As energy costs climb and food prices stay high, more households are rethinking how they use their appliances. The ideal ...

Automated temperature settings aren't always accurate. Consumer Reports' testing reveals the best setting for each ...

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.

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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).

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." ...

Here’s a list of foods that should be discarded if they reach above 41 degrees for more than four hours, Shumaker said:. Meat, poultry, fish, seafood and meat substitutes. This includes those ...

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 ...

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.