Longer-lasting
GREAT TASTE
Fruit and vegetables only remain fresh and
crunchy for a short time. At least, that used to
be the case! Thanks to our innovative BORA
appliances, food can now be kept for far longer.
Text KATHRIN HOLLMER
In the days long before the invention of freezers
and food cans, people devised all sorts of
ways to make food keep longer. Back in the
Palaeolithic Age, meat and fruit were dried,
cured and fermented. In ancient Egypt,
vegetables were pickled in vinegar and honey,
while in ancient Rome, food was smoked,
preserved in salt or dried. In the 19th century,
the food can was developed and the first
freezers were built.
Today, refrigerators and freezers are an integral
part of our everyday lives. Refrigerators are
constantly being enhanced to make fruit and
vegetables, meat, fish and dairy produce stay
fresher and more flavoursome for longer, and to
preserve their valuable nutrients. When stored
and prepared correctly, it is easy to enjoy fresh
food at home without having to go shopping
daily. Food waste can be avoided and money
saved by optimally refrigerating/freezing food in
the BORA refrigeration and freezing systems and
by vacuum sealing leftovers and the like with
the BORA QVac. Not all foods, especially fruit
and vegetables, like to be chilled to the same
temperature. One example is carrots: enjoyed by
everyone from infants to the elderly, carrots are
found in many traditional dishes worldwide and
provide important nutrients. They can be bought
in the supermarket year-round or harvested in
fields or gardens in Europe from June to October.
However, this root vegetable quickly loses
moisture and flavour, so to keep it crunchy and
flavoursome it should be stored in a cool place
with high humidity. In the vegetable compartment
of a conventional refrigerator, carrots will retain
their crunchy consistency for up to ten days.
BORA refrigeration and freezing systems
significantly extend the shelf life of food through
precisely adjustable temperature settings and the
BORA Fresh zero compartment. Carrots and apples
last for around 40 days longer, cabbage up to
12 days longer and lettuce up to 11 days longer.
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