🚀 go-pugleaf

I keep a couple of those 'blue ice' things in the freezer anyway, to use as
ice packs or in coolers. They seem to buy me a few hours when the power goes
out. When power is out, you have to resist the urge to check on the food.

As to OPs question- trust your nose and eyes. Pull out something, and look
at it. If the color or smell is funny, pitch it. Or even cook something, at
random. If the texture is funny, pitch it. It <probably> isn't dangerous to
eat, but food is cheap enough to not risk it.

Lotsa luck finding dry ice in a hurry when power goes out. All the
commercial clients snap that stuff up when power goes out. Nearest dry ice
source for me is half an hour away, and only open business hours.

aem sends.
Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtri@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:mcmurtri-6772DD.23211026042001@news.sonic.net...
> In article <3AE90148.6FC40FEB@ix.netcom.com>, "Ken M."
> <poboxdc@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >Mark Das wrote:
> >>
> >> I know, it's kind of a weird question. My power company (PG&E, you
might
> >> have heard of them) inadvertantly turned the power off on me. The power
> >> was
> >> off for probably 10 hours. Anyway, I'm filing a claims form and it says
> >> food
> >> can keep in the freezer for two days without spoiling. Now, I don't
want
> >> to
> >> eat the food and get sick, but I do have a good amount of food I'd
> >> rather
> >> not waste. So, if food has been in a non-powered freezer (with the door
> >> closed) for about 10 hours, is it still okay?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Mark
> >
> >If they are going to make a habit of this (and I'm sure they will)
> >try and find out who sells dry ice nearby, and use that.
> >
> >(ken)
>
> Mmmmm...  Carbonated non-fat milk...
>
> Kids shouldn't open the fridge if there's dry ice in it.  Keep your own
> face far from the fridge when it's opened.  CO2 knocks your blood pH off
> balance and causes dizzyness.  Just one breath of it can cause you to
> collapse, and you'll probably have the luck to hit your head on the
> hardest object in the kitchen.