What's the ideal fridge temperature?

A temperature of 4°C is ideal for keeping your food in your fridge. That's because most meats last longest at a temperature of 4°C. Most vegetables and fruits that you can keep in your fridge also take longer to expire at this temperature. If the fridge temperature is higher, fungi and bacteria can multiply more easily, which means your food goes bad faster. If you set the temperature lower than 4°C, you'll be wasting energy for no reason.

If your fridge doesn't have digital temperature control, it might be hard to set it to 4°C. A special fridge thermometer offers a solution in this case. You can place or hang it in the fridge compartment of your fridge to measure the exact temperature. This way, you can easily find out if your fridge has the best temperature to store your groceries.

You may have a fridge with a dial. So you want to know which setting you need. Just remember this, the higher the setting, the lower the temperature. If a fridge has 7 settings, setting 7 is the coldest one. You can set the thermostat to 60% of its maximum setting. With 7 settings, set the thermostat to 4. Keep in mind that the outside temperature could affect this. If there's a heatwave, set it to a higher setting

A fan or air holes in the back of the fridge strengthen the air circulation and ensure an even temperature. If your fridge doesn't have these features, the temperature varies in some places. The lower part of the fridge right above the crisper drawer, is the coldest in this case. This is the ideal spot to store food that spoils quickly, such as chopped vegetables or meat. In the crisper drawer, you can store whole vegetables and fruit.