18 Ways To Make Your Food Last Longer
Featured 12/21/2013
Tips and tricks to make your food and your money last a little bit longer.
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7. 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.
9. 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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11. Rinse strawberries 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.
12. 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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18. And lastly....DON't stick to best before datesBest 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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