😬 Don’t Let Your Food Go to Waste
You spend money on good food, but some of it ends up spoiled, stale, or just… off. Sound familiar? That’s probably because it’s being stored in the wrong way — and you’re definitely not alone.
These 7 common kitchen storage mistakes are easy to make, but luckily? They’re even easier to fix.
🧂 1. Storing Spices Over the Stove
The steam and heat from your cooking degrade spice flavor fast.
✅ Fix it: Store your spices in a cool, dry pantry or drawer in airtight containers.
🥖 2. Keeping Bread in the Fridge
The fridge dries bread out and makes it stale faster — even though we think it preserves it.
✅ Fix it: Use a breadbox or freeze extra slices and toast when needed.
🍅 3. Refrigerating Tomatoes
Tomatoes lose their flavor and get mealy in cold temps.
✅ Fix it: Keep them on the counter, stem-side down, away from direct sunlight.
🍌 4. Bananas Next to Other Fruit
Bananas release ethylene gas that speeds up ripening (and spoiling) of nearby produce.
✅ Fix it: Store bananas separately — and freeze them once they get spotty!
🍯 5. Putting Honey in the Fridge
Refrigerated honey hardens and crystallizes faster.
✅ Fix it: Store honey in a tightly sealed jar in the pantry.
🧅 6. Storing Potatoes and Onions Together
Together, they release moisture and gas that make each other spoil faster.
✅ Fix it: Store onions and potatoes in separate, ventilated spaces.
🥫 7. Forgetting About FIFO
First In, First Out — the key to making sure your food doesn’t expire in the back of your cabinet.
✅ Fix it: Rotate new purchases behind older items and check dates often!
🛒 Bonus Tip: Upgrade Your Containers
Airtight containers (like OXO POP sets) not only look great but actually extend the life of pantry staples like rice, flour, and pasta.