Re: Why do people load up on perishable food befor... - Page 6

Shorty2U · ‎03-09-2010

Thank you for your input.

We have gas heat and it has an electronic starter so the heat goes out during power outages and I assumed that's how gas stoves are too. In the old days there were pilot lights on gas stoves (lit w a match) but now gas stoves have electronic ignitions (so I think, maybe I am wrong). PS I'm talking cooking kitchen stoves, not camping stoves.

So as I said, I just know with a power outage and gas heat we have no heat. We have an electric stove now (not gas like I used to have). We have a grill but never used it yet during an outage. We just ate non perishables instead.

Thanks again and please everyone in the path of the storm, be safe!

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make~ The Beatles

Susan Louise · ‎03-14-2010

I always do a large stock up before a major winter storm...

It's not just for the day or two durning the storm, it's the 1-2 weeks afterward I don't feel like pushing a grosrey cart through slush and ice in the parking lot of grocery store, the slippery floors in the stores when folks track in from their boots/shoes. Seriously, why go out under these conditions unless one has to go to work? I know I avoid it even more now than I did just a few years ago when I broke my leg in our driveway when I was shoveling snow.

So to me, it's about a 1-2 week period of making sure we have enough of the basics...ie eggs, bread, milk, butter, lunchmeat...and I check to see what else I need to be able to have complete meals...such as maybe needing tomato sauce for a pasta dinner one night...etc.

We usually have plenty of the rest in the freezer/fridge

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

Power doesn't necessarily go out. I often stock up on such things when it looks like we might get a heavy snow storm. One time, when the power did go out for a short time, I just loaded cooler up with all the ice from the freezer, as well as some snow, & the perishables. Food will stay cold in the refrigerator for quite a while without power as long as you don't keep letting warm air in by frequently opening the door.

Good luck to all of you in the path of Jonas. I guess you don't want to hear that it's warm & mild in Denver today.

Hayfield · ‎03-10-2010

With any major snow storm, I only stock up on persihable items that I need to get me through for a few days. I have two large coolers already on my screen porch and ready to fill up, if needed. I also have extra ice that I got at the store, batteries too. I have gas burners on my range so I can cook if the electric goes out. I try to be as prepared for the storm as I can be. I usually do my shopping on Friday anyway. Since the storm is going to hit this afternoon, I got up early and did everything I needed to do. Now I'm as ready as I can be. I hope that everyone in the path of this storm is safe!

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Shorty2U wrote:
I never understood this (I don't work now, but having worked at a supermarket in management for years) and neither does my family understand, so maybe you can shed some light.

Here in PA the grocery stores are wiped out of milk, eggs, bread and all kinds of things for the impending storm. Bread I can understand, but why do people buy "perishable" food before a snow storm?

IF your power goes out you're not cooking without power! (Unless you have a camping stove or grill, but then you have to go outside to use your grill in the storm).

We always have a lot of food on hand (perishable and non perishable), as we shop every Monday or Tuesday year round. But if we didn't, I would focus more on getting non perishable food before a storm.

And I doubt all the crowds that run to the store have generators so well I just don't get it! (We always used to joke at work, that everyone must sit and eat all day and night long while they're snowed in the way they buy everything in sight! lol).

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Shorty,

For power down, we bring up one of our coolers for a couple of punishables, always almond milk for cereal, 1% milk and a few other things. We put ice around it and use that so we don't have to open the frig.

Maybe others do that, also.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

ps I've also heard of people putting perishables in a cooler and leaving the cooler outside, sometimes in the snow. Makes sense as long as the raccoons can't open it.

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

@Noel7 I was going to add putting food outside, but not everyone has a place where animals can't get to it. Fortunately, they can't get up to my apt balcony on the 3rd floor.

Just wondering now, too, about all those posters who complained so strenuously in Nov & Dec every time the Q aired flashlights.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@Noel7 wrote:
@Shorty2U wrote:
I never understood this (I don't work now, but having worked at a supermarket in management for years) and neither does my family understand, so maybe you can shed some light.

Here in PA the grocery stores are wiped out of milk, eggs, bread and all kinds of things for the impending storm. Bread I can understand, but why do people buy "perishable" food before a snow storm?

IF your power goes out you're not cooking without power! (Unless you have a camping stove or grill, but then you have to go outside to use your grill in the storm).

We always have a lot of food on hand (perishable and non perishable), as we shop every Monday or Tuesday year round. But if we didn't, I would focus more on getting non perishable food before a storm.

And I doubt all the crowds that run to the store have generators so well I just don't get it! (We always used to joke at work, that everyone must sit and eat all day and night long while they're snowed in the way they buy everything in sight! lol).
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Shorty,

For power down, we bring up one of our coolers for a couple of punishables, always almond milk for cereal, 1% milk and a few other things. We put ice around it and use that so we don't have to open the frig.

Maybe others do that, also.

Punishables? Is that for when the food goes "bad"? *lol*

I'm just teasing ya!

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

My take on buying perishable food is that some people have learned the hard way not to go into a storm like this without having some type of food prepared in advance. I have beef stew and pork BBQ in my fridge that will be easy to heat, as well as vegetable soup in the freezer. If they had to, my family would rather eat cold leftovers from the refrigerator, than open a can of anything from the pantry.

We actually use more bread and milk during a snowstorm than normal. I usually cook a pot of oatmeal or cream of wheat for breakfast, and my husband likes milk in his bowl of hot cereal. My teacher daughter loves grilled cheese sandwiches, and once my husband smells her sandwich, he has to have one or two as well. With 2 loaves of bread and 72 slices of cheese in the freezer, those 2 will be happy this weekend.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@VCamp2748 wrote:
@Noel7 I was going to add putting food outside, but not everyone has a place where animals can't get to it. Fortunately, they can't get up to my apt balcony on the 3rd floor.

Just wondering now, too, about all those posters who complained so strenuously in Nov & Dec every time the Q aired flashlights.

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@DoneTryin

Hi VCamp

We have the temporary styrofoam cooler but also one we took camping. I assume a camping cooler might be made difficult for animals to get into. A good investment for those who deal with snow storms, perhaps.

Keep blue ice on hand!

Speaking of flashlights, I bought A LOT of LED lanterns a couple of months ago and my daughter laughed at me. Not laughing anymore, we have had power out twice so far. I can light up the entire house, lol.

Two are hand crank, you never need batteries for those two, AND! You can use them to charge up smartphones! A great investment!