Remember this the next time you find that perfect yet unripe avocado. You’ll be making your famous guacamole faster than you imagined.

Bread

Some people refrigerate bread to prolong its lifespan. However, this mistake just might sabotage your favorite loaf of bread.

According to Serious Eats, “When bread is stored in a cold (but above freezing) environment, this recrystallization, and, therefore, staling, happens much faster than at warmer temperatures.”

To prove this, the author ran a test in which he divided freshly baked, equal portions of bread into three groups. The first group was stored at room temperature. The second was stored in the refrigerator. And the third was stored in the freezer.

The refrigerated bread went stale. However, the room-temperature bread showed only mild hardening. Interestingly, the frozen bread was well preserved.

So if you’re looking to save bread long term, freeze it. Otherwise, stick with room temperature. It’ll be more pleasing to the taste buds.          

Mustard

Think that mustard needs to be chilled? Think again.

Here’s a surprise. While refrigeration may help the average mustard retain flavor, it’s not necessary when it comes to safety.