Eli5: why is it safer to let food cool down before putting it in fridge, instead of putting it in hot?
In: Biology
It’s actually less safe for the food you’re letting cool. However, it can temporarily raise the temperature of the fridge enough that other food may be at risk of spoiling.
Extra steak you cooked that you aren’t going to finish? Safer to put straight into the fridge because it doesn’t have a whole lot of heat. Large pot of stew that’s still piping hot? That has a *ton* of heat that will work your fridge harder and has higher potential to heat up other foods.
Most modern fridges are fairly safe unless you’re putting a lot of hot food in them. Industrial fridges are even safer because they have such a large amount of cold air within.
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