Making food last longer in the fridge

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I am a subscriber of The Dollar Stretcher, an online newsletter for frugal people who like to save money. Readers can also send in tips of their own and I find those really useful. For instance, I love cottage cheese but it always went bad before I could finish the carton. I tried freezing it but that changed the texture and it was good only for use in casseroles as a cheese substitute. Buying individual serving sized cartons just cost too much money so I saved cottage cheese for a rare treat or when I expected company to share it with. One reader a few years ago shared her experience with cottage cheese. She found that if she stored it upside down in the fridge, it lasted twice as long and even well past the expiration date. I thought that was a bit silly but tried it. It worked! It doesn't matter if the carton has been opened or how full it is, just store it upside down and it will last twice as long as usual. (If you're interested, the Dollar Stretcher is very useful and it's free. If you submit a tip that they use they will even send you a few months of the print version as a thank you at no charge. I re-gift these at Christmas and they are much appreciated.) Do you have any unusual ways that you use to make your foods last?