In most of Texas there are no snow plows. Roads were undrivable. No one has tire chains unless they moved from the north and are pack rats. If you were lucky enough to get to a shelter you would be foolish to travel home in those conditions.
I don't get the food rotting issue at people's homes..we have a 15 year old fridge. Second day without power the food in the fridge side was still 40 degrees. We moved some milks and slightly more perishable things to the garage where it was about 17 degrees just in case
The freezer side was ice cold, meats were all hard as rocks and the temp read as 27 well under freezing.
Yes, but meat that is 100% frozen to the touch and infrared thermometers at well under 32F is still safe. Meat needs to thaw to 40F for bacteria to begin to multiply. A restaurant absolutely needs to cover its bases but at home the chance that food is rotting at ambient 20f is next to none.
Did that with my precious meats but only had one cooler so the two freezers worth of other stuff was lost. I made the mistake of going on a huge shopping spree 2 days before the storm.
I can't wait til the lawsuits start. I had to live in a homeless shelter with my family for a week while my fully stocked food rotted away.
Just curious, why didn't you put the food outside since it was so cold?
In most of Texas there are no snow plows. Roads were undrivable. No one has tire chains unless they moved from the north and are pack rats. If you were lucky enough to get to a shelter you would be foolish to travel home in those conditions.
Everyone knew the storm was coming, most people were home.
Who needs a shelter, prep
It was cold. Why not put it in a cooler outside?
Glad to see multiple people asking.
I don't get the food rotting issue at people's homes..we have a 15 year old fridge. Second day without power the food in the fridge side was still 40 degrees. We moved some milks and slightly more perishable things to the garage where it was about 17 degrees just in case
The freezer side was ice cold, meats were all hard as rocks and the temp read as 27 well under freezing.
Food safety standards require the freezer temperature to he zero or below.
Yes, but meat that is 100% frozen to the touch and infrared thermometers at well under 32F is still safe. Meat needs to thaw to 40F for bacteria to begin to multiply. A restaurant absolutely needs to cover its bases but at home the chance that food is rotting at ambient 20f is next to none.
Either way, applying proper judgement is key.
Did that with my precious meats but only had one cooler so the two freezers worth of other stuff was lost. I made the mistake of going on a huge shopping spree 2 days before the storm.