A refrigerator’s “crisper drawer” is designed to have a different level of humidity to keep fresh the fruits and vegetables stored there. Many people believe that the drawer doesn’t do much of anything.
       
“No one is really sure what a crisper drawer does. Just something a fridge is supposed to have” was posted on Twitter by CheesemonkeySF on October 16, 2012. “The ‘crisper’ drawer in my fridge does no such thing” was posted on Twitter by Bizarro Mark on May 30, 2014.
       
“the greatest trick the refrigerator manufacturers ever pulled was convincing us that the crisper drawer does something special for vegetables” was posted on Twitter by Anthony McHats on October 25, 2021.
   
   
Wikipedia: Crisper drawer
A crisper drawer (also known as a crisper) is a compartment within a refrigerator designed to prolong the freshness of stored produce. Crisper drawers have a different level of humidity from the rest of the refrigerator, optimizing freshness in fruits and vegetables. Some can be adjusted to either prevent the loss of moisture from produce, or to allow ethylene gas produced by certain fruits to escape in order to prevent them from rotting quickly.
   
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CheesemonkeySF
@cheesemonkeysf
Replying to @sarcasymptote
@sarcasymptote @wahedahbug @dcox21 No one is really sure what a crisper drawer does. Just something a fridge is supposed to have.
10:53 PM · Oct 16, 2012·Twitter for Mac
 
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Bizarro Mark
@Bizarro_Mark
The “crisper” drawer in my fridge does no such thing.
4:39 PM · May 30, 2014·Twitter Web Client
       
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Daniel Posting His Ls🤠
@cantfindmedan
I’m a crisper drawer truther, and I’m here to tell you that your crisper drawer does nothing for your vegetables. Also that little slider is pointless. Wake tf up people, crisper drawers are purely ornamental at best
10:45 PM · Jul 15, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Anthony McHats
@TheHatStore
the greatest trick the refrigerator manufacturers ever pulled was convincing us that the crisper drawer does something special for vegetables
8:23 AM · Oct 25, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
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Joseph Romano
@JoeRomano95
The greatest trick the refrigerator manufacturers ever pulled was convincing us that the crisper drawer does something special for vegetables.
9:35 PM · Oct 28, 2021·Twitter for Android
   
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Resting Mitch Face
@Keurfuffle
I don’t believe the humidity control on the crisper drawer does anything. I think they’re lying to our faces and laughing at us.
4:02 PM · Apr 1, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
the greatest trick the refrigerator manufacturers ever pulled was convincing us that the crisper drawer does something special for vegetables
6:38 PM · Aug 9, 2022·Twitter Web App