Controversial Fridge Items

[danny la rouge]

heh - you're channelling Craig R-H on civillian threads, Danny!

 

[beeboo]

They stay fresh for quite a while you know. I don't feel the need to give up my fridge space to them, but then a six pack will be gone within the week.

They often languish in my fridge for weeks after the use-by date. If they pass the sink/float test, I'll eat them.

 

[matrix_22]

They often languish in my fridge for weeks after the use-by date. If they pass the sink/float test, I'll eat them.

suppositories??

 

[yardbird]

This is really sad, but I read the whole thread.

Milk ffs!

Open to debate on your cereal .

 

[matrix_22]

This is really sad, but I read the whole thread.

Milk ffs!

Open to debate on your cereal .

No it's not sad lovin these threads

BUT cereal

 

[cliche guevara]

Eggs - Yes
Jam -No
Tomatoes and tomato puree - Yes
Lemons (particularly half-lemons) - Yes for half lemons
Mushrooms - Yes
Butter - No (but yes for margarine)
Marmite - No
ketchup - I prefer not to, but my housemate puts it in and he uses it more than me.
brown sauce/bbq sauce - As above
Mayo - Yes
Leeks - Yes
Onions - No
Potato - No
Bread - No
Mustard - Yes

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

If you put them in cold water and bring it to the boil, rather than plunging straight into boiling water, you won't experience this problem. This is only good for hard boiled eggs tho, as it's difficult to get the timing right with soft boiled.

 

[geminisnake]

tails - freezer.

My sister didn't appreciate me putting frozen rodents in her freezer a few yrs ago. Dunno why, they're sterile @ sister

 

[Bakunin]

Heads (in zip-loc bags, of course).

I prefer them mummified and in a row on spikes on my mantelpiece, personally, in order to remind of my finest hours.

I've got quite a collection now. TV Licence inspectors, electoral register folk, trick or treaters, all I really need is a couple of lawyers and maybe a few traffic wardens and I'll have the complete set.

 

[geminisnake]

They often languish in my fridge for weeks after the use-by date. If they pass the sink/float test, I'll eat them.

This is how I used to use eggs, then I realised more of them were going on the compost than we were eating so I don't buy them anymore. Though ours languished on the worktop

 

[beeboo]

I like to have eggs on stand-by in case I'm suddenly consumed with the urge to make a cake

 

[quimcunx]

There is widespread disagreement about what should go in the fridge and what shouldn't.

Is it possible to formulate a definitive list to sort this out once and for all?

These are just some examples:

Eggs
Jam
Tomatoes and tomato puree
Lemons (particularly half-lemons)
Mushrooms
Butter

I'm sure there are loads more that I can't think of right now.

I see urban has descended into chaos in just a few hours, without my steady hand to guide it.

Foodstuffs decay at a slower rate in temperatures lower than room temperature. Fridges are designed to cool them to about 5 degrees. They inhibit mould growth and the reproduction of pathogenic micro-organisms which decay the food and cause illness in us.

Different foodstuff deteriorate at different rates. Most buffets should only be kept out for a couple of hours before they are binned, for instance. Jams and other preserves (there's a clue there) keep for longer. Though please note although they can keep for years whilst unopened their longevity is compromised the moment they are opened.

Some of the disagreement on what does or does not go in the fridge might have its roots in the capacity of your childhood fridge, versus how much food you had, versus how many people were in your family versus how cold other parts of the house were, compared to buying food for only one person, living singly, or in shared accommodation, often with a warmer ambient temperature of that of our childhood home.


In a household of 6 jam butty lovers, a jar of jam and a pat of butter hardly last long enough to require refridgeration. But in a household of one who once in a while takes a fancy to some toast with butter and jam, unless one wants to be scraping mould off the top of the jam one would be well advised to refridgerate it to reduce the risk of this happening.

As a child our jam was never refridgerated, but I am not foolish enough to cling to any idea that it shouldn't be refridgerated just because my mother saw no need.


There. I think we can close the thread now.



Mods?

 

[teuchter]

I see urban has descended into chaos in just a few hours, without my steady hand to guide it.

Foodstuffs decay at a slower rate in temperatures lower than room temperature. Fridges are designed to cool them to about 5 degrees. They inhibit mould growth and the reproduction of pathogenic micro-organisms which decay the food and cause illness in us.

Different foodstuff deteriorate at different rates. Most buffets should only be kept out for a couple of hours before they are binned, for instance. Jams and other preserves (there's a clue there) keep for longer. Though please note although they can keep for years whilst unopened their longevity is compromised the moment they are opened.

Some of the disagreement on what does or does not go in the fridge might have its roots in the capacity of your childhood fridge, versus how much food you had, versus how many people were in your family versus how cold other parts of the house were, compared to buying food for only one person, living singly, or in shared accommodation, often with a warmer ambient temperature of that of our childhood home.


In a household of 6 jam butty lovers, a jar of jam and a pat of butter hardly last long enough to require refridgeration. But in a household of one who once in a while takes a fancy to some toast with butter and jam, unless one wants to be scraping mould off the top of the jam one would be well advised to refridgerate it to reduce the risk of this happening.

As a child our jam was never refridgerated, but I am not foolish enough to cling to any idea that it shouldn't be refridgerated just because my mother saw no need.

Yeah but what about mushrooms?

 

[Geri]

Eggs
Jam
Tomatoes and tomato puree
Lemons (particularly half-lemons)
Mushrooms
Butter

I keep all of those in the fridge, except for the butter which stays out (except in really hot weather).

It's not that I think they *should* be in the fridge, more that there is very little room in the cupboards.

 

[cesare]

Eggs - Yes
Jam - Yes
Tomatoes and tomato puree - Yes
Lemons (particularly half-lemons) - No, and ½s go in freezer
Mushrooms - Yes
Butter - Yes
Marmite - No
ketchup - Don't have that vile muck in my kitchen
brown sauce/bbq sauce - No
Mayo - Yes
Leeks - Yes
Onions - No
Potato - No, same applies to sweet potato
Bread - Not usually
Mustard - Yes

Opened jars of everything go in except honey
I have a 3½ year old tin of foie gras in there - now that's controversial
Sil
Eye pads
Lingonsylt
Freshly ground coffee in sealed container (opened packs of beans go in freezer)
Veg except parsnips

 

[quimcunx]

Yeah but what about mushrooms?

If you want.

I believe the controversy regarding mushrooms is whether it is acceptable to keep them in a plastic bag or whether they should be only be kept in paper bags.

Other than that the same rule applies. The longer you need to keep them fresh the more need there is to put them in a fridge.

 

[matrix_22]

If you want.

I believe the controversy regarding mushrooms is whether it is acceptable to keep them in a plastic bag or whether they should be only be kept in paper bags.

Other than that the same rule applies. The longer you need to keep them fresh the more need there is to put them in a fridge.

Yes and when you get stuff like mushrooms / sprouts etc in a plastic bag - cut the bag open and let it breath - stating the fucking obvious aren't I

 

[quimcunx]

Yes and when you get stuff like mushrooms / sprouts etc in a plastic bag - cut the bag open and let it breath - stating the fucking obvious aren't I

Well no not really. After all they don't breath as such do they? I see no reason why that would be ''obvious''. Unless you've been taught it or learnt throuh experience it isn't a particularly intuitive thing to do...

 

[matrix_22]

Well no not really. After all they don't breath as such do they? I see no reason why that would be ''obvious''. Unless you've been taught it or learnt throuh experience it isn't a particularly intuitive thing to do...

OK sorry - not sure where I learn't that but anyway - what about sperm?

 

[quimcunx]

OK sorry - not sure where I learn't that but anyway - what about sperm?

No need to apologise.

Depends how long you want to keep it. I'm sure it would remain edible for longer if refridgerated.

 

[matrix_22]

No need to apologise.

Depends how long you want to keep it. I'm sure it would remain edible for longer if refridgerated.

i use it as a mosturiser - prefer fresh but i'm having a party tonight and was thinking of stocking up

 

[Funky_monks]

These are just some examples:

Eggs
Jam
Tomatoes and tomato puree
Lemons (particularly half-lemons)
Mushrooms
Butter

Eggs - No, in fact DEFRA guidelines prevent me from placing any eggs that I am to offer for sale in a refrigerator because strong changes in temperature affect the bacterial 'bloom' which naturally occurs on eggs, keeping them germ-free, thus leading to potential for food-poisoning episodes. You should NEVER refrigerate eggs, unless you plan to eat them very quickly.

Jam - No, its a fucking preserve.

Tomatoes - No, they go in the fruit bowl, no flavour chilled, just like all fruit.

Tom. Puree - yep, once opened.

Lemons - no (half lemons, yes)

Mushroms - Yes, but in a paper bag, they 'sweat' in plastic.

Butter - Fuck no! How on earth would I spread it?

 

[geminisnake]

Butter - Fuck no! How on earth would I spread it?

You slice it, thinly or thickly, tis up to you I like a bit of scone/toast/whatever with my butter.

 

[Dhimmi]

Sherilyn Fenn- yes!

 

[bikergrrl]

Mushrooms in a paper bag shouldn't dry out in any reasonable period of time.

Mushrooms in those sealed plastic packs go slimy, but they'd go slimy faster if they weren't in the fridge, I'd imagine.

If I have to buy ones in a try with plastic over the top, I just rip off the plastic before I stick them in the fridge.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I prefer them mummified and in a row on spikes on my mantelpiece, personally, in order to remind of my finest hours.

I've got quite a collection now. TV Licence inspectors, electoral register folk, trick or treaters, all I really need is a couple of lawyers and maybe a few traffic wardens and I'll have the complete set.

Don't bother with door-stepping Mormons, though. Those bloody teeth temporarily blind me every time I reach for the milk to make a cuppa!

 

[liquidlunch]

Brilliant, this is my perfect Friday afternoon thread

I tend to err on the side of keeping things in the fridge, not because they NEED to go in the fridge but just because it helps them keep longer.

Like eggs - I accept there are lots of good reasons for not keeping eggs in the fridge, but I don't get through eggs very quickly so it's handy if I can keep them fresh a while longer. To be honest I've never done a comparative test on how much longer eggs stay fresh in the fridge

As for the rest:

eggs- fridge
jam- fridge (OK out of fridge but in fridge reduces mould potential)
tomatoes - fridge (but eaten at room temp)
tomato puree - cupboard
half lemons- fridge (in cling film)
mushroom- fridge
butter- in the butter dish, never in the fridge - potential for rancid butter is a price worth paying for spreadable butter on demand.

All veg is in the fridge except potatoes, squash, onions and garlic.

Only fruit in the fridge is soft fruit, although I've noticed bags of apples in the supermarket have started saying you should keep them in the fridge. I've not gone that far.

this^^^ beeboo is a legend,exactly to the tee

 

[_angel_]

Eggs - no
Jam - no

Weirdo! Why do you think there are egg holders in fridges.

Jam goes off faster if outside a fridge, the same with peanut butter (what's wrong with refrigerating it??)

I'm astonished anyone would consider NOT refrigerating mushies ---- I mean, maybe if you want them to go off double quick timing -- go ahead. Unless you have an ye olde larder that is cold and dark -- fridge all the way!!

 

[_angel_]

Butter - if you want to use it for spreading then I guess it's better off out the fridge (my mums is) however I usually only use it for baking so it's in the fridge until I need it.

 

[mr steev]

Jam goes off faster if outside a fridge, the same with peanut butter (what's wrong with refrigerating it??)

But both will last for a good few weeks in a cool cupboard. I've never put peanut butter in the fridge but have never had a jar long enough to go off. Chilled jam on toast is crap.
Each to there own though.. guess it depends how quick you eat stuff in a lot of cases

 

[May Kasahara]

Yeah but what about mushrooms?

Duh! They go in the bin.