Do you know how to use the crisper drawers in your fridge? If not, you’re not alone: according to Mary Kay Bolger, senior product development manager of refrigeration at Whirlpool, “In the many years ...

Study up on what should (and should never, ever) find its home in these separate storage spaces. Liudmila Chernetska / Getty Images Even though we write about food daily, BHG editors even get tripped ...

You haul home groceries and start loading them into the refrigerator, moving around cartons and containers like a game of Tetris to make space. But did you know that there’s a whole science to ...

The FDA advises against refrigerating bread, as it can dry out and become stale. However, refrigeration slows mold growth in ...

The kitchen and all of the food it helps store are full of mysteries. What happens if you inadvertently eat the sticker on an apple? Why does bread go stale so fast? And why do fruits and vegetables ...

So what’s in your crisper drawer? If it’s like mine — that’s where I store all the leftovers — things that don’t have a designated place in my fridge. Things like an open package of sliced meat, odd ...

The crisper in your fridge is designed to store fruits and vegetables at their best – the closed drawer keeps in some humidity, which helps keep some items fresh for longer. But fruits and vegies ...

A typical Wednesday night at my house goes something like this: Open refrigerator, take lettuce and other vegetables out of crisper, see that most of them are wilted, return them to refrigerator.