"john eastwood" > wrote in message
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> What's the best way of storing vegetables in the fridge. Usually coming
> from supermarkets they come in plastic bags. But in the store when they
> break open mushrooms from the box in the plastic wrapping, they advise
> keeping the mushrooms in the fridge in a *paper bag*, which they provide
> free.
>
> Why would mushrooms benefit from being kept in the fridge in paper, and
> other green vegetables not, i wonder?

Tomatoes are best left out at room temp., as are onions. I keep tomatoes in
a plastic basket and onions in wooden bins lined with paper towels.
Potatoes are also best kept at room temp. I keep those in a wooden bin.

I keep mushrooms in the fridge in a paper bag. The other things I might
leave in the plastic or I might just put them loose. Depends on how much I
have.