"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If your refrigerator isn’t keeping food at the right temperature, the signs are hard to miss. Milk starts ...

No one wants to waste a refrigerator full of food, but if you keep the temperature too cold you can hike up your utility bill. There's a sweet spot right above freezing that you need to hit, and a ...

For the food in your refrigerator to stay fresh for as long as possible—no ice crystals on the lettuce or bacteria breeding in warm spots—the refrigerator temperature should hover right around 37° F.

Place a thermometer inside a glass of water, place the glass on the middle shelf of the refrigerator and let it sit for at ...

It’s above freezing but below the point of spoilage. I gauge the refrigerator temperature by how the milk tastes. It should never be warm (gross), and it should certainly not have ice crystals.