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Old 09-25-2009, 10:02 PM   #24
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Default Not necessarily with all refrigs

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy View Post
Something we do all the time with regards to the fact that we may have had an extended power failure while we were gone is to place an ice cube on the freezer shelf rack. When we return, if the cube is intact, we know the food in the freezer is still good. Sometimes low tech is good enough.
Our refrigerator eats ice over a period of time. In a months time, ice cube trays that were full will shrink down to less than half in size. One cube in mine may just disappear.

I may have to go back to Mr. Wizard experiments and try it out in my unit. Good idea.

You could also freeze water in a bottle half full, and once frozen, put an item with weight to it, like a marble or a nut for a bolt in the bottle on top of the ice, and if the nut is still on the top of the ice, all may be well with the food.
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