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The Science And Future Of Refrigeration

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4.44.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It's sitting in your home right now, humming away. If prompted, you might say it's one of the most important appliances you own. But you probably don't give your refrigerator too much thought.

The humble fridge has been a staple in American households since it became popular in the 1940s and '50s. Fridges today have more space than ever, and more gadgets to make them "smart."

But sometimes, problems arise. Wilting lettuce, a container of strawberries going bad days before you expected. An icemaker on the fritz. And a tub of yogurt hiding behind the condiments that you know you bought... sometime in the past few weeks.

We discuss how our refrigerated food system developed, how it affects the food we eat, and how we can use our fridges more effectively.

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from Boise State Public Radio, part of the NPR Network. It's sitting in your home right now humming away. If prompted, you might say it's one of the most

0:38.0

important appliances you own, but you probably don't give your refrigerator too much thought day to day.

0:44.0

The humble refrigerator has been a staple of American households since it became popular in the 1940s and

0:49.4

50s.

0:50.4

In your Fridgeteer cold pantry, there's a place for all your food fresh and frozen can

0:56.2

bottled and wrapped new bought and leftover they're all right there and they're all at your fingertips.

1:04.0

Fridges today have more space than ever and more gadgets to make them smart.

1:08.6

But maybe you experience frustration with your fridge when you open it. Wolting lettuce, a container of strawberries going bad days before you expected,

1:17.0

an ice maker on the Fritz,

1:19.0

and a tub of yogurt hiding behind the condiments

1:22.0

that you know you bought sometime in the past. of yogurt

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hiding behind the condiments that you know you bought sometime in the past few weeks. Today we're talking about the cold

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refrigeration that is how do fridges impact the food we eat and how can we use our fridges more effectively.

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We get into all that and more after the break.

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I'm Jen White.

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