Frig shut down question

Cloud · 09-20-2010, 10:33 PM

Today, after I get home from the grocery store with a load of groceries (of course!), there's a notice from my apt mgmt: they are shutting the electricity off tomorrow from 9 am to 1 pm for maintenance work.

Most of my stuff should be okay, but I have some beef stew meat, and some milk I'm worried about. Will they be okay, or should I take them to work with me and stick them in the frig there?

ETA: or "fridge" if you prefer, lol!

Clodfobble · 09-20-2010, 10:49 PM

As long as the fridge door stays closed, I think it should be fine. But if you're really worried about it, you could also move the meat and the milk to the freezer tonight, so they have time to get extra-cold.

zippyt · 09-20-2010, 10:54 PM

Clodds right , Keep yer door closed and it'll keep ,
if you have a Big cooler , Grab a few bags of ice and Pack yer cold stuff in there

Cloud · 09-20-2010, 11:01 PM

good idea--maybe I'll put that stuff in the freezer in the morning. Don't really want frozen milk.

Aliantha · 09-21-2010, 12:08 AM

I thought this thread was about when you get interrupted in the middle of a nookie.

On the subject of the thread, fridges and freezers work by removing heat not adding cold, so as long as you don't open the door you'll be fine - provided your fridge seals properly.

Crimson Ghost · 09-21-2010, 12:17 AM

My apartment building loses power if a goose in Canada farts, so yeah, just keep the fridge closed and you should be fine.

Sundae · 09-21-2010, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

good idea--maybe I'll put that stuff in the freezer in the morning. Don't really want frozen milk.

Milk freezes and thaws just fine.
We used to freeze a couple of pints before going off to festivals, so they'd last longer in the coolbox. Yes, English teenagers drink tea at music festivals

At least until we crack open the first can of the day, anyway.

Clodfobble · 09-21-2010, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

We used to freeze a couple of pints... English teenagers drink tea at music festivals

This whole bit was very confusing until I remembered you all drink milk in your tea.

monster · 09-21-2010, 01:00 PM

We freeze milk when we go away too.

Cloud · 09-21-2010, 01:15 PM

hmm. defrosted milk would gross me out. I can barely tolerate eating anything frozen by me.

monster · 09-21-2010, 02:04 PM

You'd never be able to tell if you didn't know. You trust stores/factories more than yourself to freeze and defrost stuff?

Cloud · 09-22-2010, 08:53 AM

it's just a "thing."

so -- everything seems ok, but if I get sick and die from tainted meat or something . . . I'll let you know!

Urbane Guerrilla · 09-22-2010, 09:05 PM

A four-hour power shutdown won't mean anything to your fridge as long as that door stays shut the whole time. A full fridge is even more tolerant -- solid cold things have to take in more heat to warm up than a fridge-full of air.

Once the power's back on, the fridge will likely immediately wake up and do some chilling, but that's all.

09-20-2010, 10:33 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Frig shut down question Today, after I get home from the grocery store with a load of groceries (of course!), there's a notice from my apt mgmt: they are shutting the electricity off tomorrow from 9 am to 1 pm for maintenance work. Most of my stuff should be okay, but I have some beef stew meat, and some milk I'm worried about. Will they be okay, or should I take them to work with me and stick them in the frig there? ETA: or "fridge" if you prefer, lol! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!" Last edited by Cloud; 09-20-2010 at 10:41 PM.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	As long as the fridge door stays closed, I think it should be fine. But if you're really worried about it, you could also move the meat and the milk to the freezer tonight, so they have time to get extra-cold. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-20-2010, 10:54 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Clodds right , Keep yer door closed and it'll keep , if you have a Big cooler , Grab a few bags of ice and Pack yer cold stuff in there __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-20-2010, 11:01 PM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	good idea--maybe I'll put that stuff in the freezer in the morning. Don't really want frozen milk. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-21-2010, 12:08 AM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I thought this thread was about when you get interrupted in the middle of a nookie. On the subject of the thread, fridges and freezers work by removing heat not adding cold, so as long as you don't open the door you'll be fine - provided your fridge seals properly. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-21-2010, 12:17 AM	#6
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	My apartment building loses power if a goose in Canada farts, so yeah, just keep the fridge closed and you should be fine. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

09-21-2010, 01:00 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We freeze milk when we go away too. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-21-2010, 01:15 PM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	hmm. defrosted milk would gross me out. I can barely tolerate eating anything frozen by me. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-21-2010, 02:04 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You'd never be able to tell if you didn't know. You trust stores/factories more than yourself to freeze and defrost stuff? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-22-2010, 08:53 AM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	it's just a "thing." so -- everything seems ok, but if I get sick and die from tainted meat or something . . . I'll let you know! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-22-2010, 09:05 PM	#13
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	A four-hour power shutdown won't mean anything to your fridge as long as that door stays shut the whole time. A full fridge is even more tolerant -- solid cold things have to take in more heat to warm up than a fridge-full of air. Once the power's back on, the fridge will likely immediately wake up and do some chilling, but that's all. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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