Fridge power went out- how long is food good?

Depends how many times you opened the door.

I think the general rule of thumb is, without it being opened at all, 24 hours or so. Also depends on how full each of them were. Might be rubbish, but someone told me one time that if your chest freezer is at least 80% full and everything is frozen, food will still be good 2-3 days without power. It is one of the reason I freeze gallon jugs of water and leave them in there to take up space. About 5-6 large ice blocks will help keep the food safe in a power outage.

I'd toss anything that might spoil though. Not worth drinking spoiled milk or eating bad meat.

In before someone says 350 minutes.

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Do people really have to ask? Make decision on your own

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Yeah i cannot understand asking this.

The answer is: it depends on what temperature it was and is and how long it has been that temperature and what foods you have.

Since you can’t figure it out yourself, do this: leftovers, milk, and meat, throw out. Bottled condiments, keep. Cheese, keep. Eggs, either or.

How strong is your stomach? My wife left some grilled chicken on the counter at our office from lunch the day before and I ate it the next day.

If its just been a day and the fridge was mostly left closed, you are likely fine.

Refrigeration hasn't been around long and we have just become weak stomached and high maintenance in regards to food. You will likely be perfectly fine, but most of the OT and all of the FDA would tell you to toss anything raw to be safe.

Get some bags of ice in it