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Everything you always wanted to know about refrigerators… but were afraid to ask.
Can bread mold kill you? Can bread mold kill you?

After 2 days (at standard room temperature and humidity) bread starts to get toxic. The molds that appear in it (Aspergillus, particularly Aspergillus flavus) produce dangerous mycotoxins called aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, i.e. regular consumption of food that contains aflatoxins can cause cancer (usually after years of usage).
How does the bread mold look [...]

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Should I buy refrigerator with a temperature alarm?»

Refrigerator door alarm vs. high temperature alarm
Actually there are two alarm systems used with refrigerators. The first one signals (beeps) when the door is open longer than set period of time (usually 1-5 minutes). The second one alerts you when the temperature in the fridge exceeds certain limit (10 – 12 Celsius degrees).
Do I really [...]

The purpose of a refrigerator light bulb, or should I replace my 40 W refrigerator light bulb with a 25 W one or with the LED light?»

Sorry for such complicated title but the above question appears in your emails very frequently.
The TRUTH REALLY IS that the 40 W bulb´s power consumption is considerable compared to 100 W consumed by the whole refrigerator.
The TRUTH ALSO IS that such 40 W light bulb - when on - heats the inner space of the [...]

Make money peaching on your neighbors»

Do you live in LA?
You know your neighbor left his old fridge on the pavement without scheduling a pick-up?
Fill in this form and you can “win” $1000…

Magnetic refrigerator - science fiction or reality»

The magnetic refrigeration is a couple of years old concept . Used in cryogenics and astronautics, the magnetic refrigeration was waiting for its D-day to enter also the household refrigerators market. As far as I know, the D-day still has not come…
What´s gadolinium and how the magnetic refrigerator will work (if it will work)
Gadolinium may [...]

NFridge - be your own fridge designer»

Recently, Electrolux came up with very interesting fridge design idea. Instead of pimping up the design of a standard (large) refrigerator over and over again, Electrolux engineers split the appliance into several smaller compartments.
These mini-fridges (called Nfridges) are fully independent from each other and use the “green” magnetic refrigeration method which, I hope, will soon [...]

Can bread mold kill you?»

After 2 days (at standard room temperature and humidity) bread starts to get toxic. The molds that appear in it (Aspergillus, particularly Aspergillus flavus) produce dangerous mycotoxins called aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, i.e. regular consumption of food that contains aflatoxins can cause cancer (usually after years of usage).
How does the bread mold look [...]

USB powered mini fridge from Brando – let your PC cool your beer for you»

Look at this neat thing! A tiny, little mini-refrigerator operated from the USB port of your PC.Manufactured by Brando (Hong-Kong), it looks like a real refrigerator in red/white color and is even equipped with an internal LED light so that you can use it at night as well.

With its dimensions of 19,4×9×9cm (approximately 7,6×3,5×3,5 [...]

Panasonic i-inverter compressor refrigerator - another 30% reduction in power consumption»

A week ago, Panasonic (its Malaysia branch) introduced a new line of refrigerators controlled by an inverter compressor.
Again the tech stuff, Vilo! What the heck is the difference between a standard compressor and an inverter controlled one?
Standard compressors turn on if the fridge interior thermometer reaches the highest acceptable temperature (just to remind you, [...]

Refrigerator magnet as a photo frame»

Do you need a good gift for your child´s grandma and grandpa? Something that they will not just hide deep in the closet? Or do you think they really need another pair of slippers?
No, no and once again no!
Your parents have everything they need. They are satisfied with what they own, they do not expect [...]

Introducing the Siemens KG39MT90, an intelligent, RFID-powered fridge/freezer»

I must have it!
No, unfortunately you won´t find it at your favorite fridge retailer. And I am pretty sure that the designers and developers from Siemens were also pretty surprised when they saw the below video.

Hacking the refrigerator
So what actually happened?
Kim Otto (IOLite, Innovation Lab) from Denmark took one Siemens KG39MT90 refrigerator, replaced its built-in [...]