On Tue 02 Dec 2008 09:29:29p, Dave Smith told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 02 Dec 2008 08:58:46p, Dave Smith told us...
>>
>>> Welsh Dog wrote:
>>>> Back in the UK Master Chef Delia Smith recently advocated leaving a
>>>> dish of cooked turkey legs in the car boot *overnight* to cool before
>>>> being properly refrigerated if eaten cold!
>>>>
>>>> Wouldn't work here in Oz because temperatures of 40ºC+ do funny
>>>> things to poultry. If we left it out overnight it'd be tapping on the
>>>> door by morning asking to come back in!!
>>>>
>>>> Over there tho surely the weather is cold enough to make it a
>>>> reasonable option. Saves wrecking the fridge after all!
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else think leaving it overnight is acceptable... in Northern
>>>> hemisphere cars of course?
>>> I have left things in the car to cool here during winter.... if it is
>>> not too cold.
>>
>> Even in the Arizona winter it’s usually cold enough for temporary
>> overnight food storage.
>
> Here in southern Ontario December temperatures hover around the freezing
> point, using dipping below 0 (32F) at night, so putting things in the
> trunk over night might result in freezing. Prepared foods that have to
> be kept cold can go into the car during the day.
>
>
>
>> I usually put whatever it is inside the gas grill.
>
> It doesn't get cold enough here to have to light the grill :-)
> Living in the country I have to worry about critters. We have raccoons
> that can be pretty resourceful if they suspect a free meal can be had. I
> prefer to leave it in the locked car.

Well, of course, I don’t light the grill when storing something in it. Our
overnight temperatures are perfect for cold storage without freezing. The
lid is lockable, and anything I put in there is in a covered container. No
critter problem.

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Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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