10 common foods you should never refrigerate
Bread stales faster and dries out, while honey crystallises and becomes cloudy, though it remains safe to eat.
Refrigeration is often seen as essential for food safety and freshness, but not all foods benefit from cold storage. In some cases, it can harm taste, texture, or nutritional value.
Vegetables and fruits like tomatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, and avocados can suffer in the fridge. Tomatoes and avocados lose flavour and ripening, potatoes become sweet and gritty, onions soften and mould, and garlic sprouts and turns bitter.
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Staples like bread and honey are also affected. Bread stales faster and dries out, while honey crystallises and becomes cloudy, though it remains safe to eat.
Other items like coffee, bananas, and olive oil lose quality in the cold. Coffee absorbs moisture and odours, bananas darken without ripening, and olive oil solidifies and loses clarity and flavour.
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