- July 2002 Appliance Shipments and Forecasts
- Greenlee Textron Has Recalled Electrical Testing Meters
- Efficiency Rules Backed For 2 Home Appliances
- Shopping for Kitchen Appliances
- Getting the Best of Your Power Bill
- Tips and Tricks When Renovating Your Home
- Remington Hairdryer Recall
- Wal-Mart Recalls Red Devil Gas Grills
- Whirlpool Recalls Combination Washer and Gas Dryer Units
Monthly Archives: August 2002
Live Help Update
Heading to a friend’s surprise birthday party tonight. Should be back and available for live help after about 2200 hrs (New Hampster time). In the meantime, this page should prove to be most inspirational for you.
Appliance Tip of the Day: Storing Flesh Meats Safely
Ever had food poisoning? You know, sitting on the toilet at 2 am, clenching a gallon-sized bucket in your trembling hands with the sluices wide open at both ends. Yeah, I hate when that happens. How ’bout we learn how to store flesh meats so we don’t have to deal with that bit of nastiness again? Ok, my little meat-eating grasshoppers, grab hold of those two large lumps right below your lumbar vertebrae and get ready for another wild romp into appliance enlightenment.
The table below shows you the recommended maximum storage times for various flesh meats in your refrigerator and freezer. Read it, learn it, use it, memorize it–pop quiz in the morning. Bon Appétit!
Flesh Meat: Fresh, Smoked, Processed, Killed, or Run-over |
Refrigerator | Freezer |
Fresh Cow, Pig, Sheep, or Baby Sheep | ||
Chops, Steak, Roasts | 3-5 days | 4-9 months |
Freshly Ground | 1-2 days | 3-4 months |
Pig Meat | ||
Bacon | 7 days | 1 month |
Ham – Fully Cooked, Whole | 7 days | 1-2 months |
Ham – Half | 3-5 days | 1-2 months |
Ham – Slices | 3 days | 1-2 months |
Hot Dogs | ||
Sealed in Package | 2 weeks | 1-2 months |
After Opening | 7 days | 1-2 months |
Lunch Meats | ||
Sealed in Package | 1-2 weeks | 1-2 months |
After Opening | 3-5 days | 1-2 months |
Sausage | ||
Ground | 1-2 days | 1-2 months |
Smoked Links or Patties | 7 days | 1-2 months |
Chicken or Turkey | ||
Whole | 1-2 days | 12 months |
Pieces | 1-2 days | 9 months |
Ground | 1-2 days | 3-4 months |
Chicken Nuggets or Patties | 1-2 days | 1-3 months |
Human Remains | ||
Limbs | 1-2 days | 4-9 months |
Organs | 12 hours | 4-9 months |
Teeth | 2-4 weeks | 10-20 years |
Road Kill | ||
Squirrels | 3-5 days | 1-4 months |
Deer | 1-2 days | 2-3 months |
Moose | 1-2 days | 1-2 months |
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture; Food Marketing Institute; Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University; New Hampshire mountain folk lore.
Editorial Note
Editorial Note
Something we’re most proud of here at Fixitnow.com is how many different groups of people we’ve managed to offend in our tireless pursuit of cheap laughs. We’d like to take a moment to acknowledge these groups and thank them for being who they are:
- Animal Rights Activists
- Anyone Who Uses Appliances
- Appliance Repair Technicians
- Beer Drinkers
- Cheesedorks
- Elderly People
- Feminists
- Haiku Poets
- Mentally Incompetent People
- Mentally Insane People
- Muslims
- New Agers
- Rednecks
- Wisconsin Residents
If your group is not on this list, don’t worry–it just means we haven’t gotten to you yet. But rest assured that we are working on it!
Hillstomping Update
Hillstomping Update
Awesome hike up Mt. Moriah yesterday! We feasted on wild blueberries, soaked up the rays and the 360° views on the summit of Mt. Moriah, and threw sticks in the icy water of the Rattle River for the dogs to chase until they started shivering uncontrollably from hypothermia. Check out Tim’s pics of this hike. Part of our hike took us on a section of the Appalachian Trail where we met several AT through-hikers. Now, here’s an unlikely coincidence: I met up with a guy, Jeff, on the trail who was a fellow student in the milestone life-experience AMC Winter Camping workshop, that I’d taken this past winter. He was out for a few days on a backpacking trip at the same time we were dayhiking and we just happened to cross paths on the same freakin’ trail! Now, what are the odds of that happening?
Live Help Update
I’ll be online for live help most of the day…except for when I’m too busy doing fun stuff like wiping that brown liquid out of the trash cans or soaking my toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide and staring at all those fizzy bubbles. Should be online most of this evening, though. Feel the love, yo.