• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    My parents (and grandparents, I think) used to put batteries in the fridge. I did too, until I learned that it’s not a good thing to do. Something about the humidity.

    I do freeze bread. Mainly because the bread I can eat (gluten free) is expensive and not easy to get in the size I like (there are sizes!), so I buy multiple and freeze the excess. I also freeze my ground coffee (I really should start grinding my own; with the horror stories I’ve heard about pre ground…). I do refrigerate butter, jelly, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and hot sauce.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      4 months ago

      Batteries it depends on the chemistry.

      NiCad/NiMH and some other older battery tech it can prolong shelflife, especially if you’re in a hot/humid climate. Lithium batteries it doesn’t really do anything.

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      4 months ago

      I got a cheap [electric] burr grinder a while back ($40 I think?) and it’s a wonderful thing. Being able to choose your grind to your own taste is a wonderful thing.

      Edit: If you’re on the fence, you can get an even cheaper ($10) hand burr grinder to see if you like it. Definitely worth a try.

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      4 months ago

      Ah, about ground coffee.

      Summary: a fatty substance containing cafestol (raises LDL cholesterol only in humans) gets hold back by paper filters but not by French press, Turkish and boiled coffees, or coffees using mesh filters.

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        4 months ago

        This I knew. It should also be noted that when you use anything other than a paper filter (those reusable brass mesh ones), then you risk higher ldl cholesterol; not just French presses.

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      4 months ago

      I’m on a keto diet right now, and while keto bread is an amazing innovation that’s made it much easier than the last time I did this, I have to keep that shit in the freezer because it seems to get moldy a lot faster than normal bread, often well before the expiration date.

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      4 months ago

      My grandparents would throw dying batteries in the freezer. They swore they’d get “more juice” out of them that way. No idea if it actually did anything.