Fruits: Refrigerate or Leave Out? (avocado, tomatoes, vegetables, apple)

[SunnyKayak]

I always felt that if it not grown in a refrigerated environment leave it out .
You dont buy fruits in a the refrigerators of stores why would you do it when you get home

I do refrigerate oranges because I like eating them cold
Bannanas seem to go bad faster

Grapes I dunno
Strawberries I dunno
I always thought if you wash it you refrigerate it but I seen people just toss in fridge sheltering that fruit from seeing what really goes on in the kitchen

[LaceyEx]

Sunny I always wash and refrigerate grapes as I snack on them a lot.

I make a huge salad weekly with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches and keep that refrigerated.

Banana's never.

[dxiweodwo]

We usually leave bananas and apples out and every other fruit we refigerated them.

[Ohiogirl81]

I hate cold fruit!!! Bleah!

[Debsi]

Me too, ohiogirl. I think it tastes so much better room temperature.

I only refrigerate cut fruit and limes and some vegetables that are technically fruits - avocado (never use them fast enough not to), bell peppers, chiles, and cucumbers.

I also refrigerate berries because they are so perishable but set them on the counter for a while before I serve them.

[Mooseketeer]

I never refrigerate any fruits if I can help it, as I find it seems to destroy the flavour. If it is a very hot , humid day then I might refrigerate strawberries and raspberries for a few hours before eating them, as they seem to spoil really quickly but ideally I prefer my fruits at room temperature.

Most of them have been stored in refrigerated units before coming up or sale and have already lost a lot of their natural taste and fragrance.

[LillyLillyLilly]

I like cold fruit so I refrigerate everything. Except bananas. I don't eat bananas. But I still wouldn't refrigerate them.

[jtur88]

I put bananas in the fridge, because I buy about 8 at a time. They turn dark, but they keep their texture longer. Most fruits, like mangoes, are put on the shelves about 2 weeks before they are ready to eat. I put them in a dark closet to ripen.

[Vichel]

Since it's warm to hot much of the year here, we buy small amounts of most fruit as we prefer not to refrigerate them. Yet if we don't, they spoil rather quickly, so it's a bit of a dilemma. We never refrigerate bananas or tomatoes, ever. But anything we're not going to eat soon, we have to refrigerate. Not as critical in winter.

I never eat cold fruit out of the fridge as it hurts my teeth. And I don't find it as flavourful.

[Woof Woof Woof!]

Originally Posted by jtur88

I put bananas in the fridge, because I buy about 8 at a time...

I'm Chiquita banana, and I've come to say
Bananas have to ripen in a certain way!

When they are flecked with brown and have a golden hue,
that's when bananas taste the best and are best for you!

You can put them in a salad, You can put them in a pie.
Any way you want to eat them, it's impossible to beat them!

But, bananas like the climate of the tropical equator
So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDOI24RRAE