Notes from the fridge.

Short reads on food waste, shared pantries, and how Pantry actually works. Every number we quote comes with the place it came from.

A close-up of a grocery product's date label on the packaging STORAGE 3 mins read Best before vs use by: the date you can ignore Raw chicken thighs on a plate on a kitchen counter, timer icon overlay STORAGE 3 mins read Chicken in the fridge: three days, no more Labelled containers and bags of food stacked neatly in a chest freezer STORAGE 3 mins read Freezer times for the things you freeze wrong A wooden fruit bowl on a kitchen counter next to a pantry basket of potatoes and onions STORAGE 3 mins read Fruit and veg: what never goes in the fridge A glass container of leftover cooked food in the fridge, lid beside it STORAGE 3 mins read Leftovers in the fridge: three days, two for rice Raw beef mince in a bowl on a kitchen counter beside onion and garlic COOKING 3 mins read Mince that turns tomorrow: five dinners tonight Grocery items arranged with small price tags on a kitchen counter WASTE 4 mins read Where the $2,500 goes, category by category A bowl of fresh spinach leaves next to a slightly wilted bunch on a kitchen counter COOKING 3 mins read Wilting spinach: five dinners before it turns A glass milk bottle on a cream kitchen counter next to a small jug STORAGE 3 mins read How long does milk last after opening? A kitchen bin next to a shopping receipt and a calculator on a bench WASTE 3 mins read The $2,500 Australian households bin every year An open fridge shelf with labelled containers of milk, cheese, chicken and leafy greens STORAGE 3 mins read How long food actually lasts in the fridge