A guide to storing fruit & vegetables in the fridge

These are all fruits which you are advised to refrigerate at home:
•    Apples
•    Avocados – once they are ripe
•    Cherries – Stored in an open container or bowl
•    Citrus fruit, including grapefruit, lemons, limes and oranges – once they are ripe and kept in an open container
•    Figs
•    Kiwi
•    Melons – once cut
•    Pears
•    Pineapple
•    Soft berries, including blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, grapes, raspberries and strawberries
•    Stone fruit, including nectarines, peaches and plums – once they are ripe

You are perfectly fine to leave these fruits out on a kitchen counter at room temperature inside storage containers:

·       Apricots

·       Bananas

·       Butternut squash

·       Plums

·       Tomatoes

Moving onto vegetables, these are the ones you should be making space for in your fridge. Keeping them cool helps them stay fresh for longer:

·       Asparagus

·       Beetroot

·       Bell peppers

·       Broccoli

·       Brussels sprouts

·       Cabbage

·       Carrots

·       Cauliflower

·       Celery

·       Corn

·       Cucumber

·       Fresh & unshelled beans

·       Leafy greens, including kale, lettuce and spinach

·       Leeks

·       Mushrooms

·       Peas

·       Radishes

·       Salad leaves

·       Sprouts

·       Turnips

You risk ruining these vegetables more quickly if you keep them in a fridge than other parts of your kitchen:
•    Garlic – keep these stored in a dark, cool and dry part of your kitchen instead
•    Onions – keep these stored in a dark, cool and dry part of your kitchen instead
•    Pickles – keep these stored in your home’s pantry instead, but they should be refrigerated once open
•    Potatoes – keep these stored in a dark, cool and airy part of your kitchen instead

Here are three tips to make your oven more energy-efficient on Christmas Day: