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Searching for the shelf life of the most common refrigerated foods? Then, you’ll love this article. But before that, let me you a little background on how our ancestors preserved their food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long before the invention of the refrigerator, the people back then would cut huge ice from freezing surfaces of rivers, ponds, and lakes. What they collected would be placed in root cellars or iceboxes. These would be insulated with sawdust to prepare them as storage facilities for various foods like meat, fruits, and vegetables, for the coming hot summer days. A lot has happened since then. Today, this type of low temperature food preservation is still used in only a few places for certain reasons. But thanks to the invention of the refrigerator, we do not necessarily do such hard work anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article covers the shelf life of the common refrigerated foods. And we’ll give you tips how to maximize them. If you are looking for a specific food, and want to skip some sections, check out the table of contents below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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