Make your food last longer.
Simple, honest tips to keep food fresh, waste less, and cook smarter with what you already have. New ones added regularly.
Should you refrigerate tomatoes?
"Never refrigerate tomatoes" is close to right, but it's missing the part that matters: is it ripe yet, and how long is it staying in there?
Read tip →How long do eggs really last?
Three to five weeks in the fridge, well past the date on the carton. Here's what that date is actually for, and what the float test can and can't tell you.
Read tip →How long does chicken actually last in the fridge?
Raw gets 1 to 2 days. Cooked gets 3 to 4. Most people have it backwards, and that's how chicken ends up in the bin on a guess.
Read tip →How to do a pantry inventory in 15 minutes
The fast method for finding out what's actually in your kitchen, and the honest reason most pantry inventories stop working after about a week.
Read tip →How to keep celery crisp in the fridge
Celery goes rubbery in about a week, and the bag it came in is the reason. Here's the foil trick, plus how to bring limp stalks back to life.
Read tip →How to store fresh galangal so it doesn't dry out
You buy a whole knob for one curry paste and use two slices. Here's how to keep the rest usable, and why frozen galangal is easier to cut than fresh.
Read tip →How to store fresh curry leaves so they stay green
A big bunch, ten leaves used, and the rest turns brown and scentless in a week. Here's how to keep curry leaves green and fragrant in the fridge, freezer, or dried.
Read tip →How long does milk really last after you open it?
The carton has one date, but the real timeline starts the day you open it. Here's how long milk actually lasts, and why it sometimes turns early.
Read tip →What "best by" actually means (and why it's not an expiration date)
"Best by," "use by," "sell by" all look like deadlines, but only one of them is close to being one. Here's what each label really means, and why it's costing you money.
Read tip →How do you keep bread from molding before you finish the loaf?
Fresh loaf on Monday, fuzzy green spot by Thursday. Bread doesn't have to go that fast. Here's how to store it so you actually eat the whole thing.
Read tip →How long do leftovers really last in the fridge?
You made a big batch, and now it's day 5 and you're doing the sniff test. Here's the honest, food-safe answer so you stop guessing.
Read tip →How to organize a small pantry
A small pantry isn't the problem. Not being able to see what's in it is. Simple ways to organize so nothing gets lost, forgotten, or bought twice.
Read tip →What you can (and can't) freeze to stop wasting food
The freezer is the ultimate "use it later" button. But some things come out great and some come out sad and watery. Here's the honest split.
Read tip →How to stop buying food you already have
Three open jars of mustard. A backup bag of rice behind the first one. If your kitchen keeps doubling up, here's how to break the cycle and stop wasting money.
Read tip →How to keep berries from molding
Berries can turn fuzzy in two days. Here's the simple wash-and-dry trick that keeps strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries good for a week or more.
Read tip →How to store fresh herbs so they last for weeks
That $3 bunch of cilantro doesn't have to go slimy in four days. Treat herbs like flowers and they'll last far longer. Here's exactly how.
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