Where you place your food in the fridge does matter

Re:Where you place your food in the fridge does matter by toxik on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:52PM (#21273990)

What? That can’t be right. I’m aware most people put bread in the pantry or whatever, but why would the fridge make it go stale?

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Re:Where you place your food in the fridge does matter by likpok on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:06PM (#21274151)

A big part of staling is the recrystallization of starch, which happens faster at cold-but-not-freezing temperatures.

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Re:Where you place your food in the fridge does matter by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:03PM (#21274121)

https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-reall... Temperature causes starches to crystallize and cause it to get stale

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Re:Where you place your food in the fridge does matter by pilsetnieks on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:57PM (#21274069)

Because air is much dryer inside a fridge.

I still put my bread in a fridge (unless it's something that's really intended to be consumed soon) because I prefer stale to mold.

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Re:Where you place your food in the fridge does matter by likpok on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:06PM (#21274157)

Drying is only part of staling. You can seal bread airtight and it will still go stale faster in the fridge.

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