Combat food wastage with better storage

Hundreds of pounds worth of food is wasted from an average London household every year. Barbara Chandler takes a look at how to save money with better food storage
24 February 2016

London households bin about £660-worth of food each on average every year according to a new survey by Samsung Digital Appliances, partnered by action group Love Food Hate Waste. Yet it is easy to make food go further, says Samsung's Lana Sanleandro: "The secret is to prepare and plan your menus and to learn what is worth storing and how it should be stored."

See at a glance what store cupboard ingredients you've got in - and so don't need to buy any more of - with sleek sliding or hinged-drawer fitted furniture, including an anti-fingerprint stainless steel, from specialist Blum. To find your nearest UK stockist, call 0800 917 5550 or visit blum.com
American-style fridge freezer from LG Electronics with "door-in-door" to combat warming caused by frequent fridge raiding. About £2,000. Visit lg.com (left); the colourful Electrolux Inspiration fridge freezer (in red, lime, black or chocolate brown, at £999) has a dual-cooling circuit which boosts fridge moisture levels. This keeps salad fresh for a week, and preserves vitamin levels in fresh fruit and veg. Call 08445 613 613, or visit electrolux.co.uk (right)
Eating safely
Space+ drawers for fruit and veg are extra deep and feature in the new Zanussi cooling range. Visit zanussi.co.uk for details (left); AEG's PerfekFit fridge freezer (£2,499 or £2,999 with a wine cooler) fits flush with kitchen units. Sleek LCD displays have touch controls for instant settings. Call 08445 610 610 or visit aeg.co.uk (right)
Perfect your storage
Meat
Salad
Fruit and root veg
Eggs
Cheese
Milk
Potatoes
Mushrooms
Olive oil
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