How To Store Vegetables And Fruits To Avoid Rotten Food

Take those tomatoes out of the fridge! To help them last longer, store them in a bowl on your kitchen counter.

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Once your avocadoes are a bit soft to the touch, move them to the fridge to increase their shelf life.

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Keep asparagus fresh by storing them as you would flowers: standing in a few inches of water.

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