{"id":82580,"date":"2024-09-28T08:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T01:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=82580"},"modified":"2024-09-28T08:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T01:31:07","slug":"the-reason-you-should-always-place-a-coin-in-your-freezer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/the-reason-you-should-always-place-a-coin-in-your-freezer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reason You Should Always Place a Coin in Your Freezer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone wants to trust that their freezer is reliable for keeping food frozen for long periods. However, even a new freezer can encounter issues that lead to\u00a0defrosting.\n</p><p><strong>Food Accidentally Defrosting\n<p>Life is unpredictable. Power outages, natural disasters, or even routine maintenance you didn\u2019t notice can all disrupt the freezing process, leading to defrosted food. This poses a health risk, especially for meat and dairy products, due to bacteria growth. This is where the coin in a cup method becomes useful, which we\u2019ll explain shortly.\n<figure id='\"attachment_35241\"' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-35241\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-medium' wp-image-35241 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/viralstrange.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/IMG_8703-402x486.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_8703-402x486.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"402\"' height='\"486\"' title='\"\"'>\n<p>Pexels\n</p><p>Imagine you\u2019re going on a trip, even just for the weekend. If the power remains on and your freezer is working well, your food should be fine when you return. But, if there was a power outage or if your freezer has issues, your food might have defrosted and refrozen. This makes it difficult to know what is still safe to eat.\n</p><p><strong>Coin in a Cup to the Rescue\n<p>You might be wondering how a coin in a cup can indicate if your food is safe. Sheila Pulanco Russell explained this life hack on her Facebook for those who might need to evacuate their homes. \u201cFor those of you that are evacuating from the coast,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI just heard a great tip. It\u2019s called the one cup tip. You put a cup of water in your freezer. Freeze it solid and then put a quarter on top of it and leave it in your freezer.\u201c\n<figure id='\"attachment_35242\"' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-35242\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-medium' wp-image-35242 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/viralstrange.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/IMG_8700-389x486.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_8700-389x486.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"389\"' height='\"486\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-35242\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Facebook\n<p>She added, \u201cThat way when you come back after you\u2019ve been evacuated you can tell if your food went completely bad and just refroze or if it stayed frozen while you were gone. If the quarter has fallen to the bottom of the cup that means all the food defrosted. And you should throw it out. But if the quarter is either on the top or in the middle of the cup then your food may still be ok.\u201d\n</p><p>She concluded her post by saying, \u201cIt would also be a great idea to leave this in your freezer all the time and if you lose power for any reason you will have this tip to fall back on. If you don\u2019t feel good about your food, just throw it out. The main thing is for all to be safe.\u201d\n</p><p><strong>Reactions\n<p>Sheila\u2019s\u00a0post\u00a0received 231 thousand likes and over 420 thousand shares. Nearly 30 thousand comments praised the simple and ingenious coin in a cup idea. One commenter said, \u201cBrilliant and simple!\u201d Another added, \u201cHave used this for years in the porch freezer.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Everyone wants to trust that their freezer is reliable for keeping food frozen for long periods. However, even a new freezer can encounter issues that lead to\u00a0defrosting. Food Accidentally Defrosting Life is unpredictable. Power outages, natural disasters, or even routine maintenance you didn\u2019t notice can all disrupt the freezing process, leading to defrosted food. 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