Fridge Thermometer

Controls temperature inside your fridge and guards the safety of your food

Fridge thermometer

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Tthis is the right place to stop by and find out more about an important household commodity, your refrigerator. You cannot deny the importance of a fridge in your kitchen. In order to monitor the temperature level of your fridge, you need another device, known as fridge thermometer.

What is a fridge thermometer?

The most reliable factor that ensures safety of food in a fridge is its temperature control capacity. Weather conditions outside affect the internal temperature of a fridge. When the weather outside is hot, the temperature inside the fridge rises accordingly and vice versa. A fridge thermometer is a device that shows the current temperature level inside your fridge accurately.
 The United States Department of Agriculture points out that the temperature level inside a fridge should not be higher than 40° f and the freezer should be maintained at 0°f or lower. Imbalanced temperature of a fridge harms food  and consuming them leads to food borne illnesses.

How food inside a refrigerator is damaged?
 

A fridge which is set at 400f or below can maintain freshness of foods.  Bacteria grow in temperatures between 40 and 1400farenheit.  Pathogenic and spoilage bacteria are two important types of bacteria formed in foods inside a fridge.

Among these, pathogenic bacteria cause food borne illness. Their presence cannot be identified clearly as they may not change taste, smell or color of foods. Major food borne illnesses are caused by pathogens like shigella, campylobacter and salmonella.

Spoilage bacteria, as the name indicates, spoil the taste and smell of foods.  All of us know that if we eat spoiled foods our health could be seriously affected.

Listeria monocytogenes is another harmful bacterium which has the ability to grow at temperatures as low as 0°C and permits multiplication in refrigerated foods.

Today, both industries and houses use fridge thermometers. It is placed at the center, inside a refrigerator. It is highly recommended that you monitor the temperature level at least once a day.

Major types of fridge thermometer:

1. Digital fridge thermometer -  It is water resistant. The temperature is indicated from -9.9 to 49.9 o c in 0.1o c resolution. The food safety zone is outside the range of 0 to 8. It can be hung from a shelf inside a fridge or simply stand.    
 
 

Main Features of Digital Thermometer:

Various types of digital thermometer:



2. Fridge thermometer with dial   - This is a dial shaped thermometer with a 52 mm dial. The range is -30 to 300c in 10c resolution. It can  hang inside a fridge.


Main features of Fridge thermometer with 52 mm dial are:




Both these types are quite good and, depending on your preference, you may select either the digital or the one with dial. With technological advancements today there are several innovative variants of fridge thermometers including ones with in-built alarms. The alarm automatically goes off when the temperature inside the fridge goes above the optimal limit.

The latest in the market are thermometers without mercury. They are more environmental friendly and much safer to use.

Additional Information


Product  Refrigerator(40 degrees f) Freezer(0degrees f) 
Chicken(whole)  1-2 days 1 year
Roasts, beef 3-5 days 6-12 months
Hamburger 1-2 days 3-4 months
Vegetables 3-4 days 2-3 months
Mayonnaise after opening 2 months Don't freeze
Eggs fresh 3 weeks Don't freeze
Eggs cooked 1 week Don't freeze well


Source: Chill: When in Doubt-Throw it out! Fight Bac Campaign, USDA.  (Consistent with United States Department of Agriculture and United States Food and drug Administration.)

*The above chart gives you information about how long foods can be refrigerated at a prescribed temperature to reduce bacterial growth.

It's very easy to buy a fridge thermometer online, that you can install then it in your fridge. It is designed to help you in monitoring the required level of temperature. Those who are health conscious and are not willing to compromise anything for it ,will definitely find these thermometers extremely useful.