What Happens To Your Fridge Food When The Power Goes Out

 

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"A power outage can spoil more than your day—it can ruin what’s in your fridge, too. Our friends at Reader’s Digest break down how long food actually stays safe in a powerless fridge and share practical tips to keep your home running smoothly when outages strike. "  Comment from Family Handyman

Since I live in Florida, it is quite a concern with daily storms and threats of hurricanes in the summertime.  I've learned to make an attempt to not keep too much in the fridge, especially when there is a threat of a hurricane.  It is heartbreaking to lose everything in a fully stocked refrigerator.  I've gone through it many times. 

This article from Readers Digest is very thorough in giving facts about food safety, what foods spoil the fastest, how long it takes for certain foods to spoil, etc.  Excellent article and a must read, especially if you live in a climate like mine.

Click here to go to Readers Digest's article to learn how to deal with this problem.

Save money with freezer meals

With the grocery store taking a huge portion of our budget, learning how to get the most from available food dollars is becoming more important every day.  We take advantage of the buy one, get one free deals on a regular basis, occasionally use coupons, but have not tried bulk buying and cooking, then freezing.

Natalie from A Turtle's Life For Me recently posted an article on how she saves money by bulk cooking and freezing.  The article is full of money-saving tips!  Check it out . . . click here.

I'm impressed and amazed at the system she's come up with . . . we plan on trying out many of her techniques in an effort to save money on groceries.