Get The Busy Cooks Newsletter! The refrigerator is a great place to store foods. But do you know which foods should not be refrigerated? Which always should? When should you refrigerate foods? And how long do foods stay safe and fresh in the refrigerator? Read TO Chill or Not to Chill for the answers.
I recently happened upon this myth myself when someone told me something similar. "They told me that if you refrigerate food that's still a little bit hot, it will spoil more easily." I think the issue here is "it will spoil more easily" than what?
because there are bacteria in the air, and if the food is left out, the bacteria will reproduce quicker. In the fridge, they still go on the food, but the cool temp keeps them from multiplying quickl
