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Can I store cooked food in a rubber maid tote on my deck it is about 50 degrees right now.
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Posted: 11/21/2012 10:41:34 PM
I am running out of room and thought about putting some food storage totes in a big rubbermaid tote on my deck for the evening. Does anyone know of a reason this would not be a good idea??

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Posted: 11/21/2012 10:45:44 PM
50 degrees is not cold enough. Food needs to be safely stored/chilled around 41*. You will feel awful if you gave people food poisoning on Thanksgiving. Do you have a cooler that you can put ice in and put the rubbermaid stuff in there?


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Posted: 11/21/2012 10:46:57 PM
That's not cold enough for anything over two hours.


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Posted: 11/21/2012 10:48:22 PM
Because raccoons are clever little rodents and could probably get the lid off that rubbermaid tote?



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Posted: 11/21/2012 10:52:49 PM
I think it would be OK for some foods. I wouldn't put anything with meat, dairy, eggs...but I wouldn't have a problem with putting veggies outside. The lid could be secured to keep smart critters out.

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Posted: 11/21/2012 11:10:42 PM
I always put all kinds of things out in my garage - we call it the 2nd fridge. Good luck!

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Posted: 11/21/2012 11:17:16 PM
Sorry, but 50° is not cold enough to safely store food overnight.


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Posted: 11/21/2012 11:22:25 PM
Oooo, do it! It'll be perfectly fine! Plus, we could use another Thanksgiving disaster thread. The 'I HAVE NOT TURKEYYYYYYYY!!!!' thread is getting kind of old.
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