Refrigerators

Over a year.

A year is a stretch but it will not last a year in your typical kitchen freezer which is opened and closed everyday.(during these opening and closing temperatures are rising and lowering resulting in slow water loss and chemical changes) HOWEVER if you put this in one of those NON DEFROSTING CABINET freezers the steak will last many months longer maybe up to a year.

NOTE- Most of our commercially frozen foods are stored in very large frozen food warehouses where the temperature may only vary about +2 degrees during their storage life about 0 degrees F to -5 degrees F. Therefore their shelf life will last a lot longer time than our home freezers. Although I wouldn't recommend eating , but I have eaten steaks that have been vacuumed packed for as long as three years . No lost of flavor , and tender, freezer is set to 0' not opened on a daily basis .

3 - 5 Days Leftovers must go in the fridge within two hours of serving to reduce your risk of food-borne illnesses, because bacteria grow more quickly at room temperature. Don't leave leftovers out. Put them in the refrigerator as soon as you're done with them. Cold temperatures slow the rate of bacteria growth. For larger items, such as large quantities of Chinese food, refrigerate in several shallow containers rather than large clumps. That way, the food will cool evenly and more quickly. You don't want a big clump: That risks the chance of something growing in the center because it didn't cool properly.

How long a pasteurized cheese will keep without refrigeration will depend on the type of cheese. Hard cheeses will last longer than soft cheeses. However, all cheese will begin to dry out without refrigeration. It is best to keep them refrigerated. You can keep them out for an hour or so, but after that back into the refrigerator.

Once opened, tomato-based sauces are only good for five days to a week. Don't wait for the mold to form. In many cases, you won't see the mold in the sauce after five days, but it actually could be there. Some mold produce toxins that can be harmful, so why take the risk? Mold grows in very wet environments. What promotes the mold is the high moisture content. No amount of cooking will kill the toxins. So, to be safe, you need to throw it away.

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A cheesecake should not be left out of the refrigerator for more than 5 or 6 hours. It will last longer, however, if it is kept out of direct sunlight and is not in very hot conditions.

When you plug in your fridge, the electricity energises the freon in the copper piping, which then spreads all over the fridge cooling it down. The biggest pipes are at the top, which pushes cold air to the bottom. Doing so, the warm air is in turn pushed up and when it gets to the top, it is cooled by the pipes. The process is then repeated over and over and over. This is how the food is cooled in a fridge xxx

You can eat baked potatoes that have been left overnight in the fridge. To be honest, I don't think there is anything wrong with eating the baked potatoes not kept in the fridge as long as it hasn't been 24 hours, but you should keep in mind that the food safety zone is food that has been kept between 40 degrees Fahrenheit to 240 degrees within 2 hours...so I guess it's to your discretion.

Considering this was asked 3 days ago..... If it's still there, throw it away!

The average refrigerator ranges in temperature from 35 - 40 degrees Fahrenheit. There are wild differences due to surroundings,room temp., efficiency, humidity, and where your refrigerator is located, whether its in a cut out or surrounded by walls, or not. Other factors such as how often the refrigerator or the freezer is opened and closed and all the above factors also relate to the freezer since in most modern models difuse cold air from the freezer to the refrigerator. So in the short of it most models average temp is between 35 - 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

They do have expiration dates

I am looking for the same thing to replace the one I have in my beach condo. I am having a difficult time finding something on the internet but will get back to you if I find anything.

Chilling food doesn't actually stop the decomposition process - it simply slows it down. Food will still go bad, the same as it would if it were left out, albeit at a slower rate.

When door closes it releases cold air as needed

Yes, it'll be fine. But as always with wine, keep it out of direct sunlight and make sure it doesn't get too hot (like don't keep it in the trunk of your car on a hot day). If you plan on holding on to it for an extended period of time you should store it on its side, which forces the air bubble in the bottle away from the cork so that air can't seep in around the cork and spoil the wine.

An inexpensive rubber stopper and pump (cost less than $20) works very well. Simply put the stopper in the bottle and pump the air out. Repump each day to keep it freshest.

Crab dip should not be kept unrefrigerated for more than four hours. It can last two to three days in the refrigerator.

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if you keep it in a dry cool dark place it can last for months.

If some light or humidity reaches the cloves, they will start to sprout, but you can still use some of them by removing the sprout when cutting the clove.

hot food should be put into shallow container so heat can exit fast and food can cool rapidly. As soon as you can hold the pan without burning your fingers. Put it in the fridge uncovered (remember, no thick large batch, heat must be able to exit quickly)

Potentially hazardous food should not be left unrefrigerated for more than two hours. Less time is better, especially if the ambient temperature is around 90°F - then reduce that to one hour. Then it should either be reheated or refrigerated.

In 1874
The first known artificial refrigeration was demonstrated by William Cullen at the University of Glasgow in 1748. Between 1805, when Oliver Evans designed the first refrigeration machine that used vapor instead of liquid, and 1902 when Willis Haviland Carrier demonstrated the first air conditioner, scores of inventors contributed many small advances in cooling machinery. In 1850 or 1851, Dr. John Gorrie demonstrated an ice maker.

If you don't open the refrigerator, it should be fine for about six hours.