If you were lucky enough to harvest a rich harvest in the fall, then perhaps you were faced with the question of how to save it.
The very common practice of storing vegetables and fruits in the refrigerator or on the balcony has long been recognized as a mistake.
However, the lack of information about this 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 safety of the beneficial properties of each vegetable product will depend on how correctly and rationally your vegetable store is organized.
There are many interesting ways of storing the grown crop, different in terms of convenience and dimensions. But most consider the most suitable rack for fruits and vegetables.
Successful solution - racks for vegetables and fruits
Shelves for food storage are very popular with modern housewives. First of all, because the time has passed when everythingvegetables and fruits were stored indiscriminately in the refrigerator. Now it has been scientifically proven that some 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 range of different racks and shelves for storing products, both plastic and wooden, as well as metal or wicker.
Shelving Benefits
Such racks for vegetables and fruits 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;
- Efficient use of room space with design options.
Convenient DIY storage
Organize the proper storage of the crop will help special racks that can be easily made with your own hands. You can make a rack for fruits and vegetables with your own hands both from natural wood, and 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 (of the desired height) and skillful hands. We fill the rails on the inside of the cabinet parallel to each other. We cut out the required number of shelves from plywood of the required width and insert these shelves onto the slats. If desired, fromrails can be put together sides on the shelves.
Another practical and very budget option is a rack made of wooden pallets. To make this is quite simple: put on top of each other and fasten with screws. By the way, it will look original and unusual. And thanks to the environmentally friendly materials, fruits and vegetables will be stored in it for the longest possible time, while maintaining their usefulness and attractive appearance.
Save space
If some fruits and vegetables can be beautifully arranged in vases and placed in the kitchen, others still need special places to store them. Many modern kitchen sets are already equipped with such racks, but if not, then you can completely organize them yourself. Simply place wicker baskets or wooden boxes on the shelves of your kitchen cabinet. The main thing is that they are in a well-ventilated place away from the gas stove and heaters.
If you have the opportunity to equip a small room under the pantry, you can put different types of racks in it: for example, with shelves and with drawers. The main thing to remember is that the room should be well ventilated. A little imagination and a minimum of expenses - and you will create a convenient and functional storage for your food stocks, both in the pantry and in the cellar or basement.
