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Hand holds a cup of frozen water with a penny in a freezer to check for thawing after a power outage.
Senior Travel & Snowbird Living

Frozen Penny Test: Essential Steps for Safe Food After Vacation

Essential Concepts

The frozen penny test shows whether freezer ice thawed and refroze during a power outage. A sunken coin signals melting, but food with an unsafe or unknown temperature history should be discarded.