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Freezer or refrigerator breakdown? Don’t panic, here are a few pieces of advice to avoid the catastrophe…
Tags: refrigerator, freezer
If by misfortune your refrigerator or freezer is a victim of a breakdown because of a power failure or simply because of a bad functioning of the appliance, don’t worry, it might not be necessary to throw all of your food out. However, we suggest that you adopt measures to preserve perishable foods.
Firstly, try to anticipate the length of the breakdown. How much time do you think you will be missing electricity? Is a technician available shortly? If the answer to these questions is only a few hours, there isn’t a problem. However, make sure to leave the doors of the appliance well shut at all times. In order to do that, warn all the family members and plan what you are going to eat before opening the door.
For the freezer…
If it’s full, the contents of your freezer should stay frozen for a period of about 48 hours. However, if it is half full, calculate about 24 hours. Then, verify the state of the food at the moment when the appliance is plugged back in. If there are still ice crystals on the meat and the poultry, you can leave them in the freezer. However, if certain articles have been completely defrosted, you should eat them right away or cook them before putting them back in the freezer.
For the refrigerator…
On the refrigerator front, you can think of recuperating your food if the power failure only lasted from 4 to 6 hours. You should take the room’s temperature into consideration as well as the number of times the door has been opened. If you think that the failure or the breakage will leave your appliance without working for a period longer than 6 hours, put a block of ice in the middle of it, it will keep a certain level of freshness in the appliance.
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