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1. Prevent avocado from browning
Store the other half of your avocado in a small container with a piece of peeled onion.
Put it in the fridge and you can sleep peacefully, the fruit won’t turn to the dark side.
2. For overly ripe bananas
To prevent bananas from ripening too quickly, you can cover the stem with a small piece of aluminum foil. If your bananas are not yet ripe, don’t make the mistake of putting them in the fridge — it can cause them to turn black.
3. To keep milk fresher
Add a pinch of salt to a bottle of fresh milk and shake. This should extend its shelf life by a few days. And if you’re worried the milk will taste salty, be assured that the amount of salt is too small for you to notice it.
4. Prevent cookies from hardening
Do the cookies you baked or bought stay soft and edible for only a day or two?
Prevent them from drying out by placing them in an airtight container with a slice of toast to keep them safe.
5. To prevent strawberry rot
Strawberries are expensive and should be handled carefully — it would be a shame to waste them. And as you know, some fruits in a carton start to rot very, very quickly…. To prevent this, soak the strawberries in this water bath. (1 part white vinegar to 5 parts water).
6. To prevent apples from browning
You know how fragile apples are once they’ve been cut into quarters; they quickly change shade to brown. To protect them from such a fate, keep the pieces together with a rubber band.
7. Preserve a bag of flakes
Packaging generally isn’t the best storage solution, but if you have no other option, try folding the cereal bags using this technique. The folds should keep them crispy longer.
8. To avoid wasting yogurts that have an approaching expiration date
Are you about to throw away several yogurts in a few days? Freeze them instead of throwing them away. By inserting wooden sticks you can make appealing frozen yogurts that kids will surely love. Healthy and tasty.
9. Rescue bread that is already hard
Don’t throw away rolls that are hard — you may regret acting too quickly! Pour a little water on the bread or rolls that are a few days old, and put them in the oven.
They will be as soft as they were the day you bought them!
10. Preserve leftover fresh herbs
Often we don’t need the entire amount of herbs we’ve just chopped or bought. To make sure they don’t dry out and become unusable, you can freeze the leftovers in an ice cube tray, covered with a little olive oil. Next time you cook fish or meat, melt one of these cubes!
