It often happens: they saw a tempting offer in a supermarket, bought more at once. Apparently, the Soviet past affects, when everyone knew what a deficit was. Yes, and I want to save money. But you can’t buy some products in reserve – you run the risk of wasting money down the drain.
Purchased in a burst of momentary turbidity, supplies often lie on the shelves for months, waiting for their finest hour. And when they wait, it turns out that they have already lost all their tasty and useful properties. And this is still the most favorable scenario for the development of events. In case of a bad outcome, the kitchen can be filled with nasty bugs that crawl out of nowhere. In general, stock up correctly.
Here, let’s say, why do you need three packs of cinnamon sticks at once? You have to be very careful with them. In addition, they are not too cheap even for the “three for the price of one” stock. Yes, there are common salt and pepper. We use them every day. But turmeric and cinnamon, paprika and saffron, anise and cloves, vanilla in pods – these aromatic spices (by the way, they help to lose weight) we do not use so often. You won’t make mulled wine every day, will you? You need to store these spices in a dry and dark place, but after some time they lose their aroma and useful properties. Every day there are fewer and fewer of them. It is better to buy a small bag that will run out quickly, but will delight you with an unsurpassed aroma and rich taste.
If coffee beans are not well processed, then their shelf life is reduced. And how good the processing is, we cannot evaluate until we open the pack. In addition, coffee beans absorb not only moisture, but also other foreign odors. As a result, your favorite drink will bring disappointment instead of coming to terms with reality in the morning. For the same reason, you should not buy coffee by weight from the huge trays installed in the sales area. They are probably closed, not just not hermetically, but hardly even tight. It is better to store ground coffee in an airtight jar, away from sunlight, and it is recommended to put the started jar in the refrigerator. In general, do not chase industrial-sized promotional coffee packs.
Nut lovers should be careful. Even if you can’t live a day without a handful of your favorite walnuts or cashews, it’s still better to buy them as needed. Due to the high oil content in nuts, they quickly deteriorate, becoming not only bitter, but also harmful to health. And this is not at all what we would like. By the way, nuts, like coffee, are best kept in the refrigerator. This way they won’t go rancid.
Immediately I remembered the anecdote. Dialogue in the store: “Do you have Dor Blue?”
– What is it?
– It’s blue cheese.
– No cheese. There are Dor Blue sausages and Dor Blue herring.
If there is mold on the cheese, then only noble one. Why do you need cheese with harmful mold? Therefore, there is no need to lug home a 5 kilo head of cheese for a promotion or with a 90 percent discount. Have pity on your body. You won’t be able to eat that amount in a week – if you only distribute it to relatives. And if you decide to freeze your favorite product, then nothing good will come of it. Once thawed, it tastes like soap. In addition, harmful bacteria will begin to multiply on it at a breakneck speed.
A controversial issue, by the way. Can I buy a lot of meat in stock and store it in the freezer? If you are lucky enough to save money and buy fresh meat, then try to use it as soon as possible. Ideally buy with a couple of meals to cook from fresh without freezing. But if you still decide to buy for two or three weeks, then divide it into portions. Divide into small bags and place in the freezer. This is much better than freezing a huge piece, and then suffering and breaking off ice pieces from it, or defrosting it several times.
Well, keeping meat, poultry or fish in the freezer for months is not worth it. It, firstly, winds up, and secondly, it freezes out, that is, it loses moisture, becoming dry, tough and tasteless.
Do you use this product often? Do you indulge in homemade pancakes and pies every day? Well done, and how do you manage to keep your figure to envy. But even if you are a fanatical cook, you still shouldn’t keep more than two kilograms of flour at home. First, it absorbs moisture quickly. Secondly, bugs start up in the flour with lightning speed and lay eggs.
The days of flour shortages are long gone. There are many and different types of it in stores. So forget about the bags in drawers and closets.
This item is dedicated to lovers of ketchup, mayonnaise and other sauces. Remember, as soon as you open a jar or tube with your favorite sauce, you will significantly reduce its shelf life. Even if you close the lid tightly and keep it in the refrigerator. Every day it will taste worse and worse, and more and more microbes will multiply in it. Do you know what it’s like to get poisoned with mayonnaise? Better never to know.
In general, take care of yourself.