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Getting your food fresh for a long time is a challenge. We can sometimes forget about food that we have or don't have time to cook what we were planning on and then by the time we do have time to cook that delicious meal, the food we bought is rotten. So we all need a way to keep it fresh for as long as we can and one that can be adjusted to our lifestyle if we need it. Here are some tips that everyone can follow.

One way to keep foods fresher longer is to buy the "Debbie Meyer Green Bags". You might have seen them advertized on television. They generally do keep your food fresher as long as you keep the bags open. Don't bunch them up in the fridge but let the top of the bags stay open. If the bags are closed all the way the special bags won't work and you'll end up with rotten vegetables anyways. They aren't too expensive but there are even easier ways to keep produce fresh.

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For a great clean kitchen, and a great look and feel you will want to organize and stock your pantry just right. The following are some guidelines for what you should have in your pantry:

Baking staples-
There are some baking staples you should certainly have in your pantry. These should be kept on the top shelf unless you bake frequently, then keep them lower. You want to keep the items you use most at the eye level and most accessible shelves. The following are the baking staples you should have:
 Vanilla extract
 Baking soda
 Baking powder
 Unsweetened and semisweet dark chocolate
 Dutch process cocoa powder
 Gelatin
 Dry yeast
 Corn starch
You should be storing these ingredients in air tight containers, away from heat and light sources. Also, it is important to know that leavening agents, such as yeast, lose their potency after about a year, and even though they will smell fine, they should be discarded after about a year.

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There are several different options for food wraps, and you will want to know which is the best to use in what circumstances. The following is a description of the best times to use which and why:

Plastic wraps
Plastic wraps cling the best to glass and ceramic dishes. It is best to avoid using it on plastic or rubber as it does not stick well to them, and will come undone and be rendered rather ineffective.

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Many people have the incorrect assumption that they can stick something in the freezer, and because it is frozen it will last forever. This is simply not the case. There are limits to how long something will stay good in a fridge or freezer, so learn how to best store your food to make is last longer, and learn how long is too long.

It is important to recognize that long before food spoils it loses quality. That is why we use the fridge. The cold air slows down the enzymes that ripen then rot fruits and vegetables.

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