Dairy curdles, meat starts stinking, and once-crisp veggies melt into a sad puddle of slime. A fridge loses temperature rapidly without power, keeping food safe for just four hours.
But you don’t have to wait around for your food to go bad.
If you prepare correctly and act quickly, you might be able to save food from spoiling during an outage. Read on to discover all the methods to keep your fridge cold without power, so you can spring into action when the grid fails.
1. Keep Your Fridge Closed
Opening the fridge is tempting, especially if you’re used to leisurely perusing the snack options. However, your browsing habit can cause the temperature to rise quickly.
Why is that?
Because cold air is denser than warm air. It sinks to the bottom of a space, and warmer air comes in to fill the gaps.
