‘It’s a dual process!’ Bec Judd shares her family’s complicated ritual for eating and storing chocolate – and it offers an unexpected spin on the age old ‘fridge vs pantry’ debate
It’s the age old debate that has divided the world for years.
But on Tuesday, Bec Judd offered a whole new spin on the argument on whether chocolate should be kept refrigerated or stored in a pantry during a segment on her KIIS FM radio show, 3pm Pick Up.
On the show, the 37-year old unveiled a bizarre ritual that her family does with chocolate using both the fridge and a cupboard – calling it a ‘dual process’.
Weird! On Tuesday, Bec Judd (pictured) offered a whole new spin on the argument of whether chocolate should be kept in the fridge or pantry on her KIIS FM radio show, 3pm Pick Up
‘It starts in the cupboard, then when we’re eating it, it goes into the fridge once it’s open,’ the former AFL WAG said to her bewildered co-hosts.
‘Then when we’re actually consuming it, we take it out of the fridge and just let it come to room temperature.
‘I’ll leave it out for a few minutes, so it loses that… coldness. But it’s still not warm like it would be in the pantry, are you with me?’
She laughed: ‘It needs a snap, but not too cold!’
‘When we’re actually consuming it, we take it out of the fridge and just let it come to room temperature,’ Bec revealed
The debate has had many people globally scratching their heads on exactly where to put the product – and earlier this year, confectionery company Cadbury threw a spanner in the works when they claimed once and for all that it belongs in a pantry.
‘Chocolate should always be stored in a slightly cool, dry, dark place such as a pantry or cupboard less than 21 degrees Celsius to ensure the quality isn’t compromised,’ the company wrote on Twitter in May.
But avid Tweeters were quick to react, with one writing: ‘Show me anywhere in Australia that is consistently below 21 degrees? In Queensland it’s usually a stable 21 degrees inside the fridge.’
Family: The 37-year-old WAG and her husband Chris are proud parents to four children; Billie, five, Oscar, eight, and twins Tom and Darcy, three. All pictured
‘I prefer my chocolate kept in the freezer,’ said another.
But others agreed: ‘The fridge ruins chocolate. Any chocolate lover knows this’.
‘In winter it goes in the cupboard and in summer it should be in the fridge,’ said another.
According to New Zealand-based chocolate expert, Luke Owen Smith, even in a heat wave, it’s best to avoid storing chocolate in the fridge at all costs.
He told Stuff in 2018 that ‘extremely cold temperatures can mess with the temper of the chocolate as much as hot temperatures can’.
Spanner in the works: Confectioner Cadbury settled the debate over whether chocolate belongs in the fridge or pantry, after being asked by one of its Australian fans (pictured is their response)