Do feminists put hot food in the fridge?

I'm finding somewhat conflicting advice online about putting hot food in the fridge.I put a somewhat hot, cooked chicken in the fridge recently and my housemates took it out. They all had a good laugh at me and obviously I'm bitterly angry about this. I was considering burning down the house but thought I'd do a bit of research first.


So what do you do?



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SortingYouOut

I've heard that you should put it straight in and I've also heard that you shouldn't.

I know that something piping hot will affect the temperature of your fridge and cause the motor to run longer, so there's cost implications but as far as food safety goes, I'm not sure.

By putting it in straight away, you're bringing the temp down quicker but how much quicker than allowing it to hit room temp first naturally and then in?

blue note

Where did you find the conflicting advice? I've never heard hot food is okay to be put in the fridge.

Uncle_moe

Of course it's fine to put it straight in the fridge as long as you don't cover it. You have to let the heat escape. Whether it's cooled on the counter or in the fridge you should never cover it as it keeps it at a warm temp for longer and ideal for bacterial growth.

SortingYouOut

blue note wrote: »

Where did you find the conflicting advice? I've never heard hot food is okay to be put in the fridge.

The first page of a Google search has arguments from both sides, it's confusing.

lertsnim

I never knew putting hot food in the fridge was dangerous and I am still alive.

lawred2

partyjungle wrote: »

I'm finding somewhat conflicting advice online about putting hot food in the fridge.I put a somewhat hot, cooked chicken in the fridge recently and my housemates took it out. They all had a good laugh at me and obviously I'm bitterly angry about this. I was considering burning down the house but thought I'd do a bit of research first.


So what do you do?



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hot food does not go in the fridge - it raises the temperature of the other items in the fridge rendering the fridge useless

The Backwards Man

What do think window sills were invented for?

VinLieger

I only know of an issue with putting hot or warm rice into the fridge, it needs to be cooled first before refrigerating

Uncle_moe

Where did everyone get these crazy ideas about not putting hot food in the fridge. And rice has been one I come across a lot. What's wrong with putting hot rice in the fridge? if anything it's better because it cools it down quicker so bacteria has less chance to grow. Also, most rice these days doesn't have much in the way of bacteria. Years ago it was considered more dangerous but modern washing techniques etc have changed that.

Wheety

I thought everyone knew that you rinse your hot food under the cold tap to cool it down before refrigerating it?

ForestFire

Modern fridges are much more efficient at maintaining the internal temperature of the fridge and reacting to changes.

As long as you are not overloading the fridge with masses of hot food I don't see the issue.

Couple of chicken breasts our of the oven, I would let cool on counter for a few min and then in they go.

kneemos

lertsnim wrote: »

I never knew putting hot food in the fridge was dangerous and I am still alive.

Are you though,really?

super_furry

What's the craic with these new Calipos? They're ****e strawberry and vanilla nonsense and the old ones are nowhere to be found anymore.

Grayson

whereas a lot of feminists don't mind you putting a hot sausage into their cold box, I've learned by experience it's best to ask first.

Grayson

super_furry wrote: »

What's the craic with these new Calipos? They're ****e strawberry and vanilla nonsense and the old ones are nowhere to be found anymore.

WTF? This is the first I've heard of this.

corner of hells

Surely the house should be on fire ,OP ?

Hande hoche!

Not hot food but warmish, go wild.

Sky King

Is it a blast fridge OP? If so, putting hot food in it is not only desirable, it is encouraged.

Chilling hot food is the raison d'etre of the blast fridge.

OneOfThem Stumbled

I don't think this thread has resolved the confusion somehow

Malayalam

Flap vigorously (note the L ) with your apron at the hot food for 30 minutes to cool it down, OP, and then you can put it in the fridge.

AllForIt

Two cases. You either put the hot item into a sealed container or simply on a plate or something unsealed.

If you put it on a plate uncovered the heat and steam will build up inside the fridge which isn't good for the other food in the fridge or for the fridge itself.

It you put it in a sealed container condensation will build up inside the container and the food item will become a bit damp and it will effect the texture of the food item for the worse, making it a bit slimey.

The best think to do then is to let it cool to the point there there is no stream rising off it before placing it in the fridge. If it's warm that's totally fine, just as long as there is no steam rising off it.

deco nate

The Backwards Man wrote: »

What do think window sills were invented for?

For cooking the chicken in this weather...

Badly Drunk Boy

super_furry wrote: »

What's the craic with these new Calipos? They're ****e strawberry and vanilla nonsense and the old ones are nowhere to be found anymore.

At the moment, I've three flavours of Calippos in my freezer: orange, lime, and cola. Tesco have the orange and lime ones in a six pack (3 of each), or you can get a 5-pack of the cola ones. They have strawberry ones too but I rarely acknowledge them.

seamus

Hot food goes in the fridge. Letting it cool down first makes it ripe for bacterial build up.

It does not heat up the rest of the fridge unless you're putting in a family-sized lasagne straight from the oven at 180 degrees. A fridge is well capable of handling the steam from some food.

Rule of thumb: if you can hold it without burning your thumb, it can go in the fridge.

cbyrd

I was taught that you allow it to cool then put it in the fridge as putting it in hot will raise the overall temperature in the fridge causing a waste of electricity. This is along the lines of have you turned off the immersion warnings..

tritium

Lots of people I know go ballistic if hot food is put in the fridge. They mimble on about safety and other nonsense. They’re daft!

Your fridge is at maybe 4C ish. During winter your window sill could be cooler. In theory you could cool something quicker out of the fridge. Safety my ass....

I never knew this was even something to be considered.

Rice is supposed to be chilled from hot anyway not let go to room temperature

igCorcaigh

Wheety wrote: »

I thought everyone knew that you rinse your hot food under the cold tap to cool it down before refrigerating it?

You just ruined my chicken curry

There is no issue putting hot food in the fridge with modern fridges, was probably an issue years ago when fridges couldn’t cope. That being said I’d normally let stuff cool down before putting it in the fridge unless I was going out/going to bed etc.

_Dara_

seamus wrote: »

Hot food goes in the fridge. Letting it cool down first makes it ripe for bacterial build up.

It does not heat up the rest of the fridge unless you're putting in a family-sized lasagne straight from the oven at 180 degrees. A fridge is well capable of handling the steam from some food.

Rule of thumb: if you can hold it without burning your thumb, it can go in the fridge.

If you cover the food whilst it’s cooling, this isn’t an issue. When you tightly cover piping hot food, the micro-environment within that cover is basically sterilised by the heat. There’ll be little or no bacteria there to multiply.

BUT if you put hot food directly into the fridge, you can warm up other foodstuffs near the hot item. Those foodstuffs might have bacteria on them and the raised temperature can allow bacteria to multiply on them until the temperature comes down to a safe level again.

Graces7

Even worse is putting hot food into the freezer.. if anyone ever does?

Capt'n Midnight

SortingYouOut wrote: »

The first page of a Google search has arguments from both sides, it's confusing.

Did you know there's a page two too, to go to ?



Not a lot of people know that.

Temptamperu

You have to let everything cool before putting it in the fridge to stop cross contamination. Chicken especially.