Storage Tips – FoodWatcher

My Freezer Was a Disaster—Here’s How I Organized It

Unlike my fridge—with its many drawers, shelves, and condiment racks for storage—my bottom-drawer freezer functions like a toy chest. It’s easy to toss something in, and even easier to lose it in a jumble of bagged vegetables and fruits, impulse buys f…

I know I’m not the only one who treats their freezer like the land that time forgot. Recently, when a community member asked our Food52 Collective for tips on how to get her freezer in shape, it triggered a chorus of sympathetic complaints, and motivated me to bring order to my own frozen abyss.

8 of Our Favorite Food-Storage Solutions

Leftovers often get a bad rap. It’s rare to spend the day looking forward to diving into a bowl of reheated pasta or day(s)-old stir-fried rice, but we think that should change. There’s no reason the delicious dinner you enjoyed the night before, or th…

Leftovers often get a bad rap. It's rare to spend the day looking forward to diving into a bowl of reheated pasta or day(s)-old stir-fried rice, but we think that should change. There's no reason the delicious dinner you enjoyed the night before, or the second half of that sandwich you loved, can't be something you're excited to finish off the next day. When done right, a meal made of leftovers can be a treat and a time-saver. After all, how often are any of us making single-servings of our favorite meals?

The key to enjoying leftovers is all in how they're stored and how easily they can be reheated. This is where Mepal comes in. The Dutch brand is known for its ergonomic, easy-to-stack, and easy-to-heat storage containers. They're the masters of combining form, style, and function in the realm of reusable food storage. Whether it's a stackable multi-piece set, a full pantry-organization kit, or a single-serving salad bowl with a built-in dressing container, their designs cater to the way you serve and store your meals.

Why You Shouldn’t Refrigerate Bananas

Unlike a microwave, you can put whatever you want in your refrigerator. For every article on the internet that claims you should never put bananas or tomatoes or basil in your refrigerator, there’s another article outlining a very legitimate scenario w…

Unlike a microwave, you can put whatever you want in your refrigerator. For every article on the internet that claims you should never put bananas or tomatoes or basil in your refrigerator, there’s another article outlining a very legitimate scenario where refrigerating any of those ingredients would make sense.

So, instead of composing a rigid “banned foods” list for your refrigerator, we figured it’d make a bit more sense to dive into a few scenarios where the refrigerator could shorten an ingredient’s lifespan. From there, you can decide for yourself whether or not an ingredient belongs in your refrigerator.

6 Space-Saving Tricks for Your Small Bathroom

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A small bathroom is an unavoidable inconvenience for most of us. If yo…

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A small bathroom is an unavoidable inconvenience for most of us. If you’ve lived in a big city, stayed in an old house, or shared a bathroom with multiple roommates, you know that small rooms can feel even smaller when the space isn’t used efficiently.

An Unsuspected Storage Solution For Low-to-the-Ground Bed Frames

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I’ve always been pressed for closet space. If you, too, are used to li…

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I’ve always been pressed for closet space. If you, too, are used to living in small spaces, you know that under-bed storage is key. Unfortunately, while I love my mid-century modern bed frame, its low-to-the-ground design doesn’t lend itself to a lot of storage options. Most hard-sided containers were too tall to fit under my bed frame, so I was stuck with using flimsy soft-sided storage bags that looked messy and couldn’t hold up to sustained use. Frustrated and roaming the aisles of The Container Store, I finally stumbled upon an unlikely solution: This Wrapping Paper Storage Case. Turns out, this is just the storage hack I’ve been looking for.