A-Z Storage Guide

Italian Parsley

Parsley is best kept like cut flowers, with it’s cut stem in 1-2cm of water, and placed in the fridge. It can also be frozen either whole in freezer bags…

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Juice

Make your own ice blocks from leftover smoothies and juice.

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Kiwifruit

Kiwi fruit is best stored on the countertop until they are ripe. Once they are ripe they should be refrigerated to prolong their shelf life.

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Kumara

Kumara should be stored in a cool, dark place, but not in the fridge.

Leftovers

Leftovers should always be stored in the fridge or freezer. It is important to get them into the fridge or freezer within two hours of cooking. Eat leftovers within two…

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Lemons and Limes

Store lemons and limes in your fruit bowl if you are going to use them quickly, if not, keep them in the fridge.

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Lettuce

Lettuce crispers are the best way to store iceberg lettuce, but if you don’t have one, wrapping your lettuce in  a damp, clean tea towel or paper towels and placing…

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Meat

Meat needs to be kept cold at all times – so either refrigerate it and cook it before its use-by date or freeze it.

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Milk

Milk is sensitive to temperature fluctuations so it needs to be kept in the fridge at all times. Try to avoid storing it in your fridge door.

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Mushrooms

The best way to store mushrooms is in a paper bag in the fridge.

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Nuts and seeds

Nuts and seeds have a shorter shelf life than you might think as they contain unsaturated fat, type of oil, which makes them highly prone to going rancid. Storing your…

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Onions

Onions should be stored in a cool, dry, dark place away from potatoes.

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Oranges

Store oranges loose in the fridge. Put them in your fruit bowl before eating so they can come to room temperature.

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Peppers

Store them in the fridge. Always put capsicums and peppers that are cut open in a storage container or bag in the vegetable drawer – if your fridge has one.

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Potatoes

Potatoes should be stored in a cool, dry and dark place, like a cupboard or the fridge if you have room in the vegetable drawer. They should be stored away…

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Pumpkin

The best way to store cut pumpkin is to wrap it tightly in beeswax wrap, cling wrap or bag and place it in the fridge.  It doesn’t matter if you…

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Quinoa

The pantry or cupboard that is cool and dark is the best place to store uncooked dry quinoa.

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Rice

Store uncooked rice in a sealed container in your pantry. Store cooked rice in the fridge and eat within a few days, or freeze it and eat it within a…

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