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Temperature Guide

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
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.