# Food turning sour if you refrigerate it with a closed lid

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**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-turning-sour-if-you-refrigerate-it-with-a-closed-lid/982479 "2023-04-11T01:16:33Z")\
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Food hygiene standards usually limit the time that a food is in the ‘danger zone’ for bacterial growth - so it probably makes sense in terms of power usage to leave the food out to cool from boiling, until it dips into the danger zone (and maybe a while longer), then cool the rest of the way in the fridge

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