James Martin says eggs should never go in fridge: Here are the foods that should not be chilled
From putting apples in the fridge to putting ketchup in the cupboard, every household has sacrosanct rules about where to store everyday food items.
This can be a potential source of conflict among those who swear their ways are the best, and it seems even the experts among us aren’t above the bickering it brings.
Celebrity chef James Martin reignited the debate by talking about the the best place to store eggs, revealing he would ‘never’ refrigerate them.
Sometimes it’s hard to know the best way to store certain food items, and it becomes particularly tricky when considering how requirements can change depending on whether the product is cooked or raw.
Of these items, which ones do you think require refrigeration? Read on to find out if you guessed correctly, and let us know if any of the results surprise you in the comments below
Sometimes it’s hard to know the best way to store certain food items, and it becomes particularly tricky when considering how requirements can change depending on whether the product is cooked or raw
Celebrity chef James Martin has waded into the debate over whether eggs should be stored in the fridge or cupboard, stating he would ‘never’ refrigerate them
While the British egg safety body states the fridge is the best place for eggs, Martin told Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning they should ‘never be put in the fridge’ because ‘they are all porous’.
He said eggs eventually ‘absorb all the flavours of the fridge’ due to the shell’s texture. However, eggs kept in the fridge do have a longer shelf life than otherwise.
Martin has previously called on Britons to boycott margarine, and wants it pulled from shelves entirely.
‘It’s dreadful, dreadful stuff – it’s two elements away from plastic, it’s horrendous stuff,’ he said.
Eggs
Kate Llewellyn-Waters, resident nutritionist on Channel 5’s ‘You Are What You Eat’ and author of The Immunity Cookbook, previously told Femail eggs cause ‘the most confusion and debate’…
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