Refrigeration Temperature Pet Peeve
It took me several bouts of food poisoning to realize propane powered refrigeration and tropical climates do not mix. Food that "seems" cold might be perfect lab conditions for food poisoning pathogen...
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Our motorhome holds right aound 35-38 degrees in the refrigerator and around 0 degrees in the freezer with it's 5-position slider switch in it's # 3 (middle) position, so we have a couple clicks either way to run warmer or colder. We bought a couple of inexpensive refrig thermometers from Camping World, one each for the RV's refrigerator section and it's freezer section. Our new home refrigerator has double compressors to better hold the refrigerator and freezer sections at whatever temperatures we set. At home we use 38 degrees for the refrigerator and 0 degrees for the freezer.
I don't know if foods sold in Mexico are required to be date coded, but the DW and myself watch dates codes in the U.S. like a hawk. We reach way back in, or sort through, store shelves to get the latest date codes on everything. We throw out all foods in the refrigerator when they're past their date codes.
So far we've kept pretty healthy from a food viewpoint, but there is probably some food waste going on by watching date codes so close.
I don't know if foods sold in Mexico are required to be date coded, but the DW and myself watch dates codes in the U.S. like a hawk. We reach way back in, or sort through, store shelves to get the latest date codes on everything. We throw out all foods in the refrigerator when they're past their date codes.
So far we've kept pretty healthy from a food viewpoint, but there is probably some food waste going on by watching date codes so close.
