"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Wed 21 Dec 2005 04:41:55a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Allan?
>
> > I just stocked up on food for the holidays last night, but unfortunately
> > it seems I over-did it, because when I got up this morning, I noticed
> > the fridge has been open, just slightly ajar, since 2am last night, so
> > that's about 6-7 hours. With quite a bit of fresh meat in there, as well
> > as milk and lots of deli stuff with a best-before-date of Jan 4th, I
> > wonder how long it will now stay fresh? The temperature had dropped to
> > 19 degrees Celsius by the time I noticed it. I was planning to freeze
> > some of the steaks and chicken I have in there, but not sure what to do
> > now. Any advice/thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> Personally, I wouldn't worry about it, and would proceed with original
plans.
> Consider that the foodstuff was already cold to begin with and it took a
> period of time for the temperature to reach that level.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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> A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!


Thanks for the feedback guys.