Why All New Jerseyans Need to Keep Paper Towels in Their Refrigerator

*Life hack with paper towels in the refrigerator.

*Paper towels in refrigerator keep vegetables crispy longer.

Oh man, a couple of weeks ago, we told you about that life hack that everyone should put a quarter in their freezer. Check out this new life hack that is just as good.

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Here's this rather new life hack that I recently heard about. It's funny though, if you have guests over or my daughter's friends, opening the refrigerator, they will ask you why you have this in your refrigerator. It's a possibility they might even remove it, thinking, they don't belong in the refrigerator.  Ha ha, it's not leaving your keys in the refrigerator, I've done that. No judgements here, please.

Is your refrigerator like ours where you have a lot of left-overs and the majority of them go bad, this hack might give you a little bit more time for those leftovers. It's all about the paper towels? Yes, paper towels, according to Reader's Digest. This might surprise you, the way it did me.

What is this life hack with paper towels in your refrigerator?

The veggies like the leafy greens, can wilt and look a little disgusting in just a couple of days. Paper towels keep those vegetables fresh, according to this article from msn.com from readersdigest.com. They help keep all the greens and zucchini from going bad. How about those wilted cucumbers for the salad, no more.

I've never tried this, have you? You bet, I'm trying this.

Here's what you have to do. Line the crisper drawer in the refrigerator with paper towels and tuck your produce in the paper towels. Replace the paper towels when you add a new batch of produce, this ensures that your vegetables will stay fresher longer.

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