20. Spices
It is advised to keep your melons on the kitchen counter so that the flavor will remain good. Storing melons at room temperature also helps to keep the antioxidants intact. Putting these fruits in your refrigerator does the complete opposite. Some good advice if you ask me
21.Melon
Along with other flavorful foods, the cold and humidity will break down the flavors of the spices, extracting the strong taste. So, for best results, keep them at room temperature!
22. Nuts
While colder temperatures mildly help to prevent natural oils in nuts from turning too rancid, the cool environment of your refrigerator can take away much of their flavor, making them taste dull and boring. Plus, nuts will absorb other odors lurking in the fridge.
23. Stone Fruit
Stone fruit includes peaches, nectarines, and plums. If kept in the fridge, these fruits will take longer to ripen. They need to be stored in room temperature. But if you can’t eat them right away, then by all means put them in the fridge’s fruit bin for a couple of days.
24. Herbs
Fresh herbs have that title for a reason. To explain it in layman’s terms, putting fresh herbs into the refrigerator causes them to wilt faster. And once that happens, they just don’t taste the same. Like other foods in this article, it’s recommended to store fresh herbs in room temperature.
25. Apricots
If you want to get the maximum amount of flavor from your apricots, we advise that you store them out of the fridge, preferably on the kitchen counter or somewhere dry. When refrigerated, apricots lose their flavors and textures.
26. Salad dressings
The entire point of salad dressings is for them to be tasty and lighten up sometimes dull salads. Salad dressings are condiments, and like any other condiment, they perform best when stored outside the fridge, like in a cupboard.
27. Cereals
Cereal just tastes better when it is stored in a dry place. Keeping your morning cereal in the fridge along with the milk can upset your stomach. If you happen to live in a humid climate such as south Florida, then it’s recommended that you store your cereal in the refrigerator.
28. Peanut butter
Although storing peanut butter in the fridge doesn’t do any harm to this popular food, it simply tastes better when it’s been stored in a cool, dark spot for a while. Again, like cereal, if you live in a part of the world with high humidity, it’s actually a good idea to put your peanut butter in the fridge.
29. Winter squashes
There are many types of squashes sold in markets around the globe: butternut, acorn, and spaghetti to name a few. Squashes are full of vitamins and if you want to preserve these vitamins, it’s highly recommended to put squash somewhere other than in the fridge.
30. Pastries
Cookies, cakes and any other type of pastry should be stored outside the fridge. It’s a known fact (at least amongst those of us who enjoy baking) that these baked delectable treats go stale at a much faster rate if kept in the fridge.
