The little-known button on your fridge that can help keep food fresh for longer

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There's nothing more irritating than planning a meal and getting all of your ingredients out of the fridge only to find they've gone bad.Mouldy food should obviously never be eaten, but it's a real pain having to throw it out and wasting money in the process.

However, it turns out that one little-known button in your fridge could prevent this from happening in the future.The overlooked function should be available in all fridges, and if you know how to use it correctly, you could prolong the lifespan of your food and minimise waste.The Mirror reports that the temperature button, which is often located inside the fridge, is one of the most effective methods for keeping your food fresher.

Often it has numbers on it ranging from one to five, but these don't actually always correspond to how cold it is in degrees Celsius.

Instead, these numbers represent the fridge's power, with five being the coldest.The Food Standards Agency recommends that fridges should be kept at 5C or below.