Refrigerating Food and Refrigerator Care

What Can and Can't Go In The Fridge Door

By Alison Soltau

Sep 18, 2009
  • Don’t put eggs in the refrigerator door.  The temperature fluctuates there when the door is opened.  
  • The door is a fine place for pasteurized fruit juices, olive oil, re-corked white wine, and condiments such as mustard and ketchup.
  • Butter can  be stored in the door  because it has a very high  fat content  (80%) and low  water content (20%), which inhibits microbial growth

 

Proper Refrigeration Placement Of Raw Meat, Chicken, And Fish

By Alison Soltau

Sep 18, 2009
  • Place raw meat, chicken, or fish on the bottom shelf for two reasons, food scientist Susan Brewer, Ph.D. explains:   1) it’s  cooler there because warmer air rises; and 2) when on the bottom shelf, raw items cannot “drip”  (and contaminate) other foods that may not be cooked before being consumed. 

 
 
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How To Clean The Refrigerator

By Alison Soltau

Sep 18, 2009

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Food Safety Facts

By Alison Soltau

Jul 20, 2009
  • Every year, about 76 million Americans develop food poisoning from restaurants, the home, and elsewhere, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Pathogenic bacteria such as salmonella and E.
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