Refrigerators

A byproduct of microbiotic or enzymatic spoilage can be a variety of gases. That's why containers of spoiled food will swell.

This answer would be temperature dependant and determined by the salad ingredient that would spoil the quickest. For tuna salad, I would think the tuna would spoil quickest. This is from Bumblebees website regarding canned or pouched seafood; "once cans or pouches are opened, any unused contents should be immediately refrigerated and utilized within one to two days"

its not always at the bottom its just the way yours is made some other people have asked why is it at the TOP of the refrigerator so my answer is that its just a selective spot depending on what fridge you have.

In fact, the majority of refrigerator/freezer combinations have the freezer on top. As mentioned in other posts, hot air rises and cold air sinks, so freezer-on-top models can transfer cold air to the refrigerator without using as much electricity as other models, making freezer-on-top models the most energy efficient refrigerators (generally speaking) that you can buy.

It will stay fresh for some hours. Not too long. So it depends how long the fridge been off. Too long is bad.

If kept on the top shelf, in the coldest part of the refrigerator, it will be good for about 4 days. Probably longer, but as a safety measure, i wouldn't keep it beyond 4 days.

Refrigerators should be set at 40°F maximum.

Any model that has a built in Brita Refrigerator filter.

Yes, at least every six months, that's at a minimum. However, if your water is less than perfect, you may have to change it more often. Most filters come with a warning light to indicate if it needs changing. Without that, you should check it about every three months to see if it's OK. It's not hard to see if there's a build-up on the filter, and if you see anything at all, change. At least every 6 months. Inside of most refrigerator water filters is a activated carbon block wrapped in a type of paper skin. Actived carbon is excellent at taking out water impurities and chlorine. The paper skin acts as a prefilter and will plug up with dirt and sediment. Pending on your incomming water quality you should change your filter per the manufactures spec's of every 6 months.

yes but youj can thaw it quickly in the microwave...just dont let it sit in one spot for long

You should keep foods out of the danger zone to prevent bacteria from forming on foods. Bacteria can form on foods in the danger zone after just an hour. The danger zone is under 145 degrees and over 45 degrees.

food such as fruits and vegetables or if you mean food like snacks i always get poptarts and they last a very long time

One of the advantages of having a self defrosting freezer is no need to manually clean up the ice build up. Another great thing about manually defrostation is frozen foods are not as prone to stick together.

Sorry but "defrostation"?

Foods that need to be refrigerated should not be unrefrigerated for more than two hours. I remember one summer my refrigerator broke and I immediately pulled out my coolers and bought some ice. If the refrigerator is in an area which is cool and is maintaining a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below you may be safe but don't take a chance get the refrigerater fixed or put your items on ice.

The parts of a hermetic (sealed) reciprocating compressor is as follows; motor, crankshaft, bearings, valves, and pressure relief valve and piston(s). there are other smaller parts that can be named but these are the main players.

The hermetic scroll compressor is a little different than the reciprocating compressor because it uses an orbiting scroll and a stationary scroll to compress the refrigerant instead of pistons. This is why a scroll compressor cannot run "backwards". The scroll compressor also has an oil pick up tube which differs from a reciprocating compressor.

Now a "semi-hermetic" compressor is build like a small engine. It has an oil pump, reed valve plate, unloaders, pistons, bearings, etc.

A screw compressor is in a class all to itself.

The Germans used to trap jews in until they froze and that is where they got the idea of ice in a drink

Butter will be OK for at least a couple days after the power goes off. The concern is more about quality and rancidity, not food pathogens.

About one hour after cooking. After that, any food can become tainted and needs to be refrigerated to keep the bacteria in control. If it is uncooked, it needs to remain refrigerated - but will only remain fresh in this state for about 2 or 3 days at most.

Each package of chicken has an expiration date to go by. The chicken should be kept in the fridge for as long as the expiration date is good. Always freeze before the expiration date.

Fluid milk is very sensitive to temperature increases. It should be unrefrigerated only for that short trip from the store to home. The time at which it actually is spoiled will depend upon the initial bacterial load and the amount of time at whatever temperature. For every degree above 40°F as a storage temperature for the milk, plan on one day reduced shelf life. The milk will be spoiled when you decide it is no longer edible.

If the tomatos are placed in a sealed container after opening they should stay good for a couple days. Never store food in the can after opening.

How long smoked meat lasts depends upon whether it is dried or wet cured. Wet cured smoked meat must be refrigerated and lasts as long as regular meat does once opened. Dried smoked meat on the other hand can last for weeks or months in a well-ventilated room.

Two or three days, not counting the day you bought it.