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minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·10 days agoThat’s not cold enough to preserve food. Below 40F is needed to preserve food. Ideally, just above freezing, if you don’t want to freeze it. I keep my fridge at 35F.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoMost food here is labeled “keep below 8°C” so I set my fridge to 7. No need to waste power. Unless you keep raw meat or fish then yes you wanna be close to freezing
minus-squareHupf@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·9 days agoIf only there was a commonly accepted temperature scale that makes it easier to see what’s just above freezing and what isn’t.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 days agoBefore refrigeration, they used to store big blocks of ice in similar conditions and the ice would last up to 10 months in there.
minus-squareAll Ice In Chains@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 days agoBuilding the cellar on a beach might affect how well it insulates. Loose mini-rocks vs dense soil.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoI saw your hole last week. It’s moved on.
minus-squarethespcicifcocean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoBut it’s perfect for storing root vegetables like onions and garlic
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI keep my fridge at 35.6 F myself, not sure there’s any point in going down to 33.8 though I’ve considered it
That’s not cold enough to preserve food.
Below 40F is needed to preserve food. Ideally, just above freezing, if you don’t want to freeze it. I keep my fridge at 35F.
Most food here is labeled “keep below 8°C” so I set my fridge to 7. No need to waste power. Unless you keep raw meat or fish then yes you wanna be close to freezing
If only there was a commonly accepted temperature scale that makes it easier to see what’s just above freezing and what isn’t.
4.44°C and 1.67°C
Before refrigeration, they used to store big blocks of ice in similar conditions and the ice would last up to 10 months in there.
Building the cellar on a beach might affect how well it insulates. Loose mini-rocks vs dense soil.
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I saw your hole last week. It’s moved on.
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But it’s perfect for storing root vegetables like onions and garlic
I keep my fridge at 35.6 F myself, not sure there’s any point in going down to 33.8 though I’ve considered it