What's the ideal temperature for a fridge?

Question

My kids changed the temperature on the fridge and I can't remember what temperature it should be.

Answer 1

Hi

Not sure exactly but mine is -6 and everything is nice and chilled

Answer 2

It should be below 5 and preferably between 2 and 4 - all measurements in Celsius of course.

The only problem with having a fridge set at a very low temperature is that when it tells you to defrost a frozen chicken in the fridge overnight, IT WON'T - so care must be taken (and a degree of common sense!) over things like that !

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Answer 3

5 degrees

but heres a website that tells you the different temp for diff parts

http://www.babyspoon.co.uk/fridge.htm  

Answer 4

1-5 degrees, 3 being best

Answer 5

Below 40F

Answer 6

SPOOKY! I just had to find this out yesterday! Between 3 and 8 is the best temperature. Anything below 3 and your food will start to freeze and taint your food. Any higher, bacteria will grow really fast and you might get ill.

That is what a chef told me yesterday morning anyway!

Answer 7

The preferred temperature is somewhere between 35 and 38 degrees F (1.7 to 3.3 degrees C). Anything higher and foods will spoil too quickly (it also presents food poisoning problems, as described in several of the links below). Anything lower and freezing becomes a problem.

Answer 8

just under 40 so that would be 39

Answer 9

6 degrees . (i'm right)

Answer 10

Between 0 and 3/4 degrees C is the temperature I have my fridge at. Certainly it should be below 5 degrees C.

Answer 11

5 degrees

Answer 12

should be about 4 degrees

Answer 13

5 degrees is fine for most fridges, but I keep mine at 2 degrees for extra chilled drinks.