Can your food stay safe in a fridge when the power goes out? If you experienced a power outage after last night's storm here ...

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

As far as how long meat will last in the freezer without power, the official recommendation from FoodSafety.gov is to toss items if their temperature is higher than 40°F for more than 2 hours.

48 hours in a full freezer; 24 hours in a half-full freezer. If the power has been out for 4 hours, and a cooler and ice are available, put refrigerated perishable foods in the cooler.

If the doors stay closed, food will stay safe for up to 4 hours in a refrigerator, 48 hours in a full freezer and 24 hours in a half freezer. If the power has been out for 4 hours and a cooler and ...

Like with refrigerators, the CDC said freezer doors should remain closed during power outages. The page notes that foods in a full freezer will remain safe for up to 48 hours, while foods in a ...

Q. Last week, our power was turned off because of the strong winds. Unfortunately, we had to throw away a lot of food because our freezer and refrigerator were off for 2 days.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.

Foods to keep. Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, jams, soy sauce and bottled marinade. Typically, these have high salt and sugar content that can act as a preservative.