Life Hacks: How To Store Food So It Lasts Longer

One of the dramas of living in a dorm is food. Trying to keep eating cheap but still being able to eat well all the time and not get confused when deciding 'what to eat' is a difficulty faced in dormitory life almost every day. To work around this, you may keep food stocks that can be stored for a long time, such as shredded meat, chili sauce, instant food, sardines, canned food, etc. But surely, sometimes you feel bored eating instant food, right? One option is to cook by yourself because it is cheaper than buying it. But it turns out that storing a lot of food ingredients is also difficult because we are afraid that the food ingredients can rot quickly. So, to deal with it, follow the following life hacks in storing food ingredients to make them last longer!

Broccoli and lettuce

Wrapping it in aluminum foil and storing it in the refrigerator will make it crispier, stay fresh, and last 2 to 3 weeks.

Green vegetable

After washing, store in plastic and give air, then tie. This will keep it fresh longer.

Leek

Cut the green part into small pieces if you want to save the white part with larger pieces. Put it in a bottle or airtight container. It can last for weeks!

Banana

If you buy bananas that are still on the stem, wrap them in aluminum or plastic wrap, making them ripen longer so they don't spoil quickly.

Egg

If you want to store eggs in the refrigerator, greasing the shells with vegetable oil before storing them in the refrigerator can make them last longer and not easily damaged. But you can also store eggs outside the refrigerator.

Tomato

If your tomatoes are not too ripe, you can store them using a paper bag or a container with a paper mat underneath and then facing the stems downwards. Meanwhile, if the tomatoes you have are ripe enough, store them with the stem facing up.

Onion

Storing onions in the refrigerator can inhibit the release of semi-toxic substances that cause eye irritation when cutting them. In addition, the onions will also last longer.

Potatoes and apples

If you happen to have both, putting them together will make the potatoes last longer because apples give off ethylene gas which can prevent potatoes from ripe too quickly to the point of spoiling! If you only have potatoes, remember to store them in a dark place!

Carrot

Carrots will be fresher and last longer if stored as they grow in the ground vertically. Besides carrots, other root vegetables can also be stored this way.

Eggplant and cucumber

These two types of fruit vegetables are unsuitable for the refrigerator because their nutrition and delicious taste will decrease at low temperatures!

Red onion

If you peel it first, store the onions in the refrigerator in a container without washing them first, so they last longer, especially the garlic. You can store it at room temperature if you don't peel it.

Raw meat

Especially for chicken meat, you don't need to wash it first, while for fish, you can separate the intestine and clean the scales before storing it. Alternatively, you can immediately season the raw meat with various spices and store it in the freezer. This can also help you with meal preparation so that the activity of preparing food is faster.