FabSwingers.com forum: Should fruit be kept in the fridge?

By *r Sprout OP Man
21 weeks ago

the middle

Should it? I keep mine in there.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
21 weeks ago

East Sussex

No.

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By *hristopherd999Man
21 weeks ago

Brentwood

Potatoes?

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By *arkSovereignMan
21 weeks ago

Lancashire

It depends on the fruit. Apples, strawberries and oranges yes yes yes… but bananas no no no

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By *ripfillMan
21 weeks ago

havant

Ethylene gas …. That’s all I am saying in this topic !

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By *eyond PurityCouple
21 weeks ago

Lincolnshire

Simply follow what supermarkets do - if you get it from the fridge, it goes in the fridge, if you get it from a shelf, you can leave it out of the fridge.

Although thinking about it, cucumber and tomatoes we put in the fridge after picking from the shelf

We’d only leave some fruits that usually go in the fridge out to ripen next to a banana.

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By *ickshawedCouple
21 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

There's no room due to all the chocolate I keep in there

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By *ittlebirdWoman
21 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

Depends on the fruit. Bananas no. Soft fruit yes

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By *_J111Woman
21 weeks ago

home

Berries, melon and grapes yes, other fruit no.

Simple

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
21 weeks ago

Staffordshire

Apples yes.

Bananas no.

Strawberries yes.

Grapes yes.

Pineapple no.

Etc

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By *arkSovereignMan
21 weeks ago

Lancashire

"Apples yes.

Bananas no.

Strawberries yes.

Grapes yes.

Pineapple no.

Etc "

Correct!

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By *d4fun73Man
21 weeks ago

Shipley

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By *arkSovereignMan
21 weeks ago

Lancashire

"Apples yes.

Bananas no.

Strawberries yes.

Grapes yes.

Pineapple no.

Etc "

Although pineapple that has been cut goes in the fridge. Same for mangoes and melon but only when they’ve been cut

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By *arkinberksMan
21 weeks ago

Ascot

The purpose of refrigerating fruit is to minimise loss of moisture, so typically, the thinner the skin the better they keep if chilled. Soft fruits (berries and grapes) keep longer if refrigerated. Citrus tend to have a waxy coating as do apples, so don’t need chilling. The only exception is if the skin has been cut, so once a melon has had a slice taken off, it’s kept in the fridge as there’s a large surface area that has no outer skin.

Bananas should not be put in the fridge and kept away from other fruit.

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By *4bimMan
21 weeks ago

Farnborough Hampshire

no.

the staff i have squashing grapes with their feet do not deserve air condition.

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By *he love catsCouple
21 weeks ago

South Wales

Don't stick your banana in the fridge, melons are fine.

Started using frozen berries for my porridge in the morning, they work out cheaper, there's no waste and I read online there's more goodness than there is in the fresh ones as they get frozen straight after they come off the bush whereas the fresh ones start losing their goodness while sitting on the shelves.

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By *exfordMan
21 weeks ago

discombobulated land

Apples yes

Berries yes

Bananas no no no

.. And don't keep eggs in the fridge either!

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
21 weeks ago

Reading

No its too cold to eat but it won't go mouldy as quickly

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By *ananas57Couple
21 weeks ago

lake ariel

The fridge is too cold for bananas, brrrr

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By *ot to giggleWoman
21 weeks ago

Coventry

Err depends on fruit.

Beer is better in the fridge you know!!

Makes it really cold

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
21 weeks ago

Central

It depends on the fruit. Tomatoes lose their flavour if put in there

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By *r Sprout OP Man
21 weeks ago

the middle

So it seems everyone is saying the same thing. Put beer and chocolate in the fridge and stop buying fruit.

That’s advice I will take

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By *JcuriousCouple
21 weeks ago

Derby

Depends what fruit it is i suppose, bananas and apples no, berries and kiwi yes!

Miss S x

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
21 weeks ago

Leeds

Only strawberries and pineapple ( once chopped )

The mr

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By *haunshouse9Man
21 weeks ago

BIDEFORD

"Apples yes.

Bananas no.

Strawberries yes.

Grapes yes.

Pineapple no.

Etc "

Pineapple no, but once it's prepared I keep it in the fridge

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By *melia DominaTV/TS
21 weeks ago

Edinburgh (She/Her)

"The purpose of refrigerating fruit is to minimise loss of moisture, so typically, the thinner the skin the better they keep if chilled. Soft fruits (berries and grapes) keep longer if refrigerated. Citrus tend to have a waxy coating as do apples, so don’t need chilling. The only exception is if the skin has been cut, so once a melon has had a slice taken off, it’s kept in the fridge as there’s a large surface area that has no outer skin.

Bananas should not be put in the fridge and kept away from other fruit. "

All of this. The sicence is sound..

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By *he love catsCouple
21 weeks ago

South Wales

Pineapple prepared do you mean when you've opened the tin

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By *cotsguyyMan
21 weeks ago

Belfast

Where does the mayonnaise go?

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By *oonbath89Man
21 weeks ago

radstock

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By *oo..Woman
21 weeks ago

Boo's World

"So it seems everyone is saying the same thing. Put beer and chocolate in the fridge and stop buying fruit.

That’s advice I will take

The most sense you've spoken all day Sprout

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By *ansoffateMan
21 weeks ago

Sagittarius A

If you like it cold.

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By (user no longer on site)
21 weeks ago

I followed a tip online, instagram I think. Put your whole limes and lemons in a glass jar, or jug, of water, then in the fridge and they last weeks.

Cherry or baby plum tomatoes on the vine, last perfectly well all week in a dish on the worktop - even in this warm weather, and hold their flavour much better at room temp. But by experiment, larger tomatoes (also on the vine) don't last very long, so better in the fridge.

I also keep my eggs on the worktop and they're always fine. Mum and grandma before me always did without problem.

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By *he love catsCouple
21 weeks ago

South Wales

I keep celery and romaine lettuce in a bowl of water they keep growing and last ages, there's no need to take up room in the fridge where they lose their crispness.

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By *r Sprout OP Man
21 weeks ago

the middle

"I keep celery and romaine lettuce in a bowl of water they keep growing and last ages, there's no need to take up room in the fridge where they lose their crispness."

I’ve already chucked the fruit and stocked up on chocolate and beer but that’s a good tip

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