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Refrigerators
Does the light really go out when we close the door? From the early icebox to the modern built-in frost-free stainless steel double door works of art, refrigerators have improved greatly over the years, and we seldom think about them until they don't work right. From cleaning methods to repairs, this category is the place to get advice and answers to your questions about refrigerators.
3,286 Questions
How long does prepared formula stay good for in refrigerator?
Yes. Prepared formula can only stay out for 2 hours. If you make a batch of formula it will be good up to 48 hours.
How long can raw shrimp packaged in salt water be kept in the refrigerator?
about a week depending on when they were packadged. more than a week and a half i wouldn't eat them.
What is the cubic feet of a Kenmore freezer model 2539232281?
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How do i make my chefmate mini fridge colder?
Should be a setting on the control panel or inside the refrigerator itself.
Why food should be in the refrigerator?
Food is kept in the refrigerator for a several reasons, including
# To delay spoilage # To prevent foodborne illness # To extend the usable quality of foods that would not necessarily require refrigeration
How long does raw sausage last in refrigerator?
Their retail chorizo has about 75 days from date of production. By the time you pick it up, it will have nearly 55 days on it. It is raw so cook it completely and that means that it will freeze well for about 3 months.
How long will food last in a deep freezer with no electic?
Well, food left outside of the fridge should be discarded after 2 hours...so with that information you can decide,but I would err on the safe side and throw it out after a couple of hours. Trust me, you don't want to experience food poisoning.
Does bread go bad in refrigerator?
Bread can be stored in the refrigerator, but be aware that it will get stale much faster in the refrigerator. Cold temperatures cause the starch molecules in the bread to crystallize, which causes the bread to go stale. However, keeping the bread in the fridge does slow down the growth of mould. But generally, it is best to keep your bread at room temperature in a dry place.
How long keep lobster bisque in refrigerator?
occasionally 6 hours. The woman who found this out is named Emma Anderson from Chaska, she is currently in jail for accidently making a vaccine that turns your elbow into a very small penis
How long can you keep a joint of ham in the fridge?
Shop sealed: until best before date
Unsealed uncooked: 3 days
Unsealed cooked: 14 hours
Can you store cooled tomato sauce in a metal pan in the refrigerator?
I cant see why not, it could be a messy way of doing it though.
I've been known to make a sachet from cling film before, or use a zip bag.
Best bet it to put it in a jar/bottle/or tupperware container though.
Why do people store food in the refrigerator than at room temperature?
Spoiling is caused by decomposition bacteria, that use enzymes to digest their food, in the same way that we do.
Enzymes have an ideal temperature which they work best in, which for the enzymes used in digestion, tend to be around body temperature in humans, or room temperature in bacteria. If the temperature gets too hot or cold, the enzmes cannot function as well, and it takes longer for the food to spoil.
Therefore, putting food into a fridge will slow down spoiling because the bacteria that cause the spoling cannot work as well in cold conditions.
well it depends....is it fresh.. and who keeps a lime in the refridgerator? like come on leave it in a bowl! Then you dont have to worry about it! There. problem solved... glad to be of service. well it depends....is it fresh.. and who keeps a lime in the refridgerator? like come on leave it in a bowl! Then you dont have to worry about it! There. problem solved... glad to be of service.
How long does almond past last in the refrigerator?
On the Almond Breeze website, it states that you can store it refrigerated for up to six months. Not sure how true that is because it has never lasted that long in my household. But I have had open containers for as long as three week and drink and used it with no problems
How do fridges keep things cool?
Refrigerators keep their interiors cool by transferring heat out of the interior of the system to the outside. In reality the total system (the inside of the refrigerator and the room it's in) winds up with more heat but the part we want cold has less heat energy. A bit confusing, but lets step through the process.
A bit of background and a few facts:
- When liquids evaporate they need heat to change to a gas and remove it from their environment.
- When gases are compressed into liquids they increase in heat content.
- When something is hot (like a cup of fresh coffee) it cools off by losing heat to the air around it.
- Some liquids change into gas easily and can be compressed back into liquids easily. Freon and other similar chemical compounds, the liquid in a refrigerator cooling system, is one of these.
- Insulation is used to keep heat from flowing into or out of a volume. The box of the fridge is insulated to prevent heat flow into the volume we want to be cold
Following the freon in the refrigeration and see what happens!
- Liquid freon is released into the cooling coils in the fridge walls. The liquid expands as it removes heat from the air in the fridge. The air in turn cools the food in the fridge. All the cooling coils are gas tight so no freon escapes into the room.
- The freon gas is taken from the coils by the compressor system. The gas being removed has more heat than the freon coming in as it has absorbed heat from the fridge air.
- The compressor reduced the volume of the gas until the pressure is high enough for it to become a liquid. The liquid is relatively warm.
- The warm liquid flows out of the compressor into the heat exchanger coils. In old fridges these were at the back and looked like a lot of 1/4" tubes with wires holding them in position.
- Like the cup of hot coffee the warm freon in the exchanger cools down by losing heat to the room.
- The outlet from the heat exchanger is the discharge of liquid freon discussed in step 1.
So where did this take us. The freon absorbed the heat from inside the heat. It then lost this heat to the room. So the inside of the fridge got cooler and the room got warmer.
Answer:
Heat differs from temperature, a cup of tea has a higher temperature than the pacific ocean, however it has incredibly less heat. I.e heat represents the total kinetic energy of the particles, and temperature represents the average kinetic energy.
heat transfers from the body with the higher temperature to the body with the lower temp ( not the one that has lower amount of heat) till both reach equilibrium status.
when we have a certain amount of gas and we pressure it to a smaller volume the average kinetic energy (temperature) increases.
when energy is transfered to a certain object it increases its temperature, however sometimes the energy dedicates it self not to increase the object's temp. rather to change its status e.g from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas.
now the fridge contains what we call freon, when it is liquidated it seeks its original ,gaseous, status, so it absorbs energy from the air inside the fridge so it can free it self. It does not absorb energy from the room because it is insulated.
later the freon is compressed, thus its average kinetic energy (temp) increases, and the thermal equilibrium achieved is disturbed. Note that the total kenetic energy is the same before and after compression.
to achieve equilibrium again the freon shall lose heat to the outside medium (the total K.E is decreased )
then the freon is left free again and its volume increases while its average kenetic energy decreases and thus it shall absorb heat from inside the fridge till equilibrium is achieved , and so on.
What do you do to something if you refrigerate it?
if you refridgerate something, what do you do to it
How long do burritos last in the fridge?
Just until it's golden-brown on top and the cheese is melted. Any meat in the burrito should be cooked ahead of time before assembly.
Why do you have to wrap vegetables in newspaper before storing them in to the refrigerator?
so they won't spoil or dry out
Is it safe to eat ham that has been left out of the refrigerator all day?
It depends if it is cured or sliced etc., but I'd say about a week, on average.
US FDA Guidelines: Cooked Whole, 7 days. Slices 3-4 days. Unopened packages: 2 weeks or use by date.
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More help with thisBacteria requires air to reproduce and this meat will be sealed professionally. Additionally in the modern era meat is so safely produced and packaged that bacteria will most likely be limited anyway. In this case specifically this ham will most likely have been precooked and this makes it even safer. I would say that your main problem with this ham would be spoilage which again will be in the range of weeks. if it tastes ok you should be ok.Poultry is a completely different story and should be feared. It is rarely sealed air-tight from your grocer and can be a serious health risk immediately. DO NOT LET RAW CHICKEN come into contact with any other foods, clean all tools that come into contact with chicken, clean your hands, use a different cutting board, everything that raw poultry touches will potentially give you very uncomfortable food poisoning and in some cases bacterial diseases that can lead to death.
Cooked ham has been cured before so it can be left in the fridge for 4 - 5 days, but to be on the safe side it's best to have your ham, then cut off what you may want from the next nights meal and then slice the rest of the ham up and freeze. Don't throw that bone out! Make a nice split pea and ham soup and you can add diced left over ham to put in with it. You can also slice the ham thinner to make sandwiches. You also have the choice to mince the ham (if you have a meat grinder) or food processor (freeze it in a Glad bag and press air out) and make Hoagie sandwiches at a later date. Sweet pickled relish and mayonnaise goes great with either sliced ham or ground ham.
For 3 to 7 days.
less than a week then it starts to dry out and loose all of its flavor
How long does mayonnaise in pasta salad stay fresh in the refrigerator?
I would say about 4- 5 days after being made. Most likely has been out in the sun at a party or has got warm by being left out.
How long does cooked oysters keep in fridge?
I'm always finicky about leftover seafood. It might last longer but it would be best to use it up within a couple days. Make sure it is stored in the coldest part of the fridge.
Why is your freezer cold but not your refrigerator?
Strangely enough fridges and feezers actually need to have stuff inside them to work properly. A fridge or a freezer will work best when they are about 60-75% full. If they are too empty or too full then they won't be as cold.
How long will beer batter for fish last in the fridge?
How do you make it last long enough to have any to refrigerate. I never can.
How long can veal liver leftovers be left out of the refrigerator?
Food left out of the refrigerator is okay to eat for about 2 hours. If the temperature is under 80 degrees. The longer a food stays in the danger zone the more risk you take eating that food. Foods should either be kept hot or kept cold before eating to be really safe.
