Frozen Vegetables Belong in the Freezer, not Your Crisper
Has this every happened to you?
You go to the fridge to grab a head of green, leafy lettuce, envisioning a wonderful salad, and instead pull out a frozen, crispy ball of greens. What happened? How is it possible that fresh vegetables can become frozen in the crisper?
You’ve changed the fridge settings to a warmer temperature, and you’ve adjusted the crisper’s humidity levels and yet, there are still some items that continue to have icicles on them. And to add insult to injury, there is a puddle forming on the bottom shelf of your fridge, where a recent thaw has occurred.
Are you as frustrated as I am with this? Well, it appears there is a reason that this happens. When moisture is introduced to the fridge, via our vegetables, which our local grocers insist on misting, along with the normal process of condensation, the result is a buildup of moisture that the fridge is not equipped to diminish. When there is too much moisture in the fridge, the fridge needs to work harder, and therefore; the temperature swing begins, with the collected moisture freezing, and affecting anything near it. Then when the fridge stops running, the temperature gets warmer and the thaw begins…. And the cycle continues.
I have done lots of research and found that this is a common concern, and one that seems not to have lasting solution; however, we have found that our Fresh-N Fridge and Fresh-N Crisper pouches not only reduce the moisture in our fridge, and stop the freeze from happening, but also lessens the running time, as it the fridge doesn’t have to work as hard to regulate the temperature. The result of all of this is that our fresh vegetables stay crisper, longer.
