Questions tagged [storage]
Questions about storing food both before and after they have been processed or cooked.
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Trade-offs of round vs square food storage containers (Cambro, Carlisle)
What are the trade-offs between using round vs square food storage containers?
I'm looking to buy a supply of several sizes of commercial-grade (eg Cambro or Carlisle) food storage containers. I'm ...
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How can I keep large packs of ham fresh longer?
On the back of the packs of sliced ham I buy it usually says “once opened eat within x days”. I often find that I have ham left over that needs to be eaten, that I’d prefer to save for another day.
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Food storage (~24h) above room temperature (50 degree C)?
I'm about to go on a month-long road trip and I would need to keep cooked food in a car for about 24 hours every day, i.e. I may pre-cook the ingredient in one evening and reheat and finish it the ...
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How long can eggs that I washed at home last in England at room temperature?
Related to my previous question, a follow-on corollary: I rinsed off every one of my 2 dozen eggs and put them into a carton on the kitchen counter. How long now may they last?
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What is the best practice for cleaning eggs when some in the carton have broken?
Carrying eggs home after purchase some of your eggs break and spill onto the rest. You take them all out carefully but don’t want to store them with exposed white/yolk on the shells lest they get very ...
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Potency of stored baking powder: Does it decrease with time or exposure to air or both?
I am curious about how baking powder, both types (with and without a high-temperature aluminum salt), loses its oomph.
Assuming a constant room temperature, is it time only? Exposure to air/...
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What is a "cool dry place" in a city apartment?
When looking at advice on storing various foods (onions, potatoes, tomatoes and more), I often read "store in a cool dry place." They often mention a basement.
I live in an apartment in New ...
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How do I store ready-to-eat salad better?
I have been buying ready-to-eat salad from a local store. It comes in different varieties and pretty big unwieldy transparent plastic boxes. One of the issues I have noticed is some boxes of salad go ...
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Replacement rings/gasket for Rocco jars
I see two types of material for replacement gaskets for Rocco jars, silicon and rubber. What would the difference of these materials be if simple used for food storage at room and refrigerator ...
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How to protect stainless steel BBQ from rust
I recently got a stainless steal BBQ and it is mostly outside but last one became full of rust, I only know oxygen when touch with steel make rust, but now how do I protect it? It is 20 dollar grill.
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Are freezer bags not safe to store alcohol?
I had some wine leftover and wanted to put them in the freezer to use it at a later point for baking or cooking. So I just poured it into a freezer bag.
Today, I noticed that the bag is not frozen ...
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Can you save pancake batter for one day? [duplicate]
I only need a few pancakes at a time. I would rather cook fresh than freeze cooked pancakes.
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How does the shelf life of dry ingredients depend on humidity levels?
Is there any data on the shelf-life of dry ingredients (dry vegetables, for example) depending on the humidity levels during the storage?
Let's say I bought Freeze-Dried Green Peas and moved them from ...
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What's the best way to store the dark green tops of spring onions (scallions), specifically without them growing any further or turning yellow?
When my local store has spring onions (a.k.a. scallions or green onions), I like to buy a lot of them. I mostly use the green tops as a garnish in soups or ramen, and toss the lower white parts into ...
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Is copper safe for long-term food storage?
This question is inspired by this answer, which suggests storing simple syrup in a copper vessel. It fairly conclusively demonstrates that copper can keep the simple syrup from growing mold, but ...
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