Refrigerator Door Left Open

I found this out at 6 am and we went to bed at 11 pm last night.

Refrigerator door left open.

What will happen if refrigerator door is left open. Open the refrigerator door press and hold the door switch keep refrigerator door open. When warm and cold air meet you have moisture. I ve found that stuff at the front of the freezer and the top of the freezer are the first to be thawed.

If you can t tell what the temperature is in the refrigerator and the food feels warm discard perishable items as you would in a power outage. Refrigerator door left open now won t cool. There was moldy water at the very bottom of the refrigerator side under the vegetable drawer. These feature french style doors one side of the appliance is dedicated to frozen food while the other is intended for refrigerated items.

What do i need to chuck and what s probably still okay. Make sure the fan in the freezer is on. If the refrigerator door was left wide open most perishable foods would go bad if it was over 2 hours and the temperature did rise above 40 f 4 c. Feel if there is cold air flowing into the refrigerator cooling vents at the back wall of fridge.

Do i throw all food away. My husband accidentally left the the refrigerator door partially open. If the refrigerator door was slightly open for a few hours or overnight the unit was operating and the temperature stayed at 40 f 4 4 c all the food would be safe to use. Last night in my rush to get to bed i accidentally left the fridge door open about 3 inches.

Everything will get wet. I already tossed the egg substitute but the milk was towards the back and still seemed fairly cold and isn t. I really need advice on this please. By chris san diego hi kenmore coldspot sxs 10653264202 someone propped a food freshener in the path of the refrigerator door and it wouldn t close for several days.

So my question is. Open the freezer door press and hold the door switch keep freezer door open. I didn t discover this until 7 hours later unfortunately. You ll have moisture on everythin.

These come with freezers on the bottom make it easier to reach into the refrigerator from either side the lower freezer offers a bit more space for ice cream and other frozen foods. Anything wet soft leaking and thawed should be removed. If the temperature remains at 40 f 4 c then you will not need to discard the food. Often things in the freezer will stay frozen even if the door is left open a crack.