVER Refrigerate These 5 Delicious Food Items”
It is true you should not keep your bread in your fridge, but for longer periods, you can store your it in a freezer. It may lose some nutrients, but not as much as if it were in the fridge. One area of concern is that many of the foods you buy in the store, kept cold, was delivered that way, so you should use them before a certain time( expire on a date) .
I’ve been freezing my bread for a while now and it works great.
Bread should be in the freezer the night befote its use. That way it becomes a resistant starch and wont turn into fat. Same with rice and potatoes. They should be cooked first and stay in the fridge overnight to becone a resistant starch.
You left out tomatoes. Tomatoes contain an enzyme that reacts to cold temperatures and causes its cell membrane to break down, leaving you with a piece of fruit that’s mushy and mealy. “You’re essentially zapping flavor and texture from a tomato when you refrigerate it,” says Gregory Lofts, deputy food editor at Martha Stewart Living.
Re: Pickles. What if you buy already-refrigerated pickles, like Claussen or Bubbies? I’ve always stored pickles in the refrigerator, and I’m not going to stop now. Besides, I like a cold pickle.
Thanks, I was well informed by your information. But I do like a cold pickle:-).
Some of the items mentioned like pickles say refrigerate after opening??
Don’t keep tomatoes in the fridge either. They lose flavor. There’s a compound that makes the scent of the tomato; it’s destroyed after 3 days in the fridge. if you keep your tomatoes in the fridge for even 2 days, you’re jeopardizing the compound, and thus the flavor. Keeping them in a cool, dark place is best for them.
Bananas, some say eggs, potatoes, onions, also can be kept out of the Fridge for a certain length of time.
Very interesting article. My home stays warmer than most. So leaving things on the counter worries me. My bread will get moldy fast, tomatoes get over ripe and semi ripe banana’s only last a couple of days, then I have to refrigerate them or slice them up and freeze them. I’ll start freezing my bread. Pickles have been a debate here. So now I know. Thx!