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    10 Foods You Should Never Refrigerate.

We often throw all our fresh foods into the fridge to prevent  it from going bad. But should all food be kept refrigerated?  Definitely not. Here are 10 common foods you should avoid  from cooling too much, or you'll destroy the taste and ruin  the food.

1. Tomatoes The fridge does keep tomatoes fresh, but it does this  by stopping the process of ripeness. When this process  is stopped, the tomato loses its flavor. In addition to  the loss of flavor, the refrigerator also changes the   texture of the tomato, making it powdery or floury.  Tomatoes are best kept out of cooling, in a basket  for instance. 2. Basil When one keeps fresh basil in the refrigeration, it  withers very quickly, but before it withers al l the way and becomes unusable, it absorbs the  taste of the foods kept close to it. The best way  to keep fresh basil it outside the fridge, in a glass  of fresh water, just like flowers. 3. Potatoes The cold of the fridge turns the starch in the potato  into sugar in a faster pace, and we're left with a  sweet, yet grainy potato. Keep your potatoes in  a sealed sack, in a cool but not cold place.  They should be covered, because being  exposed to sunlight makes them grow 'eyes'.  4. Onions The damp in the fridge makes the onion soft and  moldy. The best way to keep onions is in a cool  and dry place, outside the fridge. Green onions  can be kept in the fridge because of their  high % of water content. Be sure not to keep  onions next to the potatoes, because it'll make  them both go bad faster. 5. Avocado If you're waiting for the avocado to ripen, you  should never put it in the fridge. A refrigerator  does well by the avocado, but only if it has  already ripened, and you want to prevent it from  going bad. 6. Garlic When we keep garlic in the refrigerator, it begins  to shoot out and grow green stalks. Also, it'll get  a moldy, sticky texture. It is best to keep garlic in  a dry, cool place. 7. Bread When it comes to bread, there are a number of  options. If this is sliced bread you are going to  use within a few days, it can be kept in the fridge When you keep bread for longer, the fridge will  make it dry out faster, and so it's best to keep it  somewhere closed off, but not in the refrigerator.  If you only rarely eat the bread, it can even be kept  in the freezer. 8. Olive Oil Olive oil should be kept somewhere dark and cool,  but when put in refrigeration, it freezes and becomes  alike to butter. That said, you can thaw it again to its  original state. 9. Coffee Storing coffee in the fridge makes it quickly lose  its flavor and even absorb the flavor of foods  stored near it. Coffee should be kept somewhere  dark, somewhere cool. However, if you want to  keep a large amount of coffee at home, you can  keep in the depths of the freezer - not near the door. 10. Honey One of the most fascinating facts about honey is  that it never goes bad. You can eat honey from  a thousand years ago, and it'll still be good. There  is no reason to keep honey in the fridge and it  should be avoided since the cold will make  it a solid and it's always better kept at room  temperature.

Source: Darel S.