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Originally Posted by RickFLM4
One suggestion for those in the path inland (anyone on coast should have already evacuated) who might be at risk of losing power: get some ziplock gallon and quart freezer bags, fill about 2/3 full with water, zip shut and put in freezer today. You will get blocks of ice that last longer than ice cubes. Surely they won't last days, but is something easy to do with low cost / effort.
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Good idea. Here's another if you're evacuating:
Put a large cup of water in the freezer until it's frozen solid. Then take it out, and put a coin on top of the ice. Return the cup—with the coin—back to the freezer.
When you return to your home, if you find the coin has moved to the bottom of the cup, then you'll know your food was unrefrigerated while you were gone and it's no longer safe to eat. Found the coin in the middle? The food is likely still okay, but if you don't feel good about it, just throw it out.
Where you ideally want the coin to be is exactly where you left it—on the top. That means your freezer's contents stayed frozen the entire time.