FREEZER door *sort of* left open

[mafibisha]

So we were gone about 18 hours.

Came home to find the freezer door was essentially left *open, although it was pushed *up* to the freezer.

There wasn't any space left open between the door and the freezer --- you couldn't see into it -- but it wasn't closed tightly.

The ice-cream is a little soft, but not totally melted. Everything else seems to be frozen.

So. What should I do in terms of tossing stuff? Or not. Ugh.

TIA.

 

[3Gsandme]

Well, if the ice cream is soft, but frozen and nothing else is soft I'd assume it was all fine and not worry about it.

I always check frozen veggies, as they seem to soften first. If the frozen veggies are still frozen, I close the door and move on.

 

[madge]

that has happened more times than I can count at my house ... if everything is still frozen solid, you're fine

 

[LJSquishy]

It's all fine.

The only thing I'd probably toss is the ice cream (because usually once it softens and is refrozen it gets ROCK HARD) and any frozen veggies (only if they thawed a lot). No health concerns or anything.

 

[mafibisha]

Thanks all!! Will do!

 

[arihillfarm]

The other food will be fine, but ice cream that softens and re-freezes gets funny ice crystals in it, so I'd just eat it now.

-Astrid

 

[Sagginit]

i have had this happen once. i cooked the veggies in front that were slightly thawed. meat i keep in the back and the rest was still frozen solid. ice cream does get weird so i would eat or toss.

 

[lovesmurfs]

i have had this happen once. i cooked the veggies in front that were slightly thawed. meat i keep in the back and the rest was still frozen solid. ice cream does get weird so i would eat or toss.

Vegetables can be thawed and refrozen.

OP, close the door and don't think anything of it.