This quintessential Australian spread will live a long and happy life in the pantry, from the moment it is opened, right up until the best before date.

Refrigerating potatoes can cause the starch to turn into sugar, leading to a change in taste and discolouration. Store them out of the light and in a cool, dark place instead.

Keeping onions in the fridge is a no-no as it will make them spoil quicker due to moisture. In fact, the same will happen if you store them in a plastic bag. If you switch to a well-ventilated area, your onions will stay crisp and crunchy for months.

Bread, glorious bread, will go stale quicker if it is stored in the fridge. So do your carbs a favour and keep them in the cupboard instead.

How to store tomato sauce is a hotly debated topic, so here’s the deal: once the seal has been broken, it will last around a month at room temperature. So if you polish it off quickly, the pantry is best. But if you barely touch the stuff, refrigeration will help it last a little longer.

In a nutshell, peanut butter should be stored in the pantry because the fridge’s cool temperature will cause the oil to solidify and make it difficult to spread. Hello torn bread! The only time you need to consider refrigerating it is if you’ve purchased an all-natural variation, as the oil can separate. But it’s nothing a quick stir can’t fix.

The fruit in jam makes it naturally acidic, which helps prevent the growth of bacteria. This means your jam will last around 6 months stored in the pantry. To ensure it stays fresh, keep it butter and bread crumb free, and always use clean utensils.

Caffeine is sacred, so naturally you want to give coffee beans the five-star treatment they deserve. Storing them in the fridge means the natural oils won’t properly flavour your brew, so best to keep them at room temp.

As versatile as olive oil and just as good for you, no modern kitchen should be without coconut oil. Get the most out of coconut oil’s two-year shelf life by keeping it out of the fridge. Once refrigerated it’s harder to spread and scoop, so make your daily coconut oil hit a thousand times easier by storing it in the pantry.

It makes sense to store fresh fruit and veggies in the fridge, right? However, refrigerating tomatoes can give them an unpleasant texture and even cause them to lose flavour.

When refrigerated, garlic can turn rubbery and go mouldy. The best way to ensure garlic stays fresh is to keep it out of a moist environment. Letting it sit in a well-ventilated area will do the trick.

Nudge your avocadoes in the ripe (sorry) direction and put them on display in a fruit bowl. Refrigerating them will slow down the ripening process so much you’ll never get to eat them.

Don’t do a disservice to your ANZAC biscuits by leaving them in the fridge to get soft. Store them in an airtight container and keep them in the cupboard, or better yet, consume as quickly as possible.

Honey is a naturally preserved food. Popping it in the fridge won’t extend its life, but will cause this golden liquid to crystallize.

Citrus fruits such as oranges do just as well outside the fridge as they do in. Just don’t bunch too many together, otherwise they might start growing mould.