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Freezer Penny Trick: How to Tell If Your Food Is Safe After a Power Outage
? The Freezer Penny Trick: A Simple Hack to Protect Your Food During Power Outages
Have you ever come home after a trip or a long day and noticed your digital clocks blinking? That telltale sign means the power went out—but it doesn't tell you how long it was off. And when it comes to your refrigerator and freezer, that's a pretty important detail.
When food thaws and then refreezes, it can become unsafe to eat, even if it looks okay. But how can you tell if that happened while you were away? Enter: the freezer penny trick—a low-tech but genius way to know whether your food stayed safely frozen during a power outage.