URGENT!Our Fridge died last night!!! HELP!!!! We don't know what to do with the food!!! PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!

Question

So our fridge died last night and my brother and I are home alone for a week because my parents are on vacation. They are in another country and we can't call them becuase the cell phones don't work over there and so they use payphones to call us. So my brother and I discovered today that the freezer/ fridge wasn't working so we took everything from the freezer and put it in the chest freezer downstaires. Now, we don't know what can be frozen from the fridge, like milk, eggs, condiments, stuff. PLEASE help if you know what we should put in the chest freezer!! We don't know what should be frozen or not! Please help us if you know what to do! Thanks!

Answer 1

I would avoid freezing milk, eggs or condiments. Beverages like pop, beer, and Hi-C that haven't been opened can be taken out and left in the cupboard. Any leftovers or things that are in tupperware can be frozen. You can also freeze veggies and fruit; put them in a ziplock type bag. I would suggest looking for a cooler (my parents always kept it in the basement or garage by the outdoor/camping stuff) and getting some ice from the grocery store or gas station. If you don't have a cooler, you can buy a cheap styrofoam one at most places you can buy ice. Put your milk, eggs, cheese, deli meat, condiments and such in there. It should last just fine in there as long as you keep it stocked with ice. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

OK, first make a list of what's in there. (Will be helpful for the insurance company). Cheeses can be frozen, other dairy not so much. Leftovers, deli meats, bottled water, meats, cut up your solid veggies like carrots, onion, bell pepper, and put them in ziplocks. Mushrooms and celery don't freeze too well. I can't think of any condiments that can freeze well either.

Meanwhile, call a repair person immediately. There has to be a place that will bill your parents upon their return if you explain the situation.

If you lose too much, that's where your parents probably will call their insurance company for their homeowner's insurance. Homeowner's insurance has a fridge/freezer clause.

Good luck to you both!

Answer 3

Condiments, salad dressing (not mayo), bread, tortillas, fruit, vegetables, and salsa will probably be ok. Get a cooler and some ice to store them in until you can get the fridge fixed.
Unless the milk, eggs, mayo, cheese, and meat are still really really cold, I would toss them.

Answer 4

Dig down deep into your common sense vault, and see what will be damaged if frozen, like eggs. When other food will spoil if left in room temperature, take and cook it, cover and freeze, or put in a picnic cooler with ice, or even a cardboard box with ice, covered up with blankets.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

dont open the doors.