The kitchen and all of the food it helps store are full of mysteries. What happens if you ? Why does bread go stale so fast? And why do fruits and vegetables need their own drawer in the fridge? We may not have the answers to all your kitchen questions, but we tell you that crisper drawers actually do have a function: to keep your produce from spoiling too fast. But before you start throwing everything in there and calling it a day, you should be aware that there is a science behind the magic.
Knowing what to put in these useful drawers will save you from the guilt of throwing food away. Not knowing can actually result in produce going bad even faster. A great invention of modernity, by manipulating moisture.
Most of the space in a fridge is open, which allows for the moisture to be sucked out by the fridge's fan. This is great for most types of foods, but produce normally needs moisture to keep, well, crisp. No one wants limp lettuce or dry strawberries.
These drawers basically hold the humidity of fruits and vegetables, helping them to stay fresher for longer. But not all fruit is created equal, since some produce more ethylene, a gas that ripens them. When produce ripens and produces this gas, it also signals to other foods around that it's time to start to ripen.
How to correctly use the fridge's crisper drawer To really take advantage of your crisp drawer's full potential, you need to know which foods thrive in high humidity environments, which prefer low humidity, and w.
