From my life:
Air Mattress: I deflated it after we had guests, washed the sheets, and left the deflated mattress in a heap on our guest room floor. Enter Annie the house rabbit. While I've been ignoring it, she's been happily chewing it up. I may be able to patch it, but the damage is pretty extensive, so it may be a total loss.
Annie likes to chew.Chicken: I had ten pounds of chicken in a big bag. I defrosted it, used some in various recipes, and figured I'd vacuum seal the rest into meal sized portions with my awesome Foodsaver. So about two weeks ago, I stuck it in the fridge. This morning, I opened the fridge and was hit with a horrific smell. Yep, the chicken had gone bad. I got the chicken nearly free on sale, but still, that's a lot of food wasted because I did not take 10 minutes to Foodsave it, or 10 seconds to put it back in the freezer.
Let me be a lesson to you! What are you putting off? Take ten minutes and go do it now!
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So true, but Meredith of Like Merchant Ships had a post about how procrastination actually saved her money. I guess there's good procrastination and evil procrastination. :)
I sometimes procrastinate, and usually regret it when I do. The trick I use on myself with a task I don't want to do is just start a little of it. Example: cleaning bathrooms. I will do it in stages where I first pull out the cleaning supplies, then take them to the first bathroom, then eventually start cleaning the first bathroom. I am a big fan of lists, because they help me manage my time and help me see what I have accomplished throughout the day.
Just to let you know, I don't think you can re-freeze meat. Once meat has been thawed it has to be cooked (or thrown out). I believe re-freezing could result in food poisoning when the food is consumed later. At least, this is what I was always taught.
Anon,
Thanks for the tip! I had actually never heard that, so I looked it up. According to this site http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/icooks/02-19-04.html
It is safe to thaw and refreeze as long as the meat was thawed in the fridge and has been kept cool. The texture may change, but it should be safe.
However, if the meat is thawed using another method, refreezing can do as you say- cause food poisoning, etc.
Thank you for the tip!
Oh, Annie is precious!
Don't feel bad. My extra freezer popped open about 2 months ago. The fridge is in the garage and no one had gone in there for several days...in that blasted heat. Bye-bye to about $80 worth of meat. Oh, well, we move on!
Oh, Mom4Fur- that must have been quite the mess!
It was just yukky, F.H. Those bags of soggy food were heavy!
I love your rabbit. I've always wanted a house rabbit.
Someday.
Two weeks?!
I am concerned about the safety of
everyone reading this. Here is a quote from a government USDA site about handling raw chicken:
"At home, immediately place chicken in a refrigerator that maintains 40 °F, and use within 1 or 2 days, or freeze at 0 °F. If kept frozen continuously, it will be safe indefinitely."
That's "1 or 2 days" folks. Please
be careful.
Here the url:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Chicken_Food_Safety_Focus/index.asp
Yep, two weeks! I'm sure you can imagine the smell!
Thanks for the url, anon!
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