How to keep fruits fresh and fragrant at home?

It is useful to know how to store fruits, because they can be found in any home. They will lie for a long time and will not lose their palatability if placed in a place with a suitable temperature regime.

Choose a storage method

The refrigerator is best suited for storing most of the usual fruits from our latitudes. But if you are interested in how to store pineapple or other tropical fruits, then it is worth remembering that they do not like low temperatures. Typically, the design provides for large transparent boxes for fruits and vegetables. Their size provides good air intake. But there are some subtleties.

The apples can be stored for a long time, all winter. Suitable as a refrigerator, or just a dark dry place. It is best to put them in a wooden box with the bottom dusted with sawdust, previously wrapped in oiled paper. The number of layers depends on how many fruits you need to harvest. The timing in which apples do not lose freshness depends on the variety. Summer is suitable for two weeks. But the later ones, which ripen at the end of autumn, are perfectly stored in the winter, without losing their qualities for more than six months.

Apples have a lot of ethylene, so fruits should be stored separately from other fruits to protect them from premature spoilage. This gas is also emitted:

• bananas
• avocado;
• peaches;
• pears.

Peaches and plums stored in a similar way. Ripe fruits at room temperature will remain fresh for no more than a week. It is better to put them in the refrigerator, then the shelf life will increase to two to three weeks. If the fruit is not yet fully ripe, then they should be packed in a paper bag and left in a dry and cool place.

Pears. As is the case with apples, their shelf life depends on the variety. The early ones will remain intact for up to 3 weeks. Autumn harvested before full maturity will be edible for up to two months. Winter varieties also need to be picked a little ahead of time, and keep them in the refrigerator or in a dark, dry place for up to 4 months. Periodically, it is necessary to inspect all the fruits. If damaged, it should be removed to protect the rest.

Tip

Do not wash fruits before putting them in the refrigerator. Due to moisture, mold may form.

Grape must be kept cold. It is best to take a flat wooden box, cover the bottom with clean paper, then lay the bunches in one layer. An ordinary three-liter jar is also suitable: sawdust, for example birch, and a little dry mustard powder are poured into it. Then lay a layer of grapes, pour again with sawdust and mustard, and place a new layer. So repeat until filled. Shelf life - 2 weeks.

Melon, watermelon, and pumpkin well kept in the closet. But only if the fruits are uncut and intact. In the cold, they lose their taste and smell.

How to store fruits from tropical countries?

Low temperatures have a bad effect on exotic fruits. They begin to rot, in addition, emit harmful substances. So a delicious gift from Thailand or other countries is best arranged in another place.

If the question arose about how to store pineapple, then you should think about putting it in the refrigerator in the compartment for vegetables and fruits. It will not lie there for a long time, but if you wrap it in a paper bag with holes, then it will remain usable for 2 weeks. From time to time it needs to be turned over so it will be sweeter.

How to store pineapple if it is already cut into pieces? A great way is freezing. The fruit must be peeled and cut into small slices. Then shift in a convenient container and send to the freezer.When the pieces are frozen, they should be transferred to a plastic bag, tie it tightly and again sent to the freezer.

To keep bananas fresh longer, they should not be refrigerated. In addition, the bunch should be divided so that the fruit is stored separately.

Oranges, lemons, lime also need to be kept in a cool dark place so that they are juicy. Only clean briefly in the refrigerator for cooling.

Not sure how to store tangerines? Doing this is the same as other citrus fruits. They will also lie well if each fruit is wrapped in paper and folded into a wooden box.

Ripe mangoes will retain their qualities even at low temperatures, so that it can be put in the refrigerator. Shelf life - up to 5 days. But not ripe enough, you must first hold it in a paper bag for several days and only then remove it. It is not recommended to wrap it in polyethylene, since the fruit needs good air access.

In the same way avocado storage. The unripe fruit is left to ripen at room temperature. To speed up this process, you can put the fruit in a paper bag. When the peel begins to give in to gentle finger pressure, the avocado should be transferred to the refrigerator. Shelf life is about a week.

You may also wonder how to store persimmons. Fresh fruits lie in the refrigerator for up to 2 months if each of them is wrapped with paper. To increase the time, the fruits are frozen, dried or dried.

At home, grenades can remain unharmed for up to a week at room temperature and up to a month - with the refrigerator. The cut fruit is suitable for consumption for 4 days.

In order for fruit storage to be successful, it is worth knowing the features of different fruits. And then even in winter there will be an opportunity to enjoy a tasty and healthy dish.