It’s time to revisit what you’re throwing in your pantry.
“Some products stay fresher in the refrigerator,” Gordon says.
“While others are best kept on the counter or in a cabinet.”
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It’s time to reconsider what you’restoring in your pantry.
Here are seven items that should never be stored in your kitchen cabinets.
Unsalted butter lacks the extra protection provided by salt to ward off bacterial growth.
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While protecting bananas from light is an important part of prolonging shelf life, so is keeping them cool.
“Anything that is not edible should not go into your cabinet,” Gordon says.
Nuts
If you’re nuts about nuts, keep them out of your kitchen cabinets.
“I keep any kind of nuts in an airtight container in the freezer,” Gordon says.
“It keeps out moisture, keeping them fresher, longer.”
For this reason, it is best stored in the refrigerator.
