How long you can keep vegetables in the refrigerator?

Question

I went to the grocery and i brought vegetables i brought tomatoes plaintains and onions and leave it in the fridge for a while i use some of it to cook i think i left it in the refrigerator for about a week or 2 when i open the bottom drawer it was ugly and it smell i see like fungus, molds yeast whatever was around the vegetables and i have to throw it away. i wonder the moisture is in the vegetables like the fungus live inside it and when you leave it a long time it grows the one time i left the onions in the fridge and the green thing grows out in the onions it s look like plant leaves

Answer 1

OK

Your big mistake is putting the plantains in there, they release a gas that causes other fruit & veg to ripen and go off quicker than normal.

The onions shouldn't be in the fridge at all, and will last for weeks simply in a dry place

The tomatoes should have been ok for at least a week, depending on how ripe they were to start with, but the plantains runined that.

Answer 2

It depends on a lot of things. But tomatos should only be refrigerated when they are on the verge of spoiling -- they get mealy at low temperatures. Keep them in a cool part of your kitchen, and use them before they get soft! You can also freeze them when they get old, then use them for things like tomato sauce.

Onions and potatoes also don't need refrigeration. A cool, dark place (under the sink works for me) is just fine. When spring comes, though, they start to sprout. There's not much you can do about it -- just Mother Nature at work. Try to use them up as soon as you can.

Potato sprouts are poisonous -- pull them off and throw them away (but the potato should be fine as long as it's not green).

Onion sprouts are perfectly edible. Just cut them up and use them like you would green onions.

I'm not sure about plaintains, but you should never put bananas in the refrigerator until they are ripe (they won't ripen well if they are kept under a certain temp).

Answer 3

Probably a week i think it s the moisture in the air causes fungus try not to buy too much just buy how much you think you need when you going to cook it you buy a lot and the food got spoiled you wasting your money right there.

Answer 4

4 days

Answer 5

up to 3 days

Answer 6

I would say usually about 5 days, give or take a few. Sometimes it depends on the vegetable.

Answer 7

I also had the same problem...................That space is called a crisper......... haha, more like a rotter. But, i found out that if you take the veggies out of the bags and just set them in lose and dry it will last a week.....leafy greens get a little limp.