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We spend hours researching and testing mini fridges. Most of them work just fine—but we’d say the Midea WHS-65L is the best for most people.

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.

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." ...

Food can stay cold for about four hours, 48 hours in a full freezer and 24 hours in a half-full freezer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

These allow you to set the fridge and freezer temperature individually to create the perfect temperature for both your chilled and frozen food. With single thermostats there's a risk that when you set ...

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 ...