Rods Food question

2ndThief · 02/01/2011, 07:55 PM

soooooo I kinda left my rods food pack out for a couple hours and it liquified mostly, I then threw it back in the freezer. Will it be okay to continue using that pack of food or has it been ruined?

Steve71175 · 02/01/2011, 07:57 PM

May very well be fine - I have no idea. But, I can tell you that I wouldn't take the chance.

snorvich · 02/01/2011, 08:04 PM

I think over 40 F for more than 4 hours is a no go.

SuperNemo · 02/01/2011, 09:08 PM

i left mine out for about 3-4 hrs once also, didn't have any problems with it. i'm sure the food is out longer than that when they combine it.

Servillius · 02/01/2011, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 2ndThief

soooooo I kinda left my rods food pack out for a couple hours and it liquified mostly, I then threw it back in the freezer. Will it be okay to continue using that pack of food or has it been ruined?

I don't think your problem is that its gone bad. A few hours is probably fine in that regard. Putting the food through a refreezing in a home freezer is your problem. The ice crystals that form when the food is frozen slowly causes cells to get torn apart. The result is a mush of stuff thats not all that appealing and, if you ever need a way to drive up your phosphates, a very useful additive.

02/01/2011, 07:55 PM	#1
2ndThief Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: jax, fl. Posts: 284	Rods Food question soooooo I kinda left my rods food pack out for a couple hours and it liquified mostly, I then threw it back in the freezer. Will it be okay to continue using that pack of food or has it been ruined?

02/01/2011, 08:04 PM	#3
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	I think over 40 F for more than 4 hours is a no go. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

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02/01/2011, 07:57 PM	#2
Steve71175 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 47	May very well be fine - I have no idea. But, I can tell you that I wouldn't take the chance.

02/01/2011, 09:08 PM	#4
SuperNemo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 524	i left mine out for about 3-4 hrs once also, didn't have any problems with it. i'm sure the food is out longer than that when they combine it.