Foods You’re Refrigerating That You Shouldn’t Be
If they’re not already ripe, tomatoes in the fridge will have a longer ripening process. The fridge can also affect the taste and texture.
Avocados also suffer from a slower ripening process in the fridge. In addition, the cold can lead to a harder texture.
Onions keep for a pretty long time if they’re somewhere dry and dark, or at least not exposed to direct sunlight. The fridge can make onions soft and moldy. If you’ve already sliced the onion, though, it should go in the fridge.
Refrigeration can cause the starch in potatoes to break down. As a result, the flavor can change (they get sweeter) and the texture can become gritty.
Sliced bread in plastic bags (like your typical loaf of sandwich bread) is fine in the fridge, and this can prevent mold well past the sell-by date). However, fresh-baked bread shouldn’t go in the fridge.
Keep the coffee beans on the counter. Putting them in a refrigerator can affect the subtle flavors of the beans, and your next cuppa joe won’t taste as good.
Honey is an all-natural food, and its sugars keep it from spoiling for a very long time. Refrigeration makes it get thicker and could even make it solidify.