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| We lost our power for 6 hours last night due to storms. When the power came back on, the freezers were fine but the fridge was at 50 degrees.
We have tossed all the obvious things- the cookie dough I made that day, the meat, opened mayo, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs. Things we kept: Unopened salad dressing
opened tobasco
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, broccoli. Is there anything on list unsafe to consume? Thanks for your help. |
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| I found a USDA link with specifics. Thanks! |
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| For a 6 hour power loss, I probably wouldn't have tossed anything...but that's just me! |
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- Posted by lazypup (lazypup@yahoo.com) on Wed, Jun 1, 11 at 14:45
| In refrigeration school they taught us that if the doors are kept shut it is safe for up to 24hours, but every time you open the door the time is cut in half. Exmple,,,kept shut 24hrs. Keep in mind, that is just opening the door to peek in,,,keep the door open 5 minutes and you can plan on tossing everything |
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