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Best Foods/Hellmann's Mayonnaise bottle with blurry text on the right side reading: "Refrigerate after opening and store in refrigerator door. Do not freeze."
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[–] 124 points 10 months ago (18 children)

If I had to guess, it's because the back/top of the fridge is more prone to freezing.

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  • [–] 66 points 10 months ago (14 children)

    This is it. The door is warmer than the back and the mayo will separate if frozen

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (12 children)

    And depending on your refrigerator's settings and insulation, the door compartments may be cold enough for more stable things but not for things like milk. Too me a bit to figure out having the milk in the door was both convenient and cutting its lifetime down a lot. Only takes a few degrees, plus the large door shelf is usually higher up, where the warmer air is.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (10 children)

    That’s annoying - it’s the only place my milk fits. And my shelves aren’t adjustable enough to change that unless I remove a shelf

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Canada was a mistake.

    Le Canada était une erreur.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    As a Canadian, I have never seen a bag of milk "sealed" with a rubber band. Plus, standard bags are way bigger than these. Those bags are not Canadian.

    En tant que Canadien, je n'ai jamais vu de sacs de lait "scellés" avec des élastiques. De plus, les sacs réguliers sont beaucoup plus grand que ceux-ci. Ces sacs ne sont pas Canadiens.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    No, really not. While I haven’t had catastrophic leaks and it doesn’t leak every time, I’ve spent way more time than I like cleaning out the fridge from milk left on its side

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago

    Some may find it fun to nerd out, get a Bluetooth temp sensor, track a handful of places in fridge & freezer to figure it out 🙂

    Also good for ongoing alerts of temp escalations (beyond the usual, since refrigerators make themselves really cold until they warm up a bit and make themselves cold again).

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Honestly all can do this based upon where the colder air enters which in most cases is the top and back of the fridge. Be it when cost is not a factor cold spots can be reduced but there will always be cold spots. Being in the door means that it will be less likely to freeze and if freezing does occur, being in the door will be the first to thaw or warm.

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