"Dr. Dog" wrote:
>
> Priscilla H. Ballou wrote:
> > See, I've never understood this. I would expect putting things right
> in
> > the fridge would cool them off quicker and make them safer sooner.
> Any
> > danger, to my sluggish brain, would be to foods adjacent to the
> warmer
> > food in the fridge. But I've heard repeatedly to let foods cool on
> the
> > counter before putting them in the fridge -- for the sake of their
> own
> > safety. Tis a puzzlement.
>
> I always thought the reason for that was so as not to warm up the rest
> of the fridge contents. It's a bit like refrigerating before placing
> things in a freezer--same principle.

Yes, that's what I meant about "foods adjacent to the warmer food in the fridge."

Priscilla