With the power bills in Rwanda being hiked by EWSA, people are thinking twice about refrigeration services and some even switch off refrigerators for the time being to be used only when necessary. The following foods do not need refrigeration and in fact they tend to do better in normal temperature places.
Potatoes
Refrigeration adversely affects their flavor, so store in the pantry in paper bags as plastic bags trap moisture in them and decays them in a little period of time. Most varieties do last three weeks.
Bread
The refrigerator dries it out fast. Instead, keep what you’ll eat within four days at room temperature and freeze the rest.
Onions
They do very well in any bag that allows air circulation in the pantry. But keep them away from potatoes, which emit moisture and gases that can cause onions to rot.
Garlic
garlic will do well and last for more than two months in the pantry. Store loose, so air can move around it.
Tomatoes
they can get mealy in the fridge, so leave them on a counter, out of plastic bags. If they are raw and you want to speed their ripening, store them in a paper bag, once ripe, they’ll last for about three days and if you want them to last more days, I guess you will have to switch on that fridge.