Nuts & Dried Fruits
Nuts and dried fruits should never get stored in the refrigerator. The cooler temperature of the fridge stunts the nutty flavor of nuts and can make dried fruits too firm and rather tasteless.
Keep nuts and dried fruits in an airtight container in the pantry.
Another rule is that because these items remain in their shells, they are great and absorbing odors of things near them. This includes smelling and tasting like onions if they are too close for too long. Store each item separately, and if you do have nuts in the fridge – quickly toast them in the oven.