On Wed 21 Dec 2005 04:41:55a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Allan?

> I just stocked up on food for the holidays last night, but unfortunately
> it seems I over-did it, because when I got up this morning, I noticed
> the fridge has been open, just slightly ajar, since 2am last night, so
> that's about 6-7 hours. With quite a bit of fresh meat in there, as well
> as milk and lots of deli stuff with a best-before-date of Jan 4th, I
> wonder how long it will now stay fresh? The temperature had dropped to
> 19 degrees Celsius by the time I noticed it. I was planning to freeze
> some of the steaks and chicken I have in there, but not sure what to do
> now. Any advice/thoughts?
>
> Thanks.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it, and would proceed with original plans.
Consider that the foodstuff was already cold to begin with and it took a
period of time for the temperature to reach that level.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!