1. Freezer

1.冷冻层

Ideally, the freezer should be set to -18°C. Aside from raw food, it can also be used to store bread, pasta and herbs. To get the most out of the lifespans of your foods, pack them tightly in zipper¹ storage bags or shallow plastic (not glass, which might crack) containers. This prevents freezer burn, which occurs when frozen food is overexposed to air. The condition is best characterised by black spots on the affected² product.

理想状态下，冰箱的冷冻层温度应当设定在零下18摄氏度。除了生食，还可以用来存储面包、面食和草本植物。为了让你的食物的保存时间达到最长，可以将食物存放在用拉链密封的储物袋或者浅口的塑料容器内（不能放在玻璃容器中，因为很容易裂开）。这可以防止冷冻层着火，当冷冻食物暴露在空气中的时候，冷冻层可能会着火。这种情况下受到影响的食物会出现明显的黑点。

2. Upper shelves

2． 上层的置物架

The fridge should be set at 4°C or lower, but top shelves tend to receive less cool temperatures. For this reason, upper shelves are best used to store pre-cooked foods or foods that only need light refrigeration such as leftovers³, deli meats, cakes, yoghurt and drinks. You want to promote increased circulation of cool air here, so the foods shouldn’t be as tightly packed as those in the freezer.

冰箱的温度应当设定在4摄氏度或者更低，但是顶部的置物架很难达到更低的温度。出于这一原因，上层的置物架最好是存储还未烹饪的食物或者需要稍微冷却一下的食物，比如剩菜剩饭、熟肉、蛋糕、酸奶喝饮料。你希望增加这里的空气流通，所以食物不能像冷冻层里面的食物那样密封储存。

3. Lower shelves

3. 低层的置物架

The fridge is at its coldest in this section, so the bottom shelves are best suited for raw meats and seafood⁴, eggs and dairy products. Because raw meats and seafood have bacteria, they should be kept in their original packaging or assigned a specific area that is cleaned regularly. Storing raw meats and seafood here also prevents their juices from dripping onto other foods below, reducing chances of contamination.

低层的置物架在冰箱中的温度最低，所以底部置物架最适合存放生肉、海鲜、鸡蛋和奶制品。因为生肉和海鲜有细菌，这些应当保存在原始包装内或者存放在定期清洁的特殊位置。存储生肉和海鲜的地方也要防止其液体滴在下面的其他食物上面，减小污染的概率。