Is a Salad Drawer called a Crisper in the UK?

[Kosmiche]

Never heard of this term before, I have always known it as the salad drawer.

Is crisper used in the uk to mean a salad drawer, or is it a americanism.

Thanks.

 

[[TW]Sponge]

Americanism afaik

 

[sports_brah]

The **** is a salad drawer?

 

[Kosmiche]

The **** is a salad drawer?

The compartment in a refridgerator for storing salad.

 

[oldbag]

Or someone who exclusively paints salad.

 

[Stolly]

The **** is a salad drawer?

Its where the beer goes.

 

[Kutter]

its called a crisper over here, dont know why though.

 

[antijoke]

Wtf is it called a crisper?

 

[Kosmiche]

'Cos it keeps salad crisp, as in fresh.

Not sure why its more crisp in the drawer than a random spot in the fridge though.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

In a fridge:

top - cheese / butter
2nd - meats
3rd - booze
bottom - fruit / veg
door - milk / fruit juice / tonic water etc

Have never heard/used salad drawer or crisper (wtf) before.

 

[CliffyBiro]

The **** is a salad?

 

[Yaayuh!]

'Cos it keeps salad crisp, as in fresh.

Not sure why its more crisp in the drawer than a random spot in the fridge though.

Sounds like a load of tosh to me.

I just call them drawers.

 

[FoxEye]

The **** is a salad?

Watch this, it explains everything

 

[danza]

Pfff, and some of you call yourselves English. It's called a herbivation anti-wilter preservator.

 

[sports_brah]

Ah, once someone said it's where you store beer it suddenly made more sense!




I'm guessing it's called a crisper then, because hot air tends to rise, thus the bottom of the fridge (along with traditionally having the freezer underneath as well) will be the coldest, which will keep salad fresher (Eg crisper) for longer.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

In a fridge:

top - cheese / butter
2nd - meats
3rd - booze
bottom - fruit / veg
door - milk / fruit juice / tonic water etc

Have never heard/used salad drawer or crisper (wtf) before.

Packaged meats such as mince, lamb or chicken should go on the lowest shelf to avoid any juices dripping down from above and contaminating other foods :the more you know:

 

[Gogl]

Always called it a salad drawer, never even heard of the term 'crisper' before. Though it is often used to store beers also, as mentioned above.

 

[pingwing]

Good food that needs eating - eye line
Thing's that can wait - everywhere else
Condiments - the shelf bits in the door

 

[panyan]

Yes, crisper.

But why does a plastic drawer in the fridge keep the veg more crisp than any other spot in the fridge?

 

[Kosmiche]

Heat dispensation.

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