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Store Apples with potatoes to them from sprouting
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Store mushrooms in paper bags not in plastic bags
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Keep milk in the middle of your fridge, NOT in the door where temperatures are cooler.
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Clean your fridge: Once something goes rotten in your fridge or cupboard, bin it. The mold it leaves behind will soon spread to your new food. Also disinfect the fridge- it’ll make everything keep for much longer.
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Wrap lettuce in tin foil to keep it crisp for longer.
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Reuse Bottle to close up to plastic bags
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Rinse stawberries in vinegar: Swirl berries in a mixture of one part vinegar to 10 parts water. Drain, rinse and put in the fridge and voila! you can enjoy your strawberries for nearly 2 weeks longer. The solution is diluted enough so you won’t taste the vinegar.
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Store eggs in the middle shelf of the fridge to make them last 3-4 weeks past the sell by date
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Freeze it: Take advantage of reductions at the supermarket by sticking them in the freezer. Freezing food will extend the life of most products including bread, cakes, and most fruit and veg ( just make sure you put them in resealable bags or storage containers). So stock up and get freezing!
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Rub an ice cube over stale bread, then bake for 12 minutes to revive it.
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Reduce unpopped kernels by cooking popcorn in a bowl topped with a plate.
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Keep older food at the front of the fridge so you can see what’ needs to be eaten
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Store tomatoes at room temperature, not in the fridge
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Keep cheese in the warmest part of the fridge, such as the vegetable or cheese draw
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And lastly….DON’t stick to best before dates Best before dates are about quality, not safety. If stored right, you can in fact make an apple last a whole year. Check out this handy guide that’ll show you how to keep your food for longer.
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Wrap the Crown of a bunch of bananas with cling film to keep them for 3-5 days longer
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Using Tights to store Onions will make them last for 8 months
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Butter the cut side of cheese to stop drying it out
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