{"id":11355,"date":"2026-03-11T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=11355"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:11:41","slug":"heres-why-you-should-leave-a-coin-in-the-freezer-before-leaving-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=11355","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why You Should Leave a Coin in the Freezer Before Leaving the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"163\"><strong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"156\">Check if Your Freezer Food is Still Safe \u2013 With Just a Penny!<\/strong> \ud83e\udd76\ud83d\udcb0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"280\">If you\u2019re going on vacation, a power outage could defrost your freezer without you knowing, risking spoiled food.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"339\">Sheila Pulanco Russell shared a clever tip on Facebook:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"622\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1ptwbvv\" data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"388\">\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"388\">Fill a cup with water and freeze it solid.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1debdjw\" data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"439\">\n<p data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"439\">Place a penny (or quarter) on top of the ice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"l47zdt\" data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"622\">\n<p data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"477\">When you return, check the coin:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"622\">\n<li data-section-id=\"11du7wv\" data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"551\">\n<p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"551\">If it sank to the bottom \u2192 the freezer thawed; throw out the food.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"u5xm21\" data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"622\">\n<p data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"622\">If it\u2019s still on top or in the middle \u2192 food may still be safe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"713\">This simple \u201ccup trick\u201d is an easy way to monitor your freezer anytime. Safety first! \u2705<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Check if Your Freezer Food is Still Safe \u2013 With Just a Penny! \ud83e\udd76\ud83d\udcb0 If you\u2019re going on vacation, a power outage could defrost your <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=11355\" title=\"Here\u2019s Why You Should Leave a Coin in the Freezer Before Leaving the House\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11357,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11355\/revisions\/11357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}