Tip-sy Tuesday: power outage tip

Has this ever happened to you? You've been away for a few days and upon returning home realize you lost power at some point but don't know for how long? Then you have to wonder if everything in the freezer stayed frozen, or did it thaw and refreeze?

Here's a super easy tip - freeze a small plastic glass of water; once frozen put a coin on top of the ice in the glass. If you suspect you had a power outage check to see if the coin is still on top of the ice. If you lost power for long enough the ice would have melted and the coin would fall to the bottom of the glass before re-freezing. This will give you a better guesstimate if you need to throw out the contents of your freezer and fridge. Which is awful but better than getting sick!

9.24.18: jute wrapped candle
9.24.17: bacon cheese ball, buffalo cheese ball
9.24.16: ice cream container tip