Quick Storage Tips

Only in the refrigerator (not at room temperature to avoid spoilage)

apples, artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, berries, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, endive, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, sweet corn, cranberries, cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, lettuce and other greens, mushrooms, green onions, parsnips, peas, peppers, pineapple, new potatoes, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, squash, citrus fruit, turnips.


At room temperature until ripe (then in the refrigerator)

apricots, avocados, mangoes, melons, nectarines, papaya, peaches, pears, plums, tomatoes.


Only at room temperature (not in the refrigerator)

bananas, garlic, globe onions, mature potatoes, pumpkins, rutabagas, sweet potatoes.