India, July 30 -- We spend so much time choosing good ingredients, the best oils, the purest ghee, the finest honey, and so little time thinking about what happens to them once they get home. It's not the quality of what you buy that determines how it tastes six months later. It's how you store it. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Namrita Malhotra, founder and managing director of gourmet food and wellness expert, Savore, shares how to keep your essentials fresh for longer.

"The most common mistake I see is keeping oils and ghee near the stove for convenience," said Namrita. She highlighted that heat and light are the biggest enemies of freshness. Cold-pressed oils, in particular, are more delicate than refined oils; they oxidise and l...