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How to Safely Move Your Fridge
Moving a fridge is no mean feat. Like any large appliances such as dishwashers, moving a fridge requires a bit of preparation. Use these practical tips to safely move your fridge and arrive at your destination with it in perfect working order.
1. Preparation
What You’ll Need:
- A dolly or hand truck;
- Rope or moving straps;
- Moving blankets and packing tape;
- Some cleaning supplies; and
- Transport.
5 Ways to Improve Food Safety in the Refrigerator
Refrigerators keep food fresher for longer, allowing us to store and stash anything from fresh fruit to last night’s leftovers, knowing they’ll be still edible when we take them out. As an essential part of your home, it’s important not to take your fridge for granted. For instance, placing raw meat on a plate in the fridge is not healthy. Lack of food safety is the biggest cause of food poisoning, and more often than not it’s completely avoidable. So, whether you have a rack of industrial large side by side coolers or a single door fridge, here’s 5 tips to make sure you’re keeping your food safe:
- Temperature. Keep your fridge at a constant temperature of around 4 degrees Celsius. This is not cold enough to freeze your food, but cold enough to slow the spread of bacteria in your food. Many fridges come with temperature controls for different areas of the fridge, fresh vegetable or meat drawers, that can be set independently from the main temperature to allow food to last even longer.
What to Look for when Buying a Refrigerator
If the kitchen is the hub of the family home, then surely the refrigerator is at its heart. It may seem odd to admit it, but the fridge is an essential part of your home; it’s something you go to every day. When choosing a new fridge your needs should come first, but what are your needs? Will the old single door fridge suffice or do you need something a little fancier? Here’s a few things to think about:
- Location. Whether your fridge is to be in the kitchen, large and proud, or a secret beer or wine fridge in the garage, thinking about the space you’re going to be utilising is essential. Nobody wants the embarrassment of having to return a fridge because it was too large to fit into the hole in the wall. Measuring the space you’re going to use is the first step, all three dimensions. Only then can you start to think about how to utilise that space.