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What did your parents refrigerate? Mine refrigerated bread. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (8 children)

My parents (and grandparents, I think) used to put batteries in the fridge. I did too, until I learned that it’s not a good thing to do. Something about the humidity.

I do freeze bread. Mainly because the bread I can eat (gluten free) is expensive and not easy to get in the size I like (there are sizes!), so I buy multiple and freeze the excess. I also freeze my ground coffee (I really should start grinding my own; with the horror stories I’ve heard about pre ground…). I do refrigerate butter, jelly, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and hot sauce.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Batteries it depends on the chemistry.

NiCad/NiMH and some other older battery tech it can prolong shelflife, especially if you're in a hot/humid climate. Lithium batteries it doesn't really do anything.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm the first generation that decided to keep bread in fridge. My parents used wooden box.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (21 children)

That sounds like a great way to make stale bread…

Things we refrigerated that I’ve seen others not refrigerate:

jelly(US)
ketchup
mustard

Things we didn’t refrigerate that I’ve seen others do:

peanut butter
honey
oil
soy sauce
oyster sauce

Edit: Just to clarify this is what my parents did and doesn’t reflect my adult opinions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Some soy sauce recommends refrigeration on the bottle. Some don't. I don't know why.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Probably based how much salt is actually in the sauce. High enough salinity will basically kill any potential nasties.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

I like my ketchup refrigerated, not because it has to be, but because I like the contrast between cold ketchup and hot food.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Bananas. You shouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Refrigerating bananas pretty much stops them ripening, so if you have some fully yellow bananas you can pop then in the fridge and it will stop them from over ripening for a few days. The peel will still go brown but the flesh remains as it was when you put them in. You definitely shouldn't put green bananas in the fridge, but with yellows it buys you some time.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (14 children)

Peanut butter.

Why.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If you use "natural" or "organic" peanut butter (read, ingredients: peanuts) you'll want to refrigerate it. It helps keep the oil from separating. It'll be the consistency of jiff or other sugared brands for most of the jar. I usually take mine out of the fridge when you get towards the bottom so it doesn't get too hard.