How to Keep Your Food Cold During a Blackout

[Watchman]

We’ve all been through power outages and the first thing most of us wonder is how long is this going to last? Statistically, the average outage lasts 2 to 3 hours. In some cases that can extend to days and even weeks and months. Regardless of the duration, we eventually get around to thinking about the food in our refrigerator and freezer.

According to the CDC, food will still be safe in a refrigerator up to 4 hours and 48 hours in a freezer filled with frozen foods. If the freezer is only half full the CDC cuts that time to 24 hours. After that food starts to spoil.

There are various ways to extend the shelf-life of those temperature sensitive foods, and some other things to do with your food as you deal with everything else occupying your time and attention when the power is out. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE