How long will food stay frozen in a power outage?

Chef's answer
two daysHandling Refrigerated and Frozen Food during a Power Outage: maintain the cold temperature. kept closed, freezers that are completely full can keep foods frozen for up to two days. Half-full freezers can keep foods frozen for one day. An unopened refrigerator will keep food cold for about 4 hours..
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Instructions
  • Take the scallops, thawed if frozen, and place them on a paper towel. ...
  • Heat a cast iron skillet or non-stick pan over a high heat.
  • Once the pan is very hot, add the oil.
  • Place each scallop carefully into the oil and cook untouched for 2 minutes.
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    Is It Safe to Cook Frozen Salmon? Absolutely. As long as the frozen salmon is cooked to a safe internal temperature, it is safe to eat. Of course, the real challenge is cooking frozen salmon so that it's just as tender and flaky as thawed fillets.
    Wet scallops are treated with a solution of water and sodium tripolyphosphate, or STPP, which preserves them as soon as they are harvested at sea. Then they're often frozen. This preserves them, but it also helps them to hold on to a lot more water weight. Dry scallops are scallops that are not treated in this way.
    Once you thaw the scallops, they don't take long to cook. They can be ready in as little as 3 minutes if you cook them in a skillet, or 6-10 minutes if you broil them in the oven..
    The FDA Food Code states that fish eaten raw should be frozen at -4 degrees Fahrenheit for a minimum of seven days, or for 15 hours at a temperature of -31 degrees F. ... That's why a poke recipe usually recommends using frozen salmon instead of fresh salmon.
    There's no (good) reason why you can't still eat them raw. It sounds like you did a very good job of freezing them so they'll still be in good shape when defrosted, so they're probably OK, but try one first before committing to that plan and have the pasta ready. ...
    It is perfectly safe to cook meats from frozen. Cooking time will be approximately 50% longer than the recommended time for fully thawed or fresh meat and poultry..
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