What can we find inside your refrigerator now?

@Bebs08 (10681)
United States
February 23, 2009 3:16pm CST
I have visited a friend who has lots of stuff inside their refrigerator, even the things that need not to be in there, they still put it squeezing the space. sometimes I do that too? like a bag of flour that is already opened, bread crumbs, pan cake flour.. I am just wondering, do we need to put these things in the refrigerator when it's already open? can we not put it in the pantry or counter? Just curious of what did you do with it and why?
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@ank_47 (1959)
• India
25 Feb 09
i have in my refrigerator now , in upper part , cheese slices ,1kg fish pieces,paneer packet, 2 chicken legs,one icecream (family pack),fresh butter 1/2 kg,small butter packet of 100-150 gms. in down wards,i have cream,2 dozens eggs,bread,hot dogs,indian vegetables,tamoto paste packet,mushrooms, baby carrots,baby tamoto 1.5 kg ,curry leaves, corriander leaves,methi leaves, 4,5 varieties of indian pickles,keera 4,5 ,milk, yogurt, kiwi and guava juice packets, ginger, apricot jam, pineapple essence,yellow food colour,red food colour,condensed milk tin ,ginger garlic paste , half coconut, 2 lemons ,plum fruits,pomengranate fruit ,venela essence,mehendi cone , tamarind paste etc i have in my refrigerator now . sometimes i put ghee and tamarind also in my refrigerator. i have small 165 litres refrigerator,and all frozen stuff are not sufficient for us .so we decided to take big refrigerator. bread crumbs and pan cake flour and any flours , are not needed to put in refrigerator.they can stay outside.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
27 Mar 09
oh!! you have a lot of stuff in your refrigerator!!! Mine is just a few.. hehehe I put my flour and pan cake flour and bread crumbs too. I don't know why I believe what people say, because they said it will help to preserve the stuff if you will not use it for long.
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
25 Feb 09
and i put left over food also in my refrigerator .
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@brew2x (3094)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Inside in our refrigerators are just normal stuffs like water, frozen goods, cheese, left over foods, fruits, fruit jams, chocolates, eggs and other dairy products. We don't place flour or bread crumbs inside the ref but sometimes we put the sugar to avoid ants for getting inside the container (the container is not tightly sealed).
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@brew2x (3094)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
Yes we do keep the dry stuffs outside the ref, we have separate containers for those =) Happy MyLotting!
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Oh thanks very much for sharing... so, you also put your flour and other dry stuff outside the ref?
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
23 Feb 09
Stuff like flour, I put in a container, and keep it on the counter, especially if I've opened it, it helps to keep the bugs out of it, I've never put it in my fridge if its been opened, bread crumbs I keep it in the cabinet, pan cake flour, I try to keep it in some kind of container, anything like that, you need to keep it in a container or it will get bugs. Other things like cornmeal, you can keep it in the freezer, it keeps the bugs out too.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Oh really? I did not know that it is good to put the flour in container than putting it in the fridge with its bag. Lol.. I will try to do that.. thanks.
• United States
25 Feb 09
Haha...no you misunderstood me, I keep my flour in a container sitting on my counter, I don't put it in the fridge, if you keep it in an airtight container the bugs won't get in it...
• Philippines
27 Mar 09
hi bebs! sometimes, I also put flour, breadcrumbs in the refrigerator. I don't know why. I also put potato chips inside, but not too long. take care
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
23 Apr 09
what? you put potato chips inside your ref? hahaha not me, but bread crumbs, yes.
@zeethegr8 (785)
• India
24 Feb 09
Right now, you'll find; milk, eggs, bread, juices, pickles, water, cheese, butter, rice, pineapple, chocolate pastry and other stuff.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
25 Feb 09
Oh really? but no flour in there.. thanks for sharing..
• China
2 Mar 09
When I in my house ,I will put fruits,milk and drink in my fridge .Because I think iced food more delicious.I just put some I like food in it,I don't like put many things in my fridge that don't need to be there. If I put too many in it ,I need to clean it out also.It would be better to toss them,it doesn't worth cleaning it out everytime~~~
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
27 Mar 09
did you also put your cereals in the refrigerator? Well, mine is in the cup boards but my flour and bread crumbs are in the ref.
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
24 Feb 09
When you open my refrigerator right now, about all you'll see are BONES! There are beef bones, turkey bones, two stake bones, and several bowls full of chicken bones! Because of the awful ice, snow drifts and several feet of snow we've had over the last couple of weeks, I haven't been able to get my big trash can down to the curb, so we are backed up. We have to leave our meat bones in the refrigerator till we can get down to empty our trash because we have 30 cats and if we put the bones in the house trash, the cats will pull them all out and try to eat them and we can not put them in the big outside container because it is filled to almost over flowing! Hopefully all that will change with in the week as the ice and snow is starting to melt!
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
wow!! all bones? what about the other things? hehehe thanks for sharing..
@cheenlly (3476)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Honestly, our refrigerator right now is not turn on because i hadn't have a grocery yet. Totally run out but whenever i had my fridge on, i only put stuff that are needed to refrigerate like meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, juices and others stuff that are naturally need to be cool or preserve. I don't put flours or any similar stuff like that. I usually put it on a dry place like pantry or counter like what you said. Well i pretty like to organize stuffs on the kitchen according to its uses.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
wow!! that's good!!! putting stuff that is suppose to be there only.. LOL.. but I think like others said, it helps to preserve the item, like the flour when it is not in use for months.. to be put in the ref.
@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
24 Feb 09
I go through bread crumbs and flour so quickly that there is no need to put it in the fridge and to be honest I have never known anyone to do that. But I can honestly say my other half laughs when I put peanut butter in the fridge. But right now my fridge was just cleaned out. But I just put flour and bread crumbs in a container.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Well, I still put mine in the ref right now because I am not using them for quite a time and it will help to preserve it.
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
This is a funny discussion. I actually love looking at other people's refrigerators. it can tell you a lot about other people. Anyway, ours has left over food from tonight plus left over pasta from the other day and lots of juice. Of course, all the juice are almost empty cartons because guess what? They're left overs too! Haha!
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
hahaha you are funny!!! I am glad about the idea of others. I learn a lot from other people of how they keep their food inside and outside of the refrigerator. Me, I am putting my flour inside, I may try putting it out sometime.
@borgborg (821)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
I think that if you have a lot of things or of course food in your refrigerator, your consuming a lot of electricity than usual. The more foods there are to preserve the more is your refrigerator using up energy. So I suggest, you just put those dry foods in a container and store it a room temperature cabinet, not only to conserve space but also electricity! =)
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Oh really? that's another wise idea, I did not realize that the more your ref is full of stuff the more bills you will have for the month? thanks for sharing this.
@Yori88 (1465)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
You can find lots of bottled water in our refrigerator. There are also ice cubes, vegetables, chocolates and eggs. There is oatmeal, oyster sauce, chocolate candies, noodles, honey, medicines, garlic and onions. There are baby vitamins, other leftover foods and bread spreads. I think we should not put things in refrigerator that can be put in bottle containers or rather jar. It will make our refrigerator's work easier because putting to much on it will make it work harder. Thus, bigger energy consumption and electric bill.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
well, you have the same stuff as what others have in theirs. But I did not see flour in there. Lol... I have to take out my flour maybe.
@subin6 (9)
• India
24 Feb 09
while opening the refrigeratar a cool air will be spread out (like A.c).vegetable inside the refrigerator are fresh and chii.the cool drinks are chill and very tasty to drink
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
well, like most refrigerator yours is the same except the flour which you did not say where you put.. LOL.
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
What is inside our ref is mostly fruits like grapes, cucumber, some veggies like zucchini, tomatoes, long gourd, okra. Different bread spreads like peanut butter, cheese spread, mayonnaise. We have tomato ketchup and hersheys chocolate syrup too. Eggs, butter, cheese and lemons. And i do keep my packs of energy drinks in there too, some dried chili packets and some seasonings for pizza. But what i am really laughing for is my retainer which i placed on the side of the ref I also keep a lot of bottles around like water, soda drinks, fruit juices and some pickles made in India where we garnish in every curry food.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Oh wow!! you have lots of stuff in your ref. As if there's no recession period in your place? hehehe just kidding!!! Well, I suppose, you have a big ref because you mention a lot of things that can be acommodated only in a big place. But anyway, thanks for sharing,
• United States
24 Feb 09
The only things that we have in our fridge are the things that need to be there. That is, the things that need to stay cold are in there. We don't have anything in there that doesn't need to be cold. I don't see the point in putting something in there that doesn't need to be cold, or putting something in there that will last a bit longer if you place it in the fridge. Otherwise, it just gets put onto a shelf.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
oh well, like the bag of flour when it is open you are not keeping it in the fridge like others do? I have to try it keeping the flour in the pantry as long as it will not stay longer than a month there, it might be fine.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Yes I do put opened bag of flour, cornstarch, bread crumbs and the likes in my ref to keep them fresh. I don't just put them in my counter. I also put my bread inside the ref because breads when not consume within the day easily gets mold even not seen through naked eyes so our pan breads are kept inside the ref and we just toast it when we serve on the table.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
oh really? so we are the same. I am also putting things in the fridge like you mentioned as they are opened to keep it fresh.
@dropofrain (1167)
• India
24 Feb 09
I try and restrict the things in my refrigerator. I do not want to clutter the things in my fridge. Sometimes there are a lot of stuff in my refrigerator but I try and clean it in a day or two.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
yes, I understand that.. we usually keep our left overs in the ref and sometimes forget about it until the next few weeks it smells bad in there. Lol..
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
24 Feb 09
Just about anything that is open and I cannot put in a sealed container I will put in the fridge. It stops it from drying out as much and keeps the bugs out. If I put flour I will get bugs. I do have some containers for dry stuff but they seal. My sister in law keeps her flour in the freezer. I hear that you can keep rice better in the freezer first as it kills all the weevil eggs if there are any in them. Otherwise they can hatch and ruin your rice or other grains. I keep bread in the fridge as I get it on special sometimes and I want it to last longer. Even with the preservative chemicals bread will go moldy before I can use it up. I also freeze bread, for example now it is on sale for a 1$ a loaf which is a good price. I have my freezer full of bread and hopefully it will a couple of months before I use it all up. Bread keeps this way for a few months.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Oh wow!! very good information. I never thought of doing that. thanks for sharing this experience I might try this also.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
24 Feb 09
At any given time, I have like NOTHING in my fridge - maybe some bread and soy milk and a couple heads of lettuce. I usually try to only refrigerate things that actually need to be kept in the fridge - like open things of ketchup, pickles, and so on. I've never heard of refrigerating flour, though.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Really? there are some people who are doing this, refrigerating flour after opening the bag to maintain the freshness of it..
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
i have milk, eggs, water, softdrinks, cheese, bread spread, vegetables, cakes, hotdogs, in the refrigerator.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Oh really? these are common things in the ref,, but you don;t put flour in there right?