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Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans
So if your food is hot and you put it in the fridge and it cools, once it gets to that 37 degree mark which some one said is the optimal temperature for bacteria growth, wouldn't bacteria start to form on the food in the fridge? Or does it not stay at the temperature long enough for bacteria to grow as it continues to cool in the fridge..?
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Yes, bacteria would grow and would continue until the temperature drops past 4C, which if you put the hot food in the fridge it would take longer for the temperature to drop.