Refrigerator door left open

[gumdropper1]

Help! I just camehome after being at a party and found that I left my refrigerator door open a crack for about6 hours. I don't have a thermostat to check the temperature inside, and if I went to the closest place that sells them at this hour, by the time I got back, the temperature would be back to normal anyway.


What should I throw out? The only thing I'm reallysure I'm going to throwout is the milk. I assume that the meat and the butter in their own compartments would be OK? Or no? There is no fresh meat in there, only processed. This has me really worried.

[yenn]

I'm sorry I'm not very good at this type of thing....so I'm afraid I can't help you. I think meat should be ok and so should butter. In reality your milk is probably fine too but if it makes you feel better to throw it out then I guess there's no harm in doing so. It all depends on how high the ambient temperature of the room was. If it isn't that warm there shouldn't be a problem. And also if your door wasn't open too far it should be ok.

[ontariogirl]

Yes it depends how warm your place is. I have a thermostat in my fridge. In the summer my fridge was slowly quitting on me and the temp in there was close to 55. I was nervous to. The freezer part was still cold. My milk was fine, if it curdles in my tea it isn't good.
I think your stuff will be ok. If you are not sure then throw it out. My motta, if in doubt, throw it out.