Storing food in a refrigerator or freezer that isn't cold enough can be dangerous. Prevent foodborne illness in your household by setting the appliances to the proper temperatures.

Here are tips on how you can adjust the temperatures of your fridge and freezer in order to save costs. 1. Setting your fridge and freezer to the correct temperature will reduce costs Credit: Alamy ...

However, many fridge and freezer models do not have a thermostat to tell you what the exact temperature is. They often just have a dial with a few setting options, such as 1 through 5 or “cold ...

Yep: A fridge temperature of 37° F will keep fresh food good for as long as possible—with no ice crystals on lettuce or bacteria breeding in raw meats. As for the freezer, a temperature of 0 ...

He writes: "Set your fridge to 37 degrees and your freezer to 0 degrees. This will keep your food fresh, but your fridge and freezer won’t need to work as hard to maintain the temperature." ...

He suggests: "Set your fridge to 37 degrees and your freezer to 0 degrees. This will keep your food fresh, but your fridge and freezer won't need to work as hard to maintain the temperature." ...

Refrigerator temperature settings aren't always accurate. CR's lab tests reveal the best setting for each of the 270-plus refrigerators in our current ratings.

The word refrigerator literally means cold. And, ultimately, the No. 1 function of this major home appliance is to keep your food at an optimum temperature to stay fresh and keep bacteria at bay.

This mechanical thermometer can be placed in your refrigerator or freezer to monitor the internal temperature, without needing a battery. It reads between -20°F (-30°C) and 80°F (30°C).

Energy experts at Grant Store have suggested adjusting the temperatures of both your fridge and freezer. They said that setting the fridge to between 4 and 7C and the freezer to -18C helps to ...