Re: Yogurt & eggs - how long will it last unrefrigerated

[Guest guest]

> I woke up this morning to realize my refrigerator is dead.

> Everything in the freezer was cool but completely defrosted. I have

> already thown away lots of food or moved them to the fridge at work

> but have a couple items that I'm not certain about. What do you

> think:

>

> Yogurt - I have some homemade yogurt in the fridge. I remember

> reading when you drip yogurt you don't have to keep it in the

> refrigerator which seems odd to me. Could the homemade yogurt I have

> in the fridge still be eaten after not being chilled for about 24

> hours?

>

> Eggs - I have heard that sometimes grocery stores will have eggs

> unrefrigerated for a day.

Always use the " 2-hour " rule for raw or cooked eggs left at room temperature.

Never leave perishable food out of the refrigerator for over two hours. Egg

dishes, meat, fish, poultry, cream- and mayonnaise-based foods should not be

left unrefrigerated for more than one hour. The exception seems to be the

" dripped " yogurt pehaps because the liquid is draining off.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

> > Eggs - I have heard that sometimes grocery stores will have eggs

> > unrefrigerated for a day.

>

> Always use the " 2-hour " rule for raw or cooked eggs left at room

temperature. Never leave perishable food out of the refrigerator for

over two hours. Egg dishes, meat, fish, poultry, cream- and

mayonnaise-based foods should not be left unrefrigerated for more

than one hour. The exception seems to be the " dripped " yogurt pehaps

because the liquid is draining off.

>

> Carol F.

Carol,

I agree with you on items made with eggs, but uncracked eggs should

be fine - they sell them unfrigerated in the stores in Europe. As

far as I've heard, it's only America that keeps them refrigerated.

Ann (a Brit living in the US)

[Guest guest]

I decided to play it safe and let my son cry for his beloved yogurt.

Unfortunately this looks like it will be long term. We have no money

to get a refrigerator let alone replace the food we lost. At this

point we have no choice but to go off the diet until we get back on

our feet again. Our church said there is a couple that mentioned

having a fridge to donate to someone in need but they are not sure if

they still have it and will not know until Tuesday. Until then I

will try to keep my sons as legal as possible but with being forced

to use premade foods that we can get from a food bank, that will be

difficult.

> > I woke up this morning to realize my refrigerator is dead.

>

> Always use the " 2-hour " rule for raw or cooked eggs left at room

temperature. Never leave perishable food out of the refrigerator for

over two hours. Egg dishes, meat, fish, poultry, cream- and

mayonnaise-based foods should not be left unrefrigerated for more

than one hour. The exception seems to be the " dripped " yogurt pehaps

because the liquid is draining off.

>

> Carol F.