What's the point of buying persihable goods ahead of power issues?

[HipChick]

The shelves were cleaned out this afternoon, I only wanted a package of bacon for breakfast ..there was only a half case of eggs that were broken...I don't get it..

[Renew Deal]

1. You may have to catch your own if things get real bad.

Lots of squirrels, raccoons, deer in the affected areas. Stay safe!

[Indpndnt]

2. I can see buying a few perishables and keeping them in coolers of ice when the power went out.

But certainly not eggs.

I'd eat the perishables first and save the non-perishables for when the power is out for extended periods.

[kestrel91316]

5. Hardboiled eggs can be prepped ahead of time and then will hold ok a few days

without refrigeration (unpeeled).

[Indpndnt]

6. Yeah, I'm just really leery about eggs. Mayo, too, for the same reason.

Got very sick on a bad batch once. Unforgettable experience. I'd hate to go through that during a storm or in the aftermath without power.

But, yes, you're right. I'm just a weenie.

[SoCalDem]

19. If you want dysentery to compound the misery on day 2

The best thing to do is to COOK THINGS IN YOUR FREEZER ...fill freezer with bottled water (to use for ice-pak..and later drinking water) and share with neighbors as everyone preps to leave...then vac-seal the cooked food & put in coolers with the frozen water bottles..

once the fridge loses "cool", you should leave to doors open or you may never get rid of the smell..

[brewens]

3. Maybe more of a case of the store intentionally letting those run out. If they bring in

their usual order and lose power, then they eat that loss.

[Webster Green]

4. Is lack of refrigeration what you are concerned about?

Food won't go bad instantly. Power may not be down too long. Coolers with ice work for awhile. In colder climates coolers outside would keep stuff OK.

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. Set it on the coldest setting on don't open it too much n/t

[Warpy]

7. I don't get the eggs unless they're planning to hard boil them

Hard boiled eggs are good keepers at cool room temperatures, can be eaten out of hand as a high protein food.

Bread might last a week without getting moldy, a week there is no possibility of cooking anything and peanut butter or cold baked bean sandwiches are basically it unless you've got a couple of cartons of hard boiled eggs.

Milk is the one I don't get. Don't they know milk spoils pretty rapidly when it's unrefrigerated? If they bought powdered milk, I might get it.

[NutmegYankee]

15. Children. They plan that the milk will be consumed quickly.

And it could be a few days till the grocery stores are back up. It took about 2 days for them to get back up after Irene.

[Sgent]

18. Eggs don't need refridgeration

Although its less healthy than refrigerated eggs, they don't require it and keep for weeks w/o it. Many places in the developing world never refrigerate them.

Salmonella is a possibility, so make sure you don't let the egg touch the shell, wash hands, and cook thoroughly, but otherwise they are an excellent source for protein and calories.

Coated with petroleum jelly or wax, eggs can easily last 3-9 months or more.

[Warpy]

23. They don't keep for weeks

In fact, there was quite a scandal about that 20 years or so ago, supermarkets storing them at room temperature until it was time to put them into the refrigerated display case. It seems those eggs were loaded with salmonella as well as distinctly unfresh.

I'd probably trust unwashed eggs for a week or two with no refrigeration. Commercial eggs have been washed of chicken shit and feathers, so I wouldn't trust them more than a few days. Hard boiled are more stable.

[former-republican]

8. Some of us have a generator and 150 gallons of gas stored

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

16. Yep, I know plenty of folks in that situation.

[Speck Tater]

9. Because some people are unimaginably stupid. nt

[gkhouston]

10. Beats me. We always buy canned goods and such in the spring and then

either eat or donate them when hurricane season is over.

[Tx4obama]

11. Maybe the other folks wanted eggs and bacon for breakfast like you too :)

[7wo7rees]

13. Or bacon and pancakes

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

17. OMG, where on earth did you find that image? I hate to admit it, but my first response was, "What an

excellent idea!" I very seldom have bacon or pancakes, but whenever I have pancakes, I want bacon with them, all topped with some natural maple syrup.

I doubt I'll ever try it, but if I did, I would drain the bacon and cook the bacon-stuffed cakes on a no-stick pan instead of in the bacon grease. There's only so much Iowa State Fair type concoctions I can stand.

Why am I up in the middle of the night posting about pancakes? I need to go to bed. Oh, right, we are about an hour west of Philly and appear to be likely right in the storm path. I was looking for updated predictions.

[aikoaiko]

12. Eggs are good outside the frige for several days.

If you pack them in salt, they can last months.

I was surprised to learn this.

[cali]

20. Generators, coolers, freezers full of ice

and some items keep quite well in a cool place.

[Fumesucker]

21. Bacon and eggs both will keep for a few days without refrigeration

Or at least they will if ambient temperatures are not too high and I understand it's supposed to get cold after the hurricane passes.

If you have a largish 12VDC to 110VAC inverter, a longish extension cord and a running car you can keep a refrigerator/freezer fairly cold on 12V power from the car until your gas tank runs dry.

[lynne]

22. They buy because they're afraid they'll not be able to get to the store -

- power doesn't really enter into it. Perishables are kept nicely in a cooler. As far as cooking, there are many way's to cook without power. I cook on either my wood stove, my camp stove, or my grill if the electricity is gone.

Some of the best meals I've ever made have been thrown together in a cast iron dutch oven on top my wood stove during power outages.