Show Consumers Want Vant to Know by MARGARET Director of Consumer Affairs National Association of Manufacturers Recently I l read that its it's not safe to put thawed food back in the tyre freezer freeze Ive I've done it for years with no harmful effect so Id I'd like to know if its it's really unsafe You may safely refreeze frozen foods that have thawed if they still contain ice cr crystals crys crys- s 's or if they are still very cold These foods should be used as soon as possible as the eating quality will be affected by thawing It is best not to refreeze partially thawed ground meats fish or poultry What can be done to save food fonds in tn the food freezer freezel during during during dur dur- ing a prolonged power powel failure fail fail- rr ure rP 2 Try to find out how long before the power will come on If normal operation cannot cannot can can- cannot not be resumed before the food starts to thaw use dry ice ice or move mO the food to a locker plant lant Twenty five pounds of dry ice should keep keel the temperature below freezing freezing freez freez- freezing ing for two or three days in a cubic 10 foot cabinet with half a load and three to four days in a loaded cabinet How HOlt can you tell if frozen foods arc rc safe to use after a power failure If the foods did not thaw completely chances are they may be used However it would be a good idea to use them as soon as possible A fully loaded freezer will usually usually usually ally stay cold for two days if the door door- dooris is not opened How long does docs it take for an oven to clean itself Some self-cleaning self ovens w work rk on one preset time others give you OU a time choice for light medium or heavy soil Total cleaning time including including in including in- in the down cool-down period is generally around two to three hours |