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Default Fridge mat: useful or waste of money?

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:59:28 -0700 (PDT), projectile vomit chick
> wrote:

>On Jun 22, 1:26*pm, wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:12:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I saw these today in my produce aisle. *Two bucks for a mat upon which
>> >I presume one is to place veggies in the fridge. *Are these worth
>> >using? Advantage over other methods of storage?

>>
>> Dunno about dedicated "fridge mats", but I use pieces of cheap waffle mat cut to
>> size in my fruit and veggie bins. They maximize air circulation around the food
>> and minimize the chances of the food coming into contact with any moisture that
>> might collect on the bottom of the bin.

>
>Never heard of that before, interesting.


Wouldn't those incontinence wee-wee pads for bed wetters work as
well... perhaps fill the veggie bin with an inch of clumpping kitty
litter.