[Request] If I put a hot leg of pork straight into the refrigerator, by how many degrees will it raise the ambient temperature? theydidthemath

I keep reading that meat - especially pork - should be left to cool before being refrigerated. The reasoning is that it raises the ambient temperature inside to above 40F, which is considered unsafe. I'm a little sceptical of this: is it possible to calculate whether this is likely to happen, given certain assumptions about the size of the joint etc?

Submitted July 26, 2017 at 04:17PM by HaplessBates http://ift.tt/2uwH2Yv theydidthemath