Some tips to follow while keeping food materials in fridge.

We have to keep the temperature inside fridge to minimum   5⁰. For that we have to avoid frequent opening and closing of the fridge, take the necessary things that we need from fridge quickly by opening it for a single time . This will reduce the power consumption also.Try to arrange food materials according to the cooling system of the fridge. The food items which need less cooling  only can be placed in the lower section of the door and those need most just beneath the freezer etc.Avoid stuffing your fridge with things that is not necessary. Only the food materials that you are sure you will use  should be stored inside it. Don't insert excess food suddenly without cooling it from the minimum cooking temperature. And   also don't keep it aside till evening .To defrost your food just keep it inside a fridge itself for 24 hours. Don't defrost the food materials using hot water or tap water; it is not a healthy habit. Defrosted food must be used with in 24 hours especially those which defrosted using micro wave oven. To avoid all this just store fish and meat as small packets of sufficient quantity.Chance for food poisoning is high if once properly cooked food is used frequently by taking out of fridge and warmed and again storing back in fridge. Always use food materials stored in fridge after heating it up to  70⁰ C for minimum 2 minutes. Always keep raw meat and fish materials properly packed and in separate cover, if not the  food may get hard and unusable. This condition is called  freezer burn. Never keep cooked meat and fish with uncooked meat and fish, it may get contaminated.It is advisable to keep meat and fish in the lower section of the fridge.Never keep the opened tin or can food inside fridge as it is. If left over food materials in cans and tin is there, keep it in fridge by taking out the whole food and storing it in another neat bag or container.Always keep in mind that if the temperature level of your fridge is greater than  5⁰ c your fridge is good home for number of bacteria and other micro organisms which can gift you food poison to harmful disease.