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Article #8673Re: Q: How long does food keep in the freezer?
From: ameijers
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:04
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:04
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Yeah, but it so hard to hold a turkey to my temples when the sinus headaches hit....:^/ (the blue ice things do seem to melt slower than water, and the square shape fits my small cooler better than bottles would. They must be 15 years old by now.) aem sends.... Bob Kaplow <kaplow_r@eisner.encompasserve.org.mars> wrote in message news:h15LIZ0WTh4e@eisner.encompasserve.org... > In article <7ZeG6.5795$AU4.487357@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, "ameijers" <aemeijers@worldnet.att.net> writes: > > 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. > > A couple bottles of water will do as well as bottles of blue ice. So will a > frozen turkey or other large massive object. > > The time to check the freezer is as soon as the power comes back on. that > would be the peak point in the defrost cycle, before it starts refreezing > any thawed items. You don't have to check every single item. Spot check a > handful of fast defrosters. If they are OK, you're done. If not, then check > more. > > >>>>> Boycot Yahoo's censorship! <<<<< > > The only thing truly indecent or offensive on the Internet is censorship.
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