Our temperature guide
Recommended Temperature Guide
Please note apart from Blast Chillers & Freezers, all refrigerated storage and display cabinets are holding cabinets, i.e. designed to store or display pre-chilled or pre-frozen foods only. Heated display cabinets are designed to hold pre-heated foods.
Display cabinets are designed for short-term display of foods, after service, chilled food should be moved to a chilled storage cabinet.
Category | Temperature |
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HOT FOODS | 65°C (minimum 63°C) |
CHILLED FOODS | +3°C / +5°C (maximum 8°C) |
FRESH MEAT | -2°C / +2°C |
FRESH FISH | -1°C / +1°C * |
FROZEN FOODS | -18°C / -22°C |
SOFT SCOOP ICE CREAM | -12°C / -18°C (depends on type of ice cream) |
WRAPPED ICE CREAM | -20°C / -24°C |
CANS & BOTTLED BEVERAGES | Personal choice (generally +1°C / +10°C) |
WHITE WINE | Personal choice (generally +4°C / +12°C) |
RED WINE | Personal choice (generally +14°C / +20°C) |
* Only specific cabinets control humidity and are designed to resist corrosion
The above are given for guidance only. For further details contact the Food Standards Agency
All fridges have a climate class, this tells you the range of room temperature within it can cope.
Climate Class 3 – ambient of 25 °C with 60% RH
Climate Class 4 – ambient of 30 °C with 55% RH
Climate Class 5 – ambient of 40 °C with 40% RH
and
N Class (temperature class) – ambient of +16 °C and +32 °C.
SN Class (extended temperature class) – ambient of +10 °C and +32 °C.
ST Class (sub-tropical class) -ambient of +18 °C and +38 °C.
T Class (Tropical class) – ambient of +18 °C and +43 °C.