fridge / freezer temps
What should the appropriate/ideal temps be for fridge & freezer?:@
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TechWriter wrote:
That takes care of raw meat. What about all the other food?
Depends on what food. Some will last longer, some shorter. This chart may be of some help. As you can see, at 40F it's days and weeks, and at 0F - months. The worst at 40F is raw fish, lasts only 1-2 days.
Slightly higher freezer temps is not much of concern. FDA doesn't give any data for temps from 0F to 14F but I recall Canadian research for frozen fish at 14F, it was definitely more than a few days, can't find it now. Anything else, if it can be frozen at all, can stay at 14F for quite a long time.
Since fridge and freezer chamber in RV don't - usually - have separate temp regulation, if it's warmer than 5-10F in the freezer, then it's way too warm in the fridge, more than 40.
To summarize, temps from 0 to 5 in freezer is fine, temps up to 40 in fridge is fine, and when going for a weekend there isn't much need to freeze your food, as it will be consumed in less than 2 days.
