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6071465 No.6071465 [Reply] [Original]

Why do american people keep bread and fruits/veggies in their fridge ? I'll never get the point of it.

>> No.6071468

>>6071465

I'm American and I keep neither in the fridge.

>> No.6071469

We have electricity here
Google 'electricity'

>> No.6071471

You can simulate seasonal change by putting certain vegetables in the fridge. Helps for late planting.

Also it slows down decay.

>> No.6071472

>>6071469

Why would you waste electricity storing foods in a manner that is counterproductive?

>> No.6071473
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>>6071469

>> No.6071475

>>6071472

the fridge is already running whether it's in there or not

>> No.6071476

I can't eat a whole loaf of bread to myself in a few days before it gets moldy or stale

>> No.6071478

it's very humid where i live, and i don't go through a normal sized loaf of bread fast enough for it to not start molding. it goes in the fridge.

>> No.6071479

>>6071468
Same.

>>6071469
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>> No.6071482

>>6071475

Yeah, but the produce and bread doesn't keep as well in the fridge as it does outside the fridge. So why put them in there at all?

>>6071476
Fridge makes it go stale faster.

>> No.6071483

>>6071482

some produce does stay better longer in the fridge

I don't store bread in it though

>> No.6071486

>>6071465
You're embarrassing all non-Americans

>> No.6071489

>>6071482
A typical sandwich loaf I buy lasts a week and a half in the fridge. If I just keep it outside it lasts half that

>> No.6071492

>>6071478
A fridge is humid too.
If you can't eat bread as it's still fresh (within two days), just use in a dish like soup or pain perdu.

>> No.6071495

>>6071489

Which is making you throw it out? Mold or staleness?

If it's mold you're keeping it in the incorrect packaging, such as plastic. Bread needs to be able to "breathe" a little or moisture will create mold. A paper sack is a great way to store bread, or the traditional wooden "bread box".

>> No.6071499

>putting ketchup in the fridge

LEL

>> No.6071511

I was brought up keeping bread in the freezer...
Well, sliced bread anyways. If I'm getting a good loaf of bread I'm sure to use it in a couple days so I just leave it out.

>> No.6071515

Not American, but with many fruits and vegetables this actually makes sense. I do it, too.

Bread on the other hand definitely does not belong in the fridge. The fridge even makes bread go bad faster.

>> No.6071519

>>6071495
Mold. Yes the old school bread box does work my old grandparents have one. Maybe I should get one. Bread does taste different after it's been in the fridge.

>> No.6071521

>>6071495
in high humidity the bread will become moldy quickly regardless of what it is stored in outside of a fridge

>> No.6071530

>>6071472
Explain. Even then, nobody has cold rooms anymore, so fridge it is.

>> No.6071537

>>6071521

Not in my experience. I lived in Kemah, TX for years. Right on the gulf coast. Hot and humid as hell. Bread would keep for only a couple days in a plastic bag, but in a paper grocery sack it would easily last a week.

The packaging you store it in is very important.

>>6071530
>Explain
Bread goes stale faster in the fridge than it does at room temperature.

>> No.6071641

>>6071482
>Produce doesn't keep as well in the fridge
That's almost categorically untrue.