Most people who cook food at home do it not just once, but in such a way that they cook enough for several meals. Therefore, pots with various dishes must be cleaned in the refrigerator to keep the contents fresh.
But before that they should be cooled to room temperature. Due to the intense rhythm of life, there is not always time for this. How to be? And is it possible to put warm or hot inside the refrigerator? Let's try to figure it out.
Why you can’t put a hot pot in the refrigerator
The content of the article
- Why you can’t put a hot pot in the refrigerator
- How to cool food
A refrigerator is a household appliance that serves to cool food. It is low temperatures that prevent the growth of bacteria and pathogenic flora inside cooked food. Thanks to this, it is possible to extend the shelf life of all products, from soups and cereals to a variety of meat delicacies and sweet dishes.
In addition, it is worth considering that each type of product requires its own temperature regime. That is why in the refrigerator there are different compartments - for freezing, for storing food at low plus temperature (+ 2-3 ° C), as well as separate compartments for vegetables and fruits.
The refrigerator is working as long as it copes with its task, that is, while it can cool the products delivered in different chambers.
Attention! Of course, a household appliance will definitely fail over time. But it is its incorrect operation that can significantly reduce the service life. And one of the mistakes during use is to increase the temperature inside the storage chambers.
Therefore, if the hostess puts a hot or even warm pan with food inside, she thereby:
- causes an increase in the general temperature - as a result, the products that are in the refrigerator will quickly deteriorate, as storage conditions will be inappropriate, and the environment will be more favorable for the propagation of pathogenic flora, which will cause damage products;
- the compressor will be forced to operate at maximum power, which will increase the wear rate of the device and can lead to its breakdown in the shortest possible time.
How to cool food
It’s definitely not worth putting foods with a temperature above room temperature in the refrigerator. First you need to bring them to the desired rate. And even if there is no time for this, you will have to come up with ways to speed up this process.
To do this, you can use the following simple tips:
- The easiest is to cook in the evening. Then overnight the pan will have time to cool down and in the morning it can be without fear for the integrity of the household appliance and for the safety of other products to be refrigerated. But this is not always possible, in addition, some products are so perishable that during the cooling process they can become sour and become unsuitable for eating.
- You can use cold tap water. It is especially effective in the winter, when the water from the water supply is just ice. It is necessary to fill it with a rather large pot or bowl, place the dishes with cooked food there and stand there for a certain time for cooling. To increase efficiency, you can change the water several times.
- In the summer, when the tap water is warm, you can freeze a little ice in the freezer, fill it with a container and put a pan there. It will cool down to the desired temperature in a short time, and after that it can be removed without fear into the refrigerator chamber.
These simple tips will help not only to preserve the integrity of the products that are stored in the refrigerator, but also to avoid premature failure of the household appliance.
