Tips to organize fruits out of the fridge - Beautiful ideas for fruit bowls and baskets

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Spring is about home renewal and it's, of course, the period of new fruits to be available. For many of them, it's better not to be stored in the fridge. There is the classic "still life" way to store your fruits and vegetables in bowls and baskets in your countertop or table. And, there are so many options to choose, from modern style to vintage products, functional and nicely combined with your kitchen decoration.

Torre & Tagus Crown Fruit Basket

by Torre & Tagus

Tablecraft FC1649 Curved Fruit Basket

by Tablecraft

Another way to keep some fruits separately is using in your countertop or in your kitchen table, two or three-tier baskets and stands. 

Yumi 2-Tier Fruit Server Bowl-Black Wire 

Open Design by Spectrum

 

Zojila Andalusia Fruit and Banana 

Holder by Zojila

 

For those who prefer not store many things on their countertop, there are the hanging solutions, as long as there is enough space in your kitchen or your storage area and it's separated from your living room.

DecoBros 3-Tier Wire Hanging Basket, 

Chrome by Deco Brothers

Rustic Industrial Farmhouse Wall Mount Metal Wire Kitchen Vegetable Basket Bins 

with Spice Shelf Storage Rack, Chalkboard Tags by Glory & Grace

Some small, but useful tips in fruit storage.
• Don't store together fruits that are high ethylene sensitive with high ethylene producers. fruits. Some examples of couples to avoid:

apples or kiwi - with - apricots

apples or kiwi - with - peaches

apples or kiwi - with - plums

apples or kiwi - with - nectarines

apples or pears - with - watermelon

apples or pears or kiwi - with - grapes

apples - with - pears

• Of course, if you want to hasten the ripening some fruits, like avocados, or pears, you can place an apple with them.

Banana Holder Tree

by BW

Home Basics 2-Tier Fruit Stand, Bronze

by Home Basics

• Keep out of the fridge fruits that still soften or ripen after they picked up in order to preserve its flavor, like pears, bananas, peaches, apricots, nectarines, plums, kiwis, pineapples, mangos, avocados. 

• Other fruits, like cherries, all kinds of berries, strawberries, figs, grapes, need to be stored immediately to the fridge.