[header] How to save food during a power outage [title] Consume perishable food at room temperature within two hours. [step] Perishable food is safe at room temperature for 2 hours when the temperature is below 25 degrees c (80f). Above that temperature, you only have one hour before bacteria start to grow in unrefrigerated food. 
[title] Keep your refrigerator and freezer closed. [step] Open the doors as little as possible.