Often people think that putting hot food directly into the refrigerator will increase the burden of refrigerator cooling and will damage the refrigerator.

In fact, hot food in the refrigerator does not damage the refrigerator hardware, but may cause the environment of the freezer to be contaminated by bacteria. When hot food enters the refrigerator, A makes the overall temperature in the freezer rise, which gives bacteria a good opportunity to multiply.

What should we do then?

In the process of cooling meals at room temperature, the room temperature provides a very good environment for bacteria to survive, which can result in a large number of bacteria multiplying. Especially in summer, the number of bacteria can double in half an hour, causing some foods to go bad before they are even put in the refrigerator.

For the sake of your own and your family's health, it's better to put your meals in the fridge as soon as they're sealed. And of course, don't put it in when it's too hot.