Never taste meat that looks or smells strange to see if you can still use it. Throw it out. If You Experience a Power Outage Without power, a full upright or chest freezer will keep everything frozen for about 2 days. A half-full freezer will keep food frozen about 1 day. If power will be coming back on fairly soon, you can make the food last longer by keeping the door shut as much as possible.
Ice can keep the freezer cold.
If power will be off for a longer time period, take food to friends' or neighbours' freezer. Food containing ice crystals or that feels refrigerator-cold can be refrozen. Discard anything with a strange colour or odour immediately. Ice can keep food on the refrigerator shelves cooler. Ready Keep everything clean.