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Post by medic22 on Jul 3, 2019 10:37:13 GMT -5
Found both my freezers off yesterday with a majority of the contents thawed out but still cool. About 120# of deer, hog, and fish, as well as another 50# of store bought.
Managed to cook or give away all of the wild game, exception was the fish. All the store bought food got trashed.
Guess ill go buy a power loss alarm.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jul 3, 2019 10:55:02 GMT -5
I think if it was good enough to cook, it would have been good enough to refreeze. I frequently freeze game, then thaw weeks or months later to finish butchering/grinding, then refreeze. I've done many hundreds of pounds of game this way with no ill effects.
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Post by beermaker on Jul 3, 2019 10:55:52 GMT -5
Was it the breaker? I always warn our customers against adding freezers or refrigerators in garages or basements unless a dedicated circuit has been added. Otherwise, you are likely plugging into a gfci protected plug, which is prone to tripping when compressors start up.
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Post by deadeer on Jul 3, 2019 11:14:39 GMT -5
Been thru that before.
Also lost due to long term power outage. Finally bought a big generator for that mess.
We did lose our wifi router to a bolt of lightening on Tuesday.
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Post by medic22 on Jul 3, 2019 11:25:14 GMT -5
I think if it was good enough to cook, it would have been good enough to refreeze. I frequently freeze game, then thaw weeks or months later to finish butchering/grinding, then refreeze. I've done many hundreds of pounds of game this way with no ill effects. Yeah, not a fan of refreezing. Especially with the hog that was already poorly packaged. |
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Post by medic22 on Jul 3, 2019 11:27:06 GMT -5
Was it the breaker? I always warn our customers against adding freezers or refrigerators in garages or basements unless a dedicated circuit has been added. Otherwise, you are likely plugging into a gfci protected plug, which is prone to tripping when compressors start up. No, because of outlet placement they are plugged into a power strip. For whatever reason that strip tripped. Im assuming related to the big storm we had the other night. |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jul 3, 2019 12:09:02 GMT -5
I think if it was good enough to cook, it would have been good enough to refreeze. I frequently freeze game, then thaw weeks or months later to finish butchering/grinding, then refreeze. I've done many hundreds of pounds of game this way with no ill effects. Yeah, not a fan of refreezing. Especially with the hog that was already poorly packaged. Hog is a little tricky, as it doesn't age well like red meat. |
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Post by bill9068 on Jul 3, 2019 12:33:04 GMT -5
Bummer.
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Post by featherduster on Jul 3, 2019 15:21:02 GMT -5
Truly sorry for that loss, a lot of hard work..... gone.
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