i have had a power cut and the freezer has been of for 30hours,the power is now restored.the lid had never been opened while power was off.When i opened the id the top layer had just started to defrost and the rest seemed fairly firm,what should i do throw it all away or use it.
2007-01-19 10:08:06 · 9 answers · asked by steve223261 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Depends upon how "hot" the first layer got... the so-called danger zone for foods is 45F to 140F. The warmer the temperature the greater the risk for bacterial growth. It sounds like you're stuff stayed pretty cold since the top layer just started defrosting.
If you're confident that the food on the top layer stayed pretty cold, then you'll be okay.
You may have some degradation in quality due to the defrosting and refreezing, but you should be okay.
2007-01-19 10:15:37 · answer #1 · answered by lots_of_laughs 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If its meat, then leave in the fridge overnight and cook it tomorrow. You can refreeze it all then!
Otherwise just get rid of the defrosted stuff. The rest will be fine. You will get loads of horror stories here from people panicking about food poisoning, but as a rule as long as the food is ok when it goes in, it will still be ok now.
Just a thought - many insurance companies cover the contents of your freezer - so you could always bin the lot and start again!
2007-01-19 10:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by Bellasmum 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In most cases, freezer contents will not be affected by a power cut. Food will normally stay frozen for up to 12 hours in an upright freezer and up to 24 hours in chest type units, but check the manufacturer's handbook to be sure.
2007-01-19 10:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ours was off for 3 days running, and ours was only starting to melt as we hadnt defrosted the freezer in over a year. we just kept the food, put the super freeze mode on for a few hours, and told the insurance company and united utilities that over £200 of frozen food was ruined. both fell for the sob story and we got £400 for the food from both companies and £70 compo from united utilites.
trafford centre here i come!
2007-01-19 15:10:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be finee as long as you didnt open it during the power cut.
If its a chest freezer then the coldness of the entire contents keep everything else cold.....if you see what i mean. Its like the saying, a coal fire with 100 peices of coal stays hotter for longer than one with a single peice of coal.
I think ive just confused my self so im gonna shut up now :)
2007-01-19 10:16:47 · answer #5 · answered by trickyrick32 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 08:39:20 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toss the top layer and keep the rest
2007-01-19 10:10:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rule of thumb:
Unless it was completely thawed, i.e. no ice crystal---it is safe to use/re-freeze.
2007-01-19 11:10:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I would throw the lot out not worth risking it :D
2007-01-19 10:11:39 · answer #9 · answered by Poppy28 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋