The correct way to store dairy and fruit in your fridge to make it last longer

Each shelf and compartment in your fridge is designed for specific items which can help them last longer

Each shelf and compartment in your fridge is designed for specific items which can help them last longer(Image: Getty Images)

When it comes to where you stash your grub in the fridge, there’s a science to what should go on which shelf and in each drawer. Salah Sun, the Head of Product Management at Beko UK – one of the leaders in the world of kitchen tech including fridge freezers – offered some wisdom: “You will be surprised by how much you can reduce your food waste by storing food properly.”

With Business Waste reporting that Brits chuck out an eye-watering 9.5 million tonnes of food annually, its not just about edibles expiring prematurely but also letting your hard-earned cash end up binned alongside. This means not only is food going off sooner than it needs to be, but people are literally throwing their money in the bin.

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Keen to keep your meats, greens, dairy and fruit fresh for longer? It all hinges on their placement in the refrigerator, reports the Express. To ensure your food, whether it be dairy, fruit or veg, lasts as long as possible, it’s all down to where you store the produce in your fridge.

Cheese should be stored on the middle shelf in the fridge(Image: Getty Images)

What goes where in your fridge

Top shelf

Chill out with ready-to-eat morsels and items that don’t need a deep chill on the top shelf where it’s warmest.

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Store these foods here:

Middle shelf

It’s cooler here than up top but warmer than down low, making it spot-on for your dairy stash.

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Store these foods here:

Cheese
Yoghurt
Butter
Eggs
Milk

Milk should be stored on the middle shelf, not in the fridge door(Image: Getty Images)

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Fridge door

Common practice might have you put milk here, but it’s a misstep. The door’s for preserved fare because it’s subject to shifts in temperature more than anywhere else due to the frequent opening and closing.

The fridge door is where you should store preserved food items that are less likely to spoil.

Store these foods here:

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Condiments
Jam
Juice
Soda drinks and water

Bottom shelf

For any raw goods, this is the icebox sweet spot it’s the coldest place in the whole fridge.

Store these foods here:

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Drawers

Also referred to as crispers, the drawers within your refrigerator are engineered to ramp up humidity and modify airflow, thus crafting optimal conditions for preserving fruits and veggies.

Store these foods here:

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