The habit of many housewives is to put all food, including hot, in the refrigerator for storage. However, storing hot items will cause the refrigerator to fail quickly and there are many other risks that you could not expect. Join WebTech360 to find out the reasons why hot food should not be put into the fridge through the article below!
When you put hot foods in the refrigerator, the temperature in the refrigerator will rise, causing foods that need to be cooled and other foods quickly becoming rancid and nutrient loss due to not being cold enough.
Do not put hot food in the refrigerator immediately
A "heat shock" occurs when you suddenly put hot food in the refrigerator. In this case, you are creating good conditions for harmful bacteria to grow, increasing the risk of food contamination, causing negative health effects. Furthermore, if hot food is stored in plastic utensils, it creates a number of chemical reactions that are detrimental to the health of the user.
Reduce the life of the refrigerator
Hot food will release heat, causing the internal temperature of the refrigerator to rise and the motor must be started immediately to quickly return the temperature to the set temperature, making the life of the appliance significantly reduced. Moreover, the must work at full capacity continuously, making the refrigerator quickly degrade and easily damage. Besides, the heat from food is transmitted through containers such as boxes, pots ... leading to deformation of the shelves in the refrigerator.
If you put hot food in the refrigerator, you will lose extra money for repairs and upgrades
To cool the food, the refrigerator must increase activity, temporarily increasing the temperature, making unnecessary energy consumption, making your electricity bill skyrocketing.
Cool hot foods for 10-15 minutes, then place in a glass container to store in the refrigerator
To keep processed foods hot, you need:
- Let the hot food outside to cool down for about 10-15 minutes.
- For food in sealed containers with a lid, use a glass container. If the amount of food is large, it should be divided into small boxes, which will help the refrigerator cool faster.
- Do not store hot food in the refrigerator, always cover the food tightly, avoid letting the heat spread everywhere, both harming the refrigerator, and spoiling food quickly. Note, you do not let food cool for too long outside, bacteria can start to grow when not stored in the refrigerator.
Hopefully, through this article of WebTech360 , we can help you in preserving food properly and safely.
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