Unlocking the secret: How onions keep your bread fresh longer

An onion in a breadbox? Sure, it can happen to any busy parent hastily unpacking groceries. But what if I tell you that it wasn't an accident at all? It turns out that storing this vegetable in a breadbox is a clever trick worth adopting.

Onion is truly a remarkable vegetable. Not only does it provide us with wonderful nutritional benefits, protects against a multitude of diseases, and supports proper body functioning, but it can also be useful in many other ways. One of them might seem a bit controversial, but only until we realize that it makes more sense than it may seem. Onion in a breadbox is a patent of true culinary discoverers!

We all know the incredibly important role that onions play in European cuisine. It's one of those food items that must always be present in my kitchen. Yet, the long list of potential uses for this vegetable does not end with just adding it to various dishes. As it turns out, onions can also help clean the grill.

Rubbing a grill rack with a halved onion will help dissolve leftover grilled food and melted fat. The onion's acidic pH also deals with rust. Adding powdered sugar is beneficial. Creating a mixture of the chopped vegetable and sweet spice proves to be a powerful method that—applied to rusted metal and left there for around 2 hours—easily manages what seemed unbeatable.

Putting an onion in a breadbox is a bit more controversial use of the vegetable, but why is it worth doing? It's effortless. One of the many properties of today’s hero is its preservative action. That’s why an onion in a breadbox will prevent us from dealing with mould. Moreover, an onion — like an apple — will increase the humidity inside the breadbox, ensuring that bread stays fresh longer.