[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT: Easy Solution - a coin in the freezer

[Henry Osborne]

Thanks for this trick/tip Annette.

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From: Annette Carr via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2017 7:56 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT: Easy Solution - a coin in the freezer

Hi All,

This is not crafting related, but it is such a clever idea, that I thought 
it was worth sharing.

HTH,
Annette

This is a clever idea for determining whether your freezer has been without 
power long enough to have allowed your food to thaw.

1.  place a small container of water in the freezer.  1 cup of water is 
plenty.
2.  Once the water is frozen solid, lay a quarter on top of the ice, and 
leave it in the freezer.
3.  After returning home from a trip, or after a power outage, check the 
quarter.  If the quarter is still on top, everything is fine.  If the 
quarter has sunk to the bottom of the cup toss the food in the freezer as it 
is not safe to eat.  Keep in mind that if the power has been back on long 
enough for the water in the cup to freeze, the quarter will be at the bottom 
of the cup of ice, or somewhere in the middle if the cup of ice did not thaw 
all of the way.

The entire post is below.


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Why you should put a coin in the freezer before you leave home.

Have you ever come home from vacation, business trip or maybe a weekend away 
with the family - and noticed your digital clocks flashing the wrong time?

You quickly realize that you had a power outage while you were away, but 
it's basically impossible to tell when it occurred or how long it lasted. 
It's therefore also impossible to tell just how long the food in your 
freezer may have thawed, gotten destroyed and then frozen again.  Or is it?

In connection with Hurricane Matthews, which recently swept over parts of 
the eastern United States, a woman named Sheila Pulanco Russell shared a 
clever trick on her Facebook wall with anyone who was forced to evacuate 
their home.

But the trick is certainly also good to know in case of any prolonged 
departure from your home - and will ease your mind about whether or not the 
food in your freezer is good to eat - or best be thrown out right away.

The trick lies in the magical combination of three simple but effective 
tools everyone already has at home: a mug, a coin and some tap water.

In a 
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1295761810437025&set=a.477125032300711.112050.100000096553226&type=3&theater> 
Facebook post which quickly received hundreds of thousands of reactions and 
shares, Sheila explained how to proceed. She wrote:

For those of you that are evacuating from the EAST coast, I just heard a 
great tip. It's called the one cup tip. You put a cup of water in your 
freezer. Freeze it solid, then put a quarter on top of it and leave it in 
your freezer. That way, when you come back after you've been evacuated, you 
can tell if your food went completely bad and just refroze, or if it stayed 
frozen while you were gone.

If the quarter has fallen to the bottom of the cup, that means all the food 
defrosted and you should throw it out. But if the quarter is either on the 
top or in the middle of the cup, your food may still be ok. It would be a 
great idea to leave this in your freezer all the time.  Then, if you lose 
power for any reason, you will have this tip to fall back on. If you don't 
feel good about your food, just throw it out ​ The main thing is for all to 
be safe

Simple, effective - and definitely a money saver because you don't have to 
toss loads of food unnecessarily.



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