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The fridge door is the warmest shelf

It swings open to room air, so temperatures there fluctuate the most Cold air sinks and the door is exposed every time the fridge is opened, so the shelves in the door run warmer and less stable than the body of the cabinet. Milk and eggs keep better on a middle shelf, while condiments tolerant of temperature swings suit the door. The coldest spot is usually just above the crisper drawers. It sits in Mondo's food collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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US Food and Drug Administration

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: It swings open to room air, so temperatures there fluctuate the most. The figure is taken from US Food and Drug Administration, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a food fact?: Yes. It sits on the Food shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.