Keeping Cool

To refrigerate or not to refrigerate,that is the question. Most people have their own ideas about what needs to go into the fridge and what can stay in a cupboard but there are a few items that change with refrigeration and not in a good way. Potatoes should be kept in a cool dark place,but not the fridge as it causes the starch to turn to sugar and also changes the flavor. Onions need no refrigeration but should not be kept with potatoes as the gases from potatoes make the onions rot. Tomatoes should be stored at room temperature as cold breaks down the cell walls making them mushy and mealy,same with uncut melons which brings me to my point...the reason I haven't been able to get a good melon for years is because all produce comes to this area on a refrigerated truck!