So, I just made some fudge from a recipe that says to chill it once poured into a greased pan.
Given feedback on the fridge video... do y'all just never ever do that in Europe? Because, yeah, the little red fridge would not handle that well at all but I got a lot of folks being like "well, duh, you just don't put warm things in the fridge, everybody knows that" in the comments.
We don't know that because - get this - our fridges can usually just handle it!
Like, yeah, you can go too far. Put a huge hot dish in there and it'll be overwhelmed.
But... putting warm things in the fridge to chill is a thing I imagine nearly everyone does from time to time here, and recipes assume your fridge is up to it. Hell, even just, like, Jell-O assumes that's gonna be A-OK.
It's been humorous discovering this apparent continental fridge difference! We like our fridges cold, fast, and uniform.
@TechConnectify EU, I’ve been taught to not put hot things in the fridge. It seems to stem from ye olde fridges being crap but today translates well into not wasting energy and preventing ice forming.
@TechConnectify depends on the fridge I guess, modern fridges are the same no matter the continent but not everyone has a modern fridge.
@TechConnectify @Amikke Automatic defrost is definitely the norm, I don't remember the last time I saw a fridge that isn't autodefrost.
@TechConnectify you absolutely get fridges that have that. It is also a common item in comparisons and tests. But I would not say that it's the default, here.
@Amikke so I guess automatic defrost isn't the norm then, huh?