How to Keep Foods Fresh Longer

• How to Freeze Apples
• How to Store Apples Long-Term

Store bananas at room temperature until they ripen. Store ripe bananas in the refrigerator to impede further ripening. Freeze over-ripened bananas for use in banana bread and other baked goods.

Note: When you refrigerate or freeze bananas, the peel will turn black, but the fruit will still be good.

• How to Freeze Bananas
• Uses for Overripe Bananas

Store bread in a breadbox or on the counter.

• Uses for Stale Bread

Store butter in its original packaging inside the refrigerator compartment (not inside the door). Butter can also be frozen for up to six months.

• How to Freeze Butter

Remove cheese from its original packaging. Then, rewrap it in a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper, and seal it inside a plastic bag.

• Keep Cheese Fresh Longer
• Can You Freeze Cheese?

Store eggs in their original carton inside the refrigerator – not inside the refrigerator door.

• How to Tell If Eggs are Still Good
• How to Freeze Eggs

Store heads of garlic unpeeled in an open container in a cool, dry place. For long-term storage, garlic can also be dried and braided.

• How to Cure Fresh Garlic
• Bloomingfieldfarms.com: How to Braid Garlic

Store honey in a cool, dark place in an air-tight container.

• Does Honey Go Bad?

• How to Keep Lettuce Fresh