Blasphemy, you’re thinking, right?

We’ve all Many of us have heard to never, ever store tomatoesinside the fridge.

Serious Eats tests, however, suggest that there are times you will want to break this rule.

The site’s culinary director, Daniel Gritzer, put dozens of tomatoes to the test in two series.

However, after two days, the ones from the fridge tasted better.

The refrigerated ones, meanwhile, were protected from those damaging heat effects.

The exact details of these results will vary, of course, from kitchen to kitchen.

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Check out the full article for recommendations, and never say never to storing tomatoes in the fridge.

Why You Should Refrigerate Tomatoes and Ignore Anyone Who Says Otherwise| Serious Eats