Open kitchen - warm kitchen. Shelf life of fruits and vegetables

Hi everyone...

We are currently planning an open kitchen, but we are thinking about how things will change. Right now, the kitchen in our apartment is in a separate room that is always cool (not heated), and that will be different when it is combined with the living room, where it can be a cozy 25 degrees or much more if the wood stove is turned up in winter and you are sitting in swim shorts (well, not quite that bad).

What should be considered in the planning for the storage of fruits and vegetables, which are currently openly stored in bowls and baskets in our kitchen? That won’t work anymore, right?

How did you solve this? Vegetables could be stored in the utility room, but fruit should still be easily accessible for everyone.

Best regards

We solved this with a large refrigerator. It has several 0-degree compartments. The vegetables and fruits stay fresh there for a very long time. You just have to take them out a while before eating.... Ice-cold tomatoes taste like nothing :) So even less than usual... Otherwise, we are extremely satisfied with it. We moved to the countryside and don't want to go shopping every day.... And this works quite well for the weekly shopping.

I have exactly the same fridge A+++ as DerDa and a 0-degree compartment for meat and a 0-degree compartment with adjustable humidity for fruits/vegetables. Apples and carrots stay crisp and fresh for MONTHS.

Storing tomatoes at 0 degrees??? No-go. There are certain types of fruit/vegetables that need to ripen at room temperature. I have had an open kitchen for 15 years, where I store onions and potatoes in baskets, fruit in a fruit bowl, tomatoes and cucumbers accordingly. Yes, the latter should be used up after a week. I have never felt any disadvantage because of this. Potatoes are a problem for me... but I also buy as I feel like it, only later the meal "plan" is decided spontaneously. However, these could also be stored somewhere other than in the kitchen, then they last longer than 3 weeks :)

We have a small refrigerator in the living room. We store our fruit there. When heating in the living room, the warmth in the open kitchen is unavoidable. So get a big and good refrigerator.