Kate also cautions: "Certain fruits and veggies like bananas, apples and tomatoes emit high levels of ethylene gas (a natural gas that's produced as fruit ripens), which can cause your other ethylene-sensitive produce, such as berries, cherries and grapes, to ripen and ruin faster – so keep them separate!
You've been storing apples wrong - they need to be kept in surprising spot A shocking 88 apples are being tossed out by each British household every year - leading to a national waste of a whopping 2.4 billion in total, as revealed by research from supermarket giant Aldi.
She recommends keeping apples in the fridge's low-humidity drawer, also known as the crisper, which allows for better airflow and suits thicker-skinned fruits like apples.
Kate advises: "Thin-skinned, high-moisture foods like salad leaves should be stored in high-humidity drawers, while thicker-skinned produce like apples should be stored in low-humidity drawers.".
This forms part of the broader issue of food waste, with over half (54 per cent) of Brits admitting they bin too much fresh produce every week, costing households an average of £468 annually.
