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Free fridge & freezer temperature log

A ready-to-print daily temperature log for your fridges and freezers, with the safe limits already filled in for your area. Print it for the wall, or skip the paper and log readings on your phone with ProCafe.

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Putting this into practice in the United States

Set up records for the authority that regulates your US establishment. The FDA Food Code is a model used by state and local jurisdictions, with different editions and amendments in force. Choose the site's state, review the local requirements, and connect person-in-charge reviews to the actual food processes.

FDA: Food Code and jurisdiction adoption
  1. Treat cooling stages and reheating as separate process evidence. Record the time as well as temperature, and keep batch identification clear when several pans are being checked.
  2. Document thermometer verification and any out-of-tolerance result. Follow the establishment's method for investigating food measured with suspect equipment and retain the corrective action.

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Fridge & freezer temperature log

Site: Week beginning:
Safe fridge limit: ≤ 41 °FSafe freezer limit: ≤ 0 °F
DayDateFridge AMFridge PMFreezer AMFreezer PMInitialsAction if out of range
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Record the temperature at each check. If a reading is outside the safe limit, write the action you took (move stock, adjust the unit, call for repair) in the last column.

Questions

Common questions

What temperature should a fridge be for food safety?
A commercial fridge holding chilled food should run cold enough to keep food out of the danger zone — this log shows the safe upper limit for your area, and any reading above it should trigger the action recorded in the corrective-action column.
How often should I check fridge and freezer temperatures?
Use the frequency in your food-safety plan and review it against the risks at your site. The template provides morning and afternoon slots; adjust it to the checks your kitchen needs.
Is this fridge temperature log free to use?
Yes. Print it and use it as often as you like, at no cost. If you'd rather not chase paper, ProCafe records the same checks on your team's phones, flags out-of-range readings and keeps an inspection-ready history — free for 14 days, no card required.
Do I have to write it down, or can I log temperatures digitally?
Either works. Paper logs are accepted by inspectors as long as they're kept up to date. ProCafe does the same job digitally: time-stamped readings, automatic out-of-range alerts and records you can export for an inspection in seconds.

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