Fridge & Freezer temperature

[JethroUK]

What's the regular temperature for a fridge & for a freezer

I currently have 5 & -20 respectively

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[meow2222]

perfect. -18 is standard, but some machines use -20 or -21.

NT

[Dave Liquorice]

That's ball park OK.

[Bob Martin]

Bosch recommend 4 and -18

[Rob]

And well they might ;-). I've got a posh Bosch fridge and at the lowest setting (2C according to the switch) it maintains about 2C at the bottom and 7C at the top. A superb storage design, the compressor rarely seems to kick in - but is this temperature difference typical?

The separate Bosch freezer stays at about -30C - that's at the default mid-setting, and the temperature is pretty even throughout.

Rob

[Owain]

Desirable I would have thought. You want 7C at the top for chilled but not refrigerated foods (and drinks) and 2C at the bottom for high risk foods.

Owain

[dennis]

IIRC the recommended maximum for a fridge is 8C and a freezer -18C setting them lower wastes energy and contributes to GW according to some. It certainly costs more to run.