Eli5: refrigerator drawer– vegetable vs. fruit drawer.

Question

Are they not the same? Why the holes. Why

In: 3

Answer 1

Fruits are generally more susceptible to rotting, while vegetables are generally more susceptible to wilting.

The bacteria that causes rotting likes high moisture environments, the holes in the fruit drawer help keep the moisture level low, which prevents rotting.

Wilting happens in a *low* moisture environment, this is why you will often see vegetables at the grocery getting sprayed with water or mist. Not having holes, or covering them up, keeps the moisture level higher, which prevents wilting.