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So I just went downstairs to get some sauce out of the freezer for dinner and the freezer door was open! Just a crack, but I have no idea for how long. Looking thru my freezer, most stuff is still frozen but the stuff at the very front, by the open part has thawed, but is still cold. When I tried closing the door, something was stopping it from closing. I moved a bunch of stuff and got it to close, the culprit, a container of soup. When I last remember going into the freezer over the weekend, I did have to wrestle to close it, but it did close....I guess the magnet just didn't "stick" well enough and at some point popped open. When? I have no idea.
There was only a few drops of water on the bottom of the freezer and floor...probably from the few things that thawed. As mentioned, what was thawed is still cold and some still "crunchy" when I squish it. (ground beef, a roast and a whole chicken). I smelled the ground beef and it still smells fine....the roast and chicken are still in original packaging so I didn't want to open them for the sniff test.
A few containers of (homemade) soup, chili and sauce are thawed...but still cold.
A box of breaded chicken burgers thawed...still cold.
A couple of "Stouffer's" frozen dinners...still cold.
I'm going to go thru the freezer more thoroughly and see what's what but I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone before...and if you think I should be OK just refreezing.
There was only a few drops of water on the bottom of the freezer and floor...probably from the few things that thawed. As mentioned, what was thawed is still cold and some still "crunchy" when I squish it. (ground beef, a roast and a whole chicken). I smelled the ground beef and it still smells fine....the roast and chicken are still in original packaging so I didn't want to open them for the sniff test.
A few containers of (homemade) soup, chili and sauce are thawed...but still cold.
A box of breaded chicken burgers thawed...still cold.
A couple of "Stouffer's" frozen dinners...still cold.
I'm going to go thru the freezer more thoroughly and see what's what but I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone before...and if you think I should be OK just refreezing.