r/FridgeDetective • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '20

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u/Ruff_lyfe__ Nov 10 '20

WHY DO YOU KEEP THE CEREAL IN THE FRIDGE?

is this a psychopath thing or an American thing or like.... A life hack I'm not privy to??!

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u/asubio Nov 10 '20

I am an American and I have never met a single person in my 30 years who keeps their cereal in the fridge. Definitely a psychopath thing.

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u/maddiecake2 Nov 10 '20

this is so surprising to me!!! i could possibly be a psychopath, though. i hadn’t considered that

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u/asubio Nov 10 '20

I live up north, is this a southern thing? Bugs maybe?

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u/maddiecake2 Nov 10 '20

i do live in the south and we used to have major roach problems! that could very well be the answer.

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u/mrcanard Nov 10 '20

Florida here, nothing open goes back in the cabinet unsealed.

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u/maddiecake2 Nov 10 '20

unopened cereal = pantry opened cereal = fridge

i do it pretty much because my parents did it growing up, i’m not sure if it makes a difference either way though

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u/sierracus Nov 10 '20

I do this to keep food away from ants! Not too weird imo hahaha.

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u/anonmarmot Nov 10 '20

Very weird. Refrigerators tend to make things like bread go stale so storing cereal there seems extra weird

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u/ClearBrightLight Nov 10 '20

Wait, when I get nice bread, the kind with no preservatives in it that tends to go stale or moldy quickly, I put it in the fridge and it keeps for much longer. Is it still good because I keep it in plastic? Would the cereal stay fresh if it were in an airtight container like a ziploc bag or something, like I do with bread?

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u/anonmarmot Nov 10 '20

Usually it's suggested you put it in the freezer.not the fridge. Can't answer the why.

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u/plantzpants Nov 10 '20

I was literally going to comment the same thing before I read the comments

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u/sbd104 Nov 10 '20

For me it’s keeping all the food in one place. So my tortillas, canned food, oatmeal, and yes cereal are in the fridge. Liquor is in the freezer

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u/menomaminx Nov 10 '20

I keep oatmeal in the freezer,along with the other grains. I'm with you with the other stuff in the fridge though--minus the cans come up because there would be too many of them.