The plot thickens when you add in other elements like the crisper drawer.

What Is a Refrigerator Crisper Drawer?

A refrigerator is an appliance that generates a dry, cool environment.

vegetables in a crisper drawer

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Crisper drawers are different from the rest of the refrigerator because they foster a humid environment by restricting airflow.

If there are no prefs, the drawer is considered a high-humidity crisper drawer, Hill says.

From there, you might sort your fruit and vegetable stock accordingly.

As its released, ethylene promotes quicker ripening in the other items that surround it.

Stack two-layers high, but no more than that, Grant-Vose adds.

She always reserves the bottom drawer for a use she learned in cooking school: storing raw meat andpoultry.

This reduces the risk of contaminating everything else.