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dont open the fride up.

2007-02-21 17:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

KEEP THE FREEZER DOOR CLOSED. Keep what cold air you have inside. Don't open the door any more than necessary. You'll be relieved to know that a full freezer will stay at freezing temperatures about 2 days; a half-full freezer about 1 day. If your freezer is not full, group packages so they form an "igloo" to protect each other. Place them to one side or on a tray so that if they begin thawing, their juices won't get on other food. And, if you think power will be out for several days, try to find some dry ice. Although dry ice can be used in the refrigerator, block ice is better. You can put it in the refrigerator's freezer unit along with your refrigerated perishables such as meat, poultry, and dairy items. EVEN IF FOOD HAS STARTED TO THAW, SOME FOODS CAN BE SAFELY KEPT. The foods in your freezer that partially or completely thaw before power is restored may be safely refrozen if they still contain ice crystals or are 40 °F or below. You will have to evaluate each item separately. Generally, be very careful with meat and poultry products or any food containing milk, cream, sour cream, or soft cheese. When in doubt, throw them out. In general, refrigerated items should be safe as long as power is out no more than 4 hours. Keep the door closed as much as possible. Discard any perishable foods (such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and leftovers) that have been above 40 °F for 2 hours or more, and any food that has an unusual odor, color, or texture, or feels warm to the touch. KEEP AN APPLIANCE THERMOMETER IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER AT ALL TIMES. This will remove the guesswork of just how cold the unit is because it will give you the exact temperature. The key to determining the safety of foods in the refrigerator and freezer is knowing how cold they are. The refrigerator temperature should be 40 °F or below; the freezer, 0 °F or lower. More detailed information, along with a chart that tells which foods may be saved and which should be thrown out, may be found in Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency.

2016-05-23 22:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Stay ahead of the game. Buy the 2 liter bottle of "whatever" - drink it, then fill it with water & put in freezer. Make sure it's solid ice. (4 or 5 of them, not just one)
When power goes out...leave in freezer, if after 1-2 hours power is still out, put liters in fridge. This will generate enough coldness for "cold" food to stay "cold". Frozen food will be fine for about 12-24-48 hrs. depending on how long it was put in freezer prior to power outage. You can also buy "Ice" at most grocery stores very cheap. Good to have anyway.
Boneless chicken. Buy some. Freeze it. It creates just as much coldness as the frozen water, if not more.
Always good to have canned goods, but, "some" canned goods are not always good all the time. Check the date on the top or bottom of can to see expiration date.

Always good to have batteries, too.

Hope you never have to experience the situation.
I hope this helps you.
Take care.

2007-02-21 18:51:49 · answer #3 · answered by hey you 5 · 0 0

It depends on the temperature outside, if it is cold out side you could probably put the food or drink out side until the power gets turned back on. If it is warmer out side just keep the refrigerator door closed as much as possible. If you are going to have people over you might want to go over and buy some new food. Better safe than sorry.

I Really Hope That This Helps You!

2007-02-21 17:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by jessika 4 · 1 0

There's only one thing you can do, and that's to *buy lots of canned goods...they are air-tight and keep for years. And buy lots of prosessed foods that are high in perservatives pretty much too.
Unless you have a peddle bike hooked up to your refrigerator, that thing ain't gonna stay cold! With out power you have no control of food temperature. Just make sure you're stocked up on canned goods. Your food in the fridge will only last a few days or so.

2007-02-21 17:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by Chrissy 4 · 0 0

First, fill your sink with cold water. Then, place the food into brown paper bags and submerge in the cold water. If any food items float to the top you would be wise to find a heavy object, like a bowling ball or cinder block, to place on top of them. If you keep the lights off your food should keep well in your kitchen sink for about three weeks.

2007-02-21 18:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well, I work at a grocery store in the South and during hurricane season, we always run out of ice and dry ice. Both are used quite a lot during power outtages. Pack up your food in big ice chests or add ice to your fridge/freezer. But never put dry ice in your fridge or freezer, 'cause it sublimates way below zero fahreheit and will ruin the leads in your freezer/fridge. Dry ice is for coolers only!

2007-02-21 18:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by MissNeen 3 · 0 0

If it's a brief failure, keep the refrigerator closed.

If it's long enough that the frozen food begins to melt, cook it.

2007-02-21 17:51:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

dont open the refrigerater just beacuse, go buy big bags of ice and out them in there to keep it cool...

2007-02-21 17:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by lost in love! 1 · 0 0

keeps the frige and freezer closed so the coldnest cant exscape

2007-02-21 17:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by stace 1 · 0 0

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