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Originally Posted by john70t View Post
Protip from the news:
Take a cup of frozen water and leave a penny on top in the freezer.

If penny is halfway down, power was restored sometime afterwards. Some food might be still good.
If penny is at bottom, power was lost for a long time.
Better yet, freeze as many containers of water in your freezer as you can physically fit.

If the power is off and the freezer is kept closed, the frozen ice packs will keep it very cold for a few days.
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