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Default Using the Car Boot as a Cooler.

On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:27:13 -0500, Nina >
wrote:
>On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:00:43 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>>Nina wrote:


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>>One would expect that the viewers would be bright enough to consider
>>their local climate and figure out for themselves whether or not it is a
>>good idea to leave turkey in the trunk. I don't know if it was a
>>seasonal special, but turkey usually is a seasonal meat, usually served
>>at Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you live in a northern climate, as
>>Deliah does, it will be cool enough to safely cool turkey in the car,
>>but if you live in a hotter climate it is not going to be a good idea.


>Well, she lives in Norfolk. I've spent plenty of Christmases there,
>and some of the time, it's actually pretty warm. Turkey is usually a
>Christmas thing in the UK... (and of course, no Thanksgiving).


>But like most *general* advice, you have to assume, as you say, that
>the viewers are bright enough to figure out when this might be an
>appropriate thing to do.


Current temperature at 2:37 a.m. in the UK is 5ºC which I would have
thought is cool enough to keep a turkey at a safe temperature??

Welshdog
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