Do u think its all gone bad ?!


Question: Do u think its all gone bad !?
we had a power outage yesturday due to a storm!. our power was out from 8pm to 6:45am!. i was wondering if my food in my refegrator went bad!. I know this is a long time!. But i dont know if it would go bad as long as no one opened the refegrator !. please answer so i can decide if im gonna throw it all away or not!. i dont have money just to go buy more so this is very important!. thank uWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Just make sure everything looks and smells fine before you eat/drink it!. Generally refrigerators do hold heat out very well!. One thing you can check that will be one of the best indicators is the milk and the mayo!. If either the milk or mayo have seperated or smell bad, you'll want to take an extra close look at things!. More than likely everything will be fine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Most of it should be OK!. Certain foods will be quite fine (ketchup, mustard, items like that)!. Most things that were unopened too!.

I'd be suspicious of anything that has already been opened for a long time (milk days old, leftovers that are old, etc!.)!. Good time to do a little cleaning out of stuff now!

45 degrees and above is when you hit the "danger zone" for most foods!. How cold were things when the power came back on!? If you were smart and did not open the doors, you should be OK after only 10 hrs or so (ever leave something out overnight !?)!.

I might also mark everything at this point too - normally you might be able to keep something for a few weeks - it may not make it as long now!.

Consider one of those car DC - AC electrical converters if you think this could happen again (check the amps for your fridge and get one that will work for it)!. If you could have run the fridge for even just 10-15 min in there, you'd be set

Good Luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'm sure that condiments and things like that are fine!.!.

I would still eat butter and cheese even though many people would say not to!.!.

But any meats and things I wouldn't use!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

that's tough you're just gonna have to go by individual smells!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

well if you opened your door at any of that time!.!.!.it should have remained atleast well good!.!.!.but as the others said smell and taste tests are required!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Smell it if it smells bad throw it away, my gess is that most of it is ok!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

if it wasn't opened at all most of it will be fine!. like said previously, your nose knows!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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