Freezer Temperatures?

[gbanker]

I see that the recommended freezer temperature is 0 degrees for keeping food safely frozen but understanding that freezers on boats might not be able to do this (power, insulation, etc) I was wondering what real world freezer temperatures people have been using with success. Thanks

[Hud3]

We kept ours at 10* F. Never a problem.

[colemj]

10*F for us also. No problems.

Mark

[GordMay]

For every five degrees Fahrenheit above zero, the recommended maximum freezer storage time is cut in half.

[GordMay]

See also http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...fety-2982.html

[ontherocks83]

Originally Posted by GordMay

For every five degrees Fahrenheit above zero, the recommended maximum freezer storage time is cut in half.

Good point, but even on a long passage how long are you really freezing food for? I can't imagine that even at 10 or 15 deg F that food would be there long enough to go bad. I could be wrong though everybody does things differently

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by gbanker

I see that the recommended freezer temperature is 0 degrees for keeping food safely frozen but understanding that freezers on boats might not be able to do this (power, insulation, etc) I was wondering what real world freezer temperatures people have been using with success. Thanks

heres the "star rating"

[∗] : min temperature = −6 °C (21 °F). Maximum storage time for (pre-frozen) food is 1 week
[∗∗] : min temperature = −12 °C (10 °F). Maximum storage time for (pre-frozen) food is 1 month
[∗∗∗] : min temperature = −18 °C (−0 °F). Maximum storage time for (pre-frozen) food is between 3 and 12 months depending on type (meat, vegetables, fish, etc.)
[∗∗∗∗] : min temperature = −18 °C (−0 °F). Maximum storage time for pre-frozen or frozen-from-fresh food is between 3 and 12 months