Step 1: Keep cookies crisp
Keep the treats in your cookie jar from getting stale by putting a piece of bread – preferably white bread – inside the jar; the cookies will draw moisture from the bread, keeping them soft. Replace the bread when it gets hard.
第一步：讓餅干保持清脆
可以餅干上面放一片面包——最好是白面包——放進(jìn)餅干罐中來(lái)保持餅干的清脆。餅干會(huì)從面包中吸收水分從而保持柔軟。當(dāng)面包變硬時(shí)要換掉。

Tip:Stick a slice of bread inside an opened box of brown sugar to keep it from hardening.
小貼士：將切片面包侵下紅糖，可以防止面包變硬。

Step 2: Stop spuds from sprouting
Prevent potatoes from sprouting by putting them in a brown bag with a whole apple. This will keep them good for up to eight weeks.
第二步：避免馬鈴薯發(fā)芽
將馬鈴薯放和一個(gè)完整的蘋果放進(jìn)棕色的袋子中，能避免馬鈴薯發(fā)芽。這樣能使馬鈴薯保存完好長(zhǎng)達(dá)8周。

Step 3: Sit tomatoes stem down
Store tomatoes at room temperature, uncovered and stem-side down, which blocks air from entering through the stem and prevents moisture from getting out. Putting tomatoes in the fridge may inhibit bacterial growth, but they’ll quickly lose their flavor and texture.
第三步：將西紅柿根部朝下放置
在室溫下將西紅柿根部朝下放置，這樣能避免空氣進(jìn)入莖部同時(shí)不讓水分流失。將西紅柿放在冰箱中可能抑制細(xì)菌繁殖，但是會(huì)使西紅柿很快失去味道和口感。

Step 4: Separate fruits and veggies
Keep fruits and vegetables away from each other; fruits emit ethylene, a gas that makes vegetables ripen faster.
第四步：將水果和蔬菜分開
將水果和蔬菜分開，水果會(huì)釋放乙烯，那會(huì)使蔬菜老得更快。

Step 5: Absorb veggie moisture
Put a paper towel in plastic bags of precut vegetables or washed lettuce. It will absorb the moisture that causes them to rot.
第五步：吸收蔬菜的水分
將一個(gè)紙巾放在裝有切好的蔬菜或是洗過的生菜的塑料袋里，紙巾會(huì)吸收導(dǎo)致蔬菜腐爛的水分。

Tip:With the exception of lettuce and leafy greens, wash your produce just before eating. Otherwise, the moisture can make it spoil faster.
小貼士：除了萵苣和葉子類蔬菜，在吃前洗即可。否則的話，水分會(huì)使蔬菜很快爛掉。

Step 6: Store butter and eggs properly
Keep eggs in their container on a bottom shelf and butter in a covered dish on a top or middle shelf. The fridge door is too warm to maintain freshness.
第六步：妥善儲(chǔ)存黃油和雞蛋
將雞蛋放入底層裝雞蛋的容器中，將黃油放在蓋蓋的盤子中，放到冷柜的中部或頂部。冰箱門太熱了不能保持黃油的新鮮。

Step 7: Store apples in fridge
Keep apples in the refrigerator, in plastic bags with a few holes for ventilation. They’ll last weeks longer there than in a fruit bowl.
第七步：將蘋果放進(jìn)冰箱保存
將蘋果放到有留有空洞利于通風(fēng)的塑料袋中，然后放進(jìn)冰箱保存。這樣會(huì)比放在果籃中保存更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。