Comments on: Did Your Power Go Out? Let’s Talk About Your Fridge And Food Safety http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/did-your-power-go-out-lets-talk-about-your-fridge-and-food-safety Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:31:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rasheed Jackson http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/did-your-power-go-out-lets-talk-about-your-fridge-and-food-safety/comment-page-1#comment-542940 Rasheed Jackson Sun, 12 May 2024 13:26:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=548699#comment-542940 @ grandma Very good advice. Most of us leave on week-long adventures and never give any thought to our freezers or refrigerators. A friend of mine was out of town during this time and my wife, Mrs. Jazzreel, and I went over and cleaned out their fridge ad freezer. Next time I leave the house for a few days I will definitely use this idea. Thanks for sharing. @ grandma

Very good advice. Most of us leave on week-long adventures and never give any thought to our freezers or refrigerators. A friend of mine was out of town during this time and my wife, Mrs. Jazzreel, and I went over and cleaned out their fridge ad freezer. Next time I leave the house for a few days I will definitely use this idea. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Grandma http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/did-your-power-go-out-lets-talk-about-your-fridge-and-food-safety/comment-page-1#comment-542911 Grandma Sat, 11 May 2024 23:08:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=548699#comment-542911 There is also another way to see if the freezer thawed during a blackout. Prepare the test while electric is on and all is ok. Place a clear glass of water in the freezer and allow to freeze solid. Then place a coin on top of the frozen water in the glass. Leave it and forget about it until a possible power outage or upon returning from a vacation. To know if a thaw occurred, just look at the glass. If the coin is still on top--no thaw. If the coin is mid way in the frozen water--partial thaw and refreeze. If coin is on the bottom of the glass of frozen water--complete thaw, for no telling how long, then a refreeze. There is also another way to see if the freezer thawed during a blackout. Prepare the test while electric is on and all is ok. Place a clear glass of water in the freezer and allow to freeze solid. Then place a coin on top of the frozen water in the glass. Leave it and forget about it until a possible power outage or upon returning from a vacation. To know if a thaw occurred, just look at the glass. If the coin is still on top–no thaw. If the coin is mid way in the frozen water–partial thaw and refreeze. If coin is on the bottom of the glass of frozen water–complete thaw, for no telling how long, then a refreeze.

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