How long before food spoils?

Question

I accidentally left the refrigerator door open from 10am -10pm . Do I need to throw out all the milk and other dairy stuff or can it be saved by closing the fridge to let it all cool again?

Answer 1

I would say every thing will still all be OK unless it was a stinking hot day.
Try using all of the stuff that isn't bottled or wrapped first.

If the milk is a bit smelly ditch it.
Remember people stored food, years before the fridge was invented.

We never had a domestic one in the home until I was about 10 year

Answer 2

As long as the fridge was still on all that time, it should be okay.

Store fridges are always open .. . .