How the Food & Wine Test Kitchen Reduces Food Waste on a Daily Basis

和Earth Day在我们身上，重要的是要向粮食界的领导者发光，这些领导者在可持续性方面推动了信封。亚搏电竞他们正在战斗food waste和showing the world that eco-friendly practices aren't just good for the planet, but for a restaurant or home cook's bottom line, too.

In the Food & Wine test kitchen, our own staff has built eco-friendly practices into their routines as well. Whether they're composting food scraps or using metal or glass straws (they were doing it before it became all the rage!), their methods are totally accessible and easy to do. Since we're all working remotely now, we bringing these habits into our own kitchens as well.

1.堆肥所有剩余的食物碎屑，骨头和果皮。亚搏电竞

If you don't have your owncompost bin, you can take your scraps to the greenmarket (when things open up again). And if you don't have space in your tiny kitchen to hold food scraps, or are worried that they'll start to smell, store them in a bag in your freezer until you're ready to bring them to the compost bin.

2.使用可堆肥板并清洗和重复使用堆肥器具。

It's worth the investment and there are a lot of great options out there, from基本的tomore elegant.

3. Buy seasonally available foods and freeze leftovers for future use.

All this takes is a little planning before hitting the supermarket. Don't go without a list, and jot down quantities so that you don't buy too much before your next shop. Since buying in bulk is a smarter choice for the times we live in, check out this list ofseven foods you didn't know you could freeze(Spoiler alert: eggs are on there.)

4. Freeze bones, carcasses, and evenveggie peels制作股票。

Using food scraps for stock doesn't just cut down on waste, either. It's better for your bottom line and makes better-tasting broth, too.

5.使用剩余的柑橘皮和草药茎，将白醋注入全能清洁剂。

我们把食物e亚搏电竞ditor Kelsey Youngman swears by this homemade, natural cleaner, which isn't just good for the environment, but smells great, too.

6. They use metal or glass straws.

In the U.K., everyone fromMcDonald'sto Wagamama is hopping on this trend, but Youngman's been doing this for years.

7. Recycle and compost instead of throwing out whenever possible.

It's one small step that has a huge impact. If it seems like too much effort, then you don't have the right set up. Buy a proper bin for堆肥和回收once, make it easy on yourself forever.

8. Do a weekly fridge and freezer check to avoid things going to waste.

It's a good day when we get the remnants of recipe testing from the test kitchen, but you can do the same in your own kitchen. Take stock of what you need to use up before it expires or wilts. Once things return to normal (after the pandemic) if you're heading out of town, check in with your friends or neighbors to see if you can give anything away.

9.使用眼镜和投手代替塑料杯或瓶子。

在通常的时候，无论您是在办公室还是去咖啡店，都可以带上自己的杯子或杯子。如果您像我们一样，您会喝很多咖啡，那些纸杯加起来。在隔离期间在家时，请选择带有滤水器而不是水瓶的投手。

10. Make your own dressings and sauces to avoid packaging.

A bonus here? Homemade stocks taste better than the store-bought stuff.See: The Best 5-Minute Dressings.

11. Bring your own produce bags to the grocery store.

It sounds like a no-brainer at this point, but it's easy to forget. Get a few生产袋子to keep on-hand, to avoid using the single use plastics (and avoid touching an extra thing in the store while shopping).