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We were out for 48 hours during Irma until I could get the generator up and running, we didn't have to toss anything. Nothing got to room temp. Did you open/close the fridge during the outage?
^^^^^ I agree! Why waste food that looks, smells and taste normal? How many times did you open your fridge during the power outage? Cold food stays cold pretty long in a fridge - it's an insulated box.
found a government website about this issue...recommends tossing eggs, soft cheeses, mayo, milk, cut fruit, cooked vegetables, creamy based dressings, pasta
That's insane. Eggs don't require refrigeration at all.
"Eggs are required to be refrigerated at 45◦ F or lower as soon as possible. Once eggs have been refrigerated, it’s important that they stay that way. A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the growth of bacteria that could contaminate the egg. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than two hours."
"Eggs are required to be refrigerated at 45◦ F or lower as soon as possible. Once eggs have been refrigerated, it’s important that they stay that way. A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the growth of bacteria that could contaminate the egg. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than two hours."
You suck a lot of raw eggs, do you? If you want bacteria safe food, cook it.
^^^^^ I agree! Why waste food that looks, smells and taste normal? How many times did you open your fridge during the power outage? Cold food stays cold pretty long in a fridge - it's an insulated box.
Seriously?? WHY?????
You just wasted your money!
12 hours is a long time...the foods were ROOM TEMP when I finally opened the door....
I followed a govt site on which foods to throw out, as in the thread.
So no waste of money...just avoided food poisoning....
I don't think you need to toss eggs... IIRC, they can be kept at room temperature.
Wrong, as noted above.
I should not have asked anyone, just used the govt site....
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