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Freezer Door Left Open - Food OK?

Hubby (who's now in the doghouse lol) managed to leave the door open about an inch on our freezer last night for 2-3 hours. It is a tall upright one and was full as only shopped this week.

Lukily I spotted the red warning light and closed it. Few bits at the front had started defrosting as they were closest to the open door.

As long as I cook everything fully, will it be ok or do I have to empty it all in the bin? Is there anything that wouldnt be safe?

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  • ZINXYX
    ZINXYX Posts: 627 Forumite
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    Hi,
    If they had only started defrosting and not completely I don't think you have anything to worry about.
    Cheers.
    You can have God without religion!
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite
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    If any of the stuff that started defrosting was ice-cream - tubs or cornets - I would get rid of it. A friend had really bad food poisoning from ice-cream which had been partially defrosted and refrozen. The investigator told her that refrozen ice-cream is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    I'd take a chance on anything else - as you say, cook it well.
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