Controversial Fridge Items

[beeboo]

Eggs - no no no, eggs from the fridge will crack when you go to boil them.

On account of very rarely making boiled eggs, I render this less relevant than the desire for my eggs to stay fresher for longer.

 

[ooo]

what about
brown sauce/bbq sauce
Mayo
leeks
onions
potato
bread

brown sauce/bbq sauce - no
Mayo - yes
leeks - yes
onions - yes
potato - yes
bread - yes (and i put them in freezer)

 

[WouldBe]

ooh - nail varnish!!!

Could be a fire hazard if it contains solvents.

 

[danny la rouge]

brown sauce/bbq sauce - brown, no. bbq - bin
Mayo - yes
leeks - no! Will stink out fridge, and makes them "weep"
onions - see leeks
potato - don'tbe silly
bread - only in Italy, or Africa or something

 

[WouldBe]

Jam - yes, it says so on the side to put it in the fridge after it is open

Jam is packed with sugar to act as a preservative. Why does it need even more preserving?

 

[boohoo]

my polish flat mate suggested I put the bread in the fridge...

 

[Madusa]

ketchup - yes or no?

No way.

 

[Madusa]

my polish flat mate suggested I put the bread in the fridge...

If it's sliced bread, in the fridge they go.

 

[beeboo]

Jam is packed with sugar to act as a preservative. Why does it need even more preserving?

To stop sugar loving mould growing all over it.

 

[Badgers]

Are you picking for a fight?

Fuck off you misogynist (marsogynist)

 

[danny la rouge]

my polish flat mate suggested I put the bread in the fridge...

That would explain a lot about Polish bread.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

It says on jars of jam and even pickles that they should be put in the fridge once opened. However pickling and making jam is a way of preserving fruit and vegetables so that they keep. It has a history of thousands of years going back to when the world was all in sepia and beyond. Refrigerators are a really modern invention and in the UK were not found in ordinary homes until the 1950s. Our grandparents didn't need put jam and pickles in a fridge.

 

[WouldBe]

To stop sugar loving mould growing all over it.

I've got a part used 5 year+ old jar of jam in my cupboard. There's no mould on it as there's too much sugar in jam.

If any mould does form you just scrape the top bit off and chuck it away. The rest is fine.

 

[FunkyUK]

Film - Yes

Bananas, Eggs, butter, Cornflakes - No

 

[danny la rouge]

It says on jars of jam and even pickles that they should be put in the fridge once opened.

It's not sensible, though.

 

[danny la rouge]

If any mould does form you just scrape the top bit off and chuck it away. The rest is fine.

The bloom is just the top bit, like mushrooms; the spores will be right through the jam.

Not that it'll do you any harm.

 

[WouldBe]

It's not sensible, though.

The rest of his post explains why.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I've got a part used 5 year+ old jar of jam in my cupboard. There's no mould on it as there's too much sugar in jam.

If any mould does form you just scrape the top bit off and chuck it away. The rest is fine.

If you eat jam that has had mould on it you are likely to get the taste of alcohol which ruins the jam.

 

[danny la rouge]

The rest of his post explains why.

I know, I was just agreeing.

Ketchup goes in, though.

 

[teuchter]

Fuck off you misogynist (marsogynist)

Ok you win.

 

[ooo]

Film - Yes

Bananas, Eggs, butter, Cornflakes - No

film - yes to me too but only sometimes.
i worry if it'd cause condensation once it's out the fridge though.

 

[WouldBe]

Ketchup goes in, though.

No it doesn't. For the same reason you don't put jams and pickles in the fridge.

 

[danny la rouge]

No it doesn't. For the same reason you don't put jams and pickles in the fridge.

a) it's a taste thing - its flavour is impaired warm. b) it doesn't have enough vinegar to keep as long as chutney, say.

 

[kained&able]

Onions should be in fridge stops the crying.

dave

 

[beeboo]

I've got a part used 5 year+ old jar of jam in my cupboard. There's no mould on it as there's too much sugar in jam.

I only started putting my jam in the fridge after I got fed up with finding it mouldy.

Maybe I've got some aggressive mould in my house - I had a jar of pickled lemons in the fridge that developed a huge growth of mould floating on the pickling liquid. Cold acidic liquid doesn't seem an ideal environment for mould but it seemed to be thriving.

If any mould does form you just scrape the top bit off and chuck it away. The rest is fine.

I've got no qualms about scraping mould off stuff, just prefer to be able to jam up my toast in the morning without the extra hassle.

 

[danny la rouge]

CDs - freezer.

 

[lizzieloo]

Eggs-No
Jam-No
Tomatoes and tomato puree-Yes
Lemons (particularly half-lemons) No
Mushrooms-Yep
Butter-Nope

Fresh coffee is another must put in the fridge, makes a big difference.

 

[danny la rouge]

Fresh coffee is another must put in the fridge, makes a big difference.

Yes. AND in sealed airtight container.

 

[Badgers]

Leftover Nando's

 

[Detroit City]

My father in law insists on putting absolutely everything in the fridge. The man will put peanut butter there. His reasoning is that he doesn’t need to keep the air in the fridge cool.

actually he's right. the more full your fridge is the less energy it uses