When
cooking large hot meals, it can often lead to having left overs for another
time. After consuming your hot meal
before storing it, make sure you stay away from using plastic bags and keep
food fresh in reusable containers. In
order to keep your food fresh for longer periods of time, food must be stored
in the refrigerator. However, don’t put
your hot food container in the refrigerator right away. Let it cool down outside the refrigerator
first, and then proceed to placing it inside. Above is a picture of the spaghetti and meat sauce I cooked last night that I let cool for a couple hours before storing it in the refrigerator.
Whether
you have 20 minutes to let it cool before you have to run somewhere else or a
couple hours until you go to bed, letting your food cool prior to refrigeration
will prevent your refrigerator’s inside temperature from heating up. This will reduce the amount of energy your
refrigerator consumes in order to keep a constant cool heat. Saving energy will reduce the amount of
greenhouse gasses emitted during the production on the energy’s source and will
also save you money on your electric bills.