Canned Tuna
All canned foods are known for their incredible shelf life. And canned meats are no exception to this rule. Be it SPAM, anchovies, tuna, or even chicken, they are prepared with enough sodium to prevent the cultivation of bacteria and sealed well to prevent any pathogens from entering the food.
While there are some canned meats that are made to be refrigerated, tuna is not one of them. The specific requirements for tuna cans include storing them above the floor in a dry, cool place, preferably a pantry shelf, away from direct sunlight. These requirements do not include refrigerating, and if you store the can in such a way, then there are chances that moisture will affect the integrity of the can in the long run. So if you stored some tuna cans in the fridge for a boost of freshness, take them out.
The only moment when you can refrigerate tuna is after you have opened a can and you did not eat the entirety of its contents. Then you should place it in a sealed container, and you can store it for up to four days that way.
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!