Did I mention we are getting a free fridge in the garage of our new house? The sellers when we saw them and bought the lawn mower and seeder (awesome) asked if we wanted it. We said sure.
I guess it depends on if we use it. I guess we'll unplug it and sell it for $25 if we don't. I am worried that we'll buy too much food. I'm not sure how to use it.
I mean I can see leaving drinks and the freezer will be nice. In fact I was contemplating buying a 1/4 of a cow or and 1/8 of a cow to start.
Like I've mentioned my DH is anti-frozen anything but I really want to try managing food better. We don't do a lot of deals because he likes things fresh. But I hate shopping so much.
This is sort of a nice experiment without costing us money to buy a freezer. I think if it works out then maybe we could switch it out to a deep freezer and forgo the fridge part?
Anyone have an extra fridge? How much do you use it?
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It has two big bins in it. One has oranges in it six months out of the year. I buy the big case from Costco. The other has some other bulky things in it, like whole cabbages, bell peppers, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, etc., that I use a lot of, but will fill my veggie drawer in the main fridge with no room for lettuce, spinach, radishes, green onions, and carrots, which I use daily. One shelf gets watermelon, cantaloupes, and other melons during summer.
When I'm canning, I keep the extra fruit and veggies in there. A case of green beans or pears or tomatoes can take up a lot of space. So can cucumbers when making pickles. I store the garden harvest in there, as well. If five or six broccoli come ripe at one time they need to be cut and brought in, but have to be refrigerated.
We keep bottled water, lemonade, and on rare occasions root beer, in there as well. Just stuff that we want to drink cold, but will take up way too much space in the main fridge.
The freezer part is usually packed with meats and homemade TV dinners or homemade crockpot freezer meals. I think it is worth it, and doesn't add too much to the electric bill if the fridge is not ancient.