If you were lucky enough to harvest a rich harvest in the fall, then perhaps the question arose before you how to preserve it.
The very common practice of storing vegetables and fruits in the refrigerator or on the balcony has long been recognized as erroneous.
However, the lack of information on this occasion inevitably leads to the fact that many housewives regularly throw out spoiled stocks, while wasting both a significant part of their budget and the time spent on harvesting.
The preservation of the useful properties of each plant product will depend on how correctly and rationally your vegetable storehouse is organized.
There are many interesting ways of storing the grown crop that are different in terms of convenience and size. But most consider the most suitable rack for fruits and vegetables.
A good solution - shelves for fruits and vegetables
Food storage racks are very popular with modern housewives. First of all, because the time has passed when all the vegetables and fruits were stored indiscriminately in the refrigerator. It has now been scientifically proven that certain products should never be stored in the cold. So there was a need to organize a convenient and functional storage for vegetables and fruits at room temperature or in a cool room. Modern manufacturers can offer a huge assortment of different racks and shelves for storing products, both plastic and wooden, as well as metal or wicker from vines.
Rack Advantages
Such shelves for fruits and vegetables have a number of significant advantages:
- the ability to store all vegetables and fruits separately from each other;
- good air circulation through the use of open drawers and shelves;
- rational use of space due to various design options.
Convenient DIY storage
Organize the proper storage of the crop will help special racks, which can be easily done with your own hands. You can make a rack for fruits and vegetables with your own hands from natural wood, as well as from plywood or chipboard. Also, old unnecessary furniture is suitable as a basis. What do we need for this?
The easiest option: slats of the required length, plywood, an old cabinet (the right height) and skillful hands. We fill the slats on the inside of the cabinet parallel to each other. We cut out the required number of shelves from the plywood of the required width and insert these shelves on the slats. If desired, the rails can be put together on the sides of the shelves.
Another practical and very budget option - a rack of wooden pallets. To make this quite simple: put on each other and fasten with screws. By the way, it will look original and unusual. And due to the environmental friendliness of the materials, fruits and vegetables will be stored in it for as long as possible, while retaining the benefits and attractive appearance.
Save space
If some fruits and vegetables can be beautifully laid out in vases and put in the kitchen, then others still need special places for storage. Many modern kitchen sets are already equipped with such racks, if not, then you can completely organize these yourself. Simply place wicker baskets or wooden boxes on the shelves of your kitchen cabinet. The main thing is that they should be in a well-ventilated place away from the gas stove and heating appliances.
If you have the opportunity to equip a small room under the pantry, you can put in it racks of different types: for example, with shelves and with drawers. The main thing to remember - the room should be well ventilated. A little imagination and a minimum of costs - and you will create a convenient and functional storage for your food stocks both in the pantry, and in the cellar or basement.