I’ve just found my home refrigerator door left open for the fourth time this week. It was almost closed each time, mind you, but it ain’t a hand grenade so “almost” just won’t work. We are a family of five and everyone in my house is innocent (somehow) so I am hoping this blog post will find its way to the guilty party. If not, perhaps it will provide me an outlet so I don’t have to rant to my family. That said, gather ‘round kids, it’s time for a chalk talk on the principals of refrigeration.
Years ago, food was preserved by salting. Not perfect, but got people through a cold winter when there wasn’t food to harvest and game was scarce. Years went by and we moved up to “ice boxes”. A truck would come by and deliver a block of ice that you would put in your ice box and it would keep your perishables cold until you consumed them. Just ask Grandma.
Anyway, we’ve moved on. We have smart phones, tablets, cars that park themselves and medical research is making strides that boggle the mind. Even the refrigerator, which will keep things cold, all on its own. Sort of. See you have to make sure the swinging part, the door, is pushed all the way shut. Now I know there is a concern in some camps about pushing too hard, being rough. Don’t sweat it, the folks in engineering came up with a rubber gasket that will absorb the blow. So go ahead, close that door and let’s all keep our food good and cold! Also, your kitchen won’t smell like a cat box. Thanks for your attention.
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