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Originally Posted by melissab
What is a safe temperature for food? I thought when I had my popup it said not to let it get above 40 degrees. I'm looking for a fridge thermometer to use that will display the highest temp along with the current temp so I know how warm the fridge got while traveling during the heat of the day on 12 volt.
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Depends on the food you keep in there. Some food just need to be kept below 50, raw meat below 40. Most meats can stand short periods of time above the 40°F except poultry. NOTE that meat temperatures not inside the fridge air temperatures.
A small circulating fan inside the fridge helps too.