“Bread should be stored in the original package at room temperature and used within 5 to 7 days. However, bread stored in the refrigerator will have a longer shelf-life due to delayed mold growth and may be firmer.”<p>"Tomatoes continue to ripen after harvesting and should be stored at room temperature."<p>"Removing the tops of carrots, radishes, and beets prior to refrigerator storage will reduce loss of moisture and extend shelf-life."
One counterintuitive food storage tip is never put hot food directly in your fridge or freezer. Instead, leave it uncovered in your kitchen until it cools to room temp, then move it to your fridge.<p>The food will cool much faster in a well-ventilated room. A refrigerator is mostly an incubator and doesn't actually have much cooling capacity and is more designed to keep things cool, not make them cool. This will extend the shelf life of the food, prevent condensation, and also prevent other items in your fridge or freezer from warming up.
You don’t need to throw away food that’s been at room temperature for 2 hours (unless it’s a commercial kitchen). And cooking meat to the described temperatures leaves you with dry ruined meats