Idk if it’s my particular fridge/freezer combo or what, but the estimated time to thaw frozen turkeys does not seem to work well for me. 1 day for every 4-5 lbs (1.8-2.3 kg). However I have a 7 kg bird which should be at most 3.5 days by that metric which still feels icy almost 4 days later

And I reeeeally don’t want to water thaw it

Time to put a thermometer in the fridge?

@Tinkeringbell fridge reads about 34°F with an IR thermometer which is on the low end but within the “correct” range form what I can see. And I haven’t had issues w/ stuff freezing on me when it shouldn’t

Hmm. Perhaps the ones making guidelines then don't have their fridges at the right temperature ;)

lol yeah or at least they’re expecting people to have theirs closer to 40°F (the upper end of the range that I’ve seen)

According to a Dutch source (Voedingscentrum, freely translated: nutrition/sustenance center), only like 1 in five fridges in the Netherlands has the right temperature, most are higher.

But I guess I have to make my own rule of thumb, because the “standard” definitely isn’t working. I guess I could just raise the fridge temp but honestly I’d like to keep it as low as possible without causing food quality issues like freezing

Must admit mine is too, otherwise drinks are too cold. Instead of 4C, it's at 6-7

@Tinkeringbell I’d believe that

@fyrepenguin Yeah, this is probably best if you can stand such cold drinks :P

I mostly only drink milk (in terms of beverages from the fridge), and I find that the amount that it warms up when you pour it into a drinking glass is just about perfect

But if you pour a second serving in the same glass (or put the glass in the fridge) it’s definitely too cold

I definitely checked the temp one time, but I’ll do it again - I’m curious how much of a temperature difference the first and second pour actually are

I usually have water (plain or with syrup/fruit/leftover fruit/herbs) in there, as I find straight from the tap "too hot". And orange juice, milk (but that gets microwaved to make gruel for breakfast XD), and yoghurt drink. And on weekends, soda.

Maybe I can put the fridge colder and just heat up a glass/cup with some warm water first :P

Then against, nothing seems to ever spoil so ...

I do find the tap water temp variance over time as the seasons change to be kinda interesting. You kinda get a look at the temperature of the subsurface rather than just the air

Yeah, same here! It's really noticable, especially in hot summers. I can almost shower in it then, no such thing happening in winter no matter how much of a sweat I work up first XD

@Tinkeringbell stuff probably spoils faster than otherwise, but if you’re using things up quickly anyway it doesn’t really matter much.

@fyrepenguin Eh, I've also had dairy and sandwich stuff way past its "best before" date still being fine, even in opened packaging.

Chicken breast usually doesn't make it more than 2 days past that though, so I'm vigilant about freezing most meat I don't use within a day or two after buying.

Vegetables remain fine too.