Certain items taste better—and are actually healthier for you—when they're stored at room temperature.
Tomatoes
Bananas
Citrus Fruits
Avocados
Hot Sauce
Butter
Cake
Bread
Basil
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Melon (uncut)
Stone Fruit
Coffee
Bell Peppers
Hot Peppers
Tropical Fruit
Onion
Soy Sauce
Pickles
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Berries
Apples
Garlic
Honey
Nuts/Nutella
Ketchup
Eggplant
Winter Squash
Pumpkins
Cucumbers
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To answer these questions and more visit these two sites:
The Today Show has a good article to help you!
Real Simple has some tips!
Lifehacker offers an article entitled, “Food Storage 101: Where and How Long to Keep Your Favorite Foods.”
The FDA has a good article, Are You Storing Food Safely?
Openfit offers advice - 12 Food Storage Tips to Make Your Groceries Last Longer
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