Abstract: A kimchi storage device capable of fast fermenting kimchi, and once kimchi has been adequately fermented, of functioning as a cold storage therefor includes a main body provided with a refrigeration unit and a plurality of kimchi storage chambers, a heater and an evaporator installed on inner side walls in each of the kimchi storage chambers, at least one high and one low temperature sensors in each of the kimchi storage chambers and a control unit for controlling the evaporator and the heater in each of the kimchi storage chambers.

Abstract: A method for controlling temperature in a chamber of a food storage apparatus comprises: (a) inputting a lower and an upper temperature limits T1 and T2, a predetermined elapsed time t1 of the chamber storing a normal amount of food needed for the temperature of the chamber to reach T1 after an initial activating of a cooling device, a predetermined temperature restoring time t3 for the temperature of the chamber to reach T2 from an initial deactivating of the chamber, a plurality of compensating values, and a plurality of reference values; (b) setting a variable A to T1; (c) activating the cooling device; (d) measuring an elapsed time t1' for the temperature of the chamber to reach T1 after an initial activating of the cooling device; (e) comparing the elapsed time t1' with t1' (f) setting the variable A to T1' if t1' is longer than t1; (g) deactivating the cooling device at an instant when the temperature of the chamber reaches the variable A; (h) activating the cooling device again at an instant when the t