tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post519397643014536038..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Reefer madnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85367892133634286842009-04-15T15:31:00.000-07:002009-04-15T15:31:00.000-07:00A friend of mine went fridge-free.. (She was mad w...A friend of mine went fridge-free.. (She was mad when someone insisted on buying her a new fridge! 'I'll just keep it unplugged,' she said.)<br /><br />She lives next to a (conventional) shop, & has bought stuff to eat daily (she's had an eating disorder in the past, this was her way of preventing binge eating - hmm..?) <br /><br />she's not very much into reducing Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832545657562957725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-17706590022297414812009-02-05T12:53:00.000-08:002009-02-05T12:53:00.000-08:00I lived without a fridge on and off when I was a k...I lived without a fridge on and off when I was a kid. Mostly because we did not either always have one or could not pay the electric bill. I grew up in Cleveland. <BR/><BR/>We could live without it even in the city. People everywhere only 75 plus years ago did so just fine. You learn to work around it. My grandparents homes had built in fruit cellars which worked great. Gramps stored beer Foociferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166695730721672591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39230006080939686492009-02-05T08:34:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:34:00.000-08:00I use an Engel ac/dc unit. Mostly I freeze with i...I use an Engel ac/dc unit. Mostly I freeze with it and use ice in a cooler for milk, cheese, left overs, beer, etc. I particularly enjoy being able to take it with me; van, boat, ski condo. Works very well and is a juice miser.<BR/><BR/>PabloUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448115555528712154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50873955550865633462008-11-06T13:08:00.000-08:002008-11-06T13:08:00.000-08:00Hey Crunchy! We are totally off grid (we use both ...Hey Crunchy! We are totally off grid (we use both solar & wind) and so are very conscious of our power usage. Our fridge is a small DC powered upright fridge - not huge, but certainly big enough. When it is sunny and windy and our batteries are full, we use electricity with abandon - we even have electrical appliances as "diversion" loads to use the excess power being generated. It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64709675436392222882008-11-06T12:42:00.000-08:002008-11-06T12:42:00.000-08:00This is really cool, to see all of the different m...This is really cool, to see all of the different methods people are using. Obviously, the reality is that it depends on your situation -- climate, work schedules, etc. -- but it's also obvious that it can be done! Good work, people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31416929195522240602008-11-06T01:50:00.000-08:002008-11-06T01:50:00.000-08:00we gave up our fridge back in July. it has been li...we gave up our fridge back in July. it has been liberating. i love not listening to the constant hummmmm. when we moved we left that fridge unplugged and behind us. <BR/><BR/>we have a deep freezer (very energy efficienct one), cold storage room and an ice box (dorm sized fridge turned off) that we put yogurt (homemade each week), butter and milk in with a frozen bottle or two each day. it works Riana Lagardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109433903018201393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-20294673248908033292008-11-05T22:15:00.000-08:002008-11-05T22:15:00.000-08:00how do you keep your beer cold?how do you keep your beer cold?Friskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895972110506764320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78041792616449499982008-11-05T13:53:00.000-08:002008-11-05T13:53:00.000-08:00We went without a fridge for a number of months wh...We went without a fridge for a number of months while living off-grid in a yurt. This isn't something I ever want to do again.<BR/><BR/>It was expensive and time consuming to shop for the day's items that needed to be refrigerated every day. I shudder to think of all the packaging waste we generated because we had to buy such small quantities. We now live in a rural area in the high desert andKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978749642618639273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23465365592312756942008-11-05T09:59:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:59:00.000-08:00On the topic of small fridges, realize that most o...On the topic of small fridges, realize that most of the "smaller" dorm, bar styles are incredibly inefficient and it maybe better to go with a small normal size fridge.CoCargoRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660935913938910138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7902463874472485662008-11-05T08:48:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:48:00.000-08:00When my mom was a teen, she had a year without a f...When my mom was a teen, she had a year without a frig. They shopped frequently on the way home, but not every day. I've asked her for more details, but I imagine they simply alternated foods with perishables vs those without on those days. Between the three of them (her, mom, brother), a pot of spaghetti probably didn't leave much leftovers needing refrigeration!CuriousNomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470281001601298788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35837730660918534302008-11-05T08:41:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:41:00.000-08:00also, i live in texas, which definitely makes a di...also, i live in texas, which definitely makes a difference! i made a point of walking to the store for my more frequent trips (smaller loads to carry make a car trip unnecessary) and really just stopped buying things like rice milk and other perishables. i ate mostly rice / legumes / oatmeal type staples with the weekly fresh local veggies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8412553447748641912008-11-05T08:38:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:38:00.000-08:00i lived without a refridgerator for a school year ...i lived without a refridgerator for a school year when i was 18/19. i owned one, merely turned it of. it didn't make that huge of a difference for me and i actually quite enjoyed it! i found myself more in touch with the food that i was cooking since i had to cook smaller meals instead of making one huge pot of something and eating from it for a week... i have one again now, the main reason i Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42961492329953054242008-11-05T05:43:00.000-08:002008-11-05T05:43:00.000-08:00Yeah, I could go without my fridge, if I moved to ...Yeah, I could go without my fridge, if I moved to a small community where I could walk to the grocery store, my neighborhood farmer, and the dairy. Sure. I would love that. Otherwise, no way jose.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353162021097479028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49619079178484904052008-11-05T04:10:00.000-08:002008-11-05T04:10:00.000-08:00No. I mitigate its impact by buying power from an ...No. I mitigate its impact by buying power from an ESCO that builds wind farms. But, a freezer is an important part of my eating locally and organically (reduce aluminum can use, plastic wrap, etc). Don't want to cook or prepare everyday, so I make large batches of soup and beans and freeze it. Also, keeping leftovers is far better than throwing it away.BrooklynLoraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747660997109110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7861798058101919192008-11-05T01:35:00.000-08:002008-11-05T01:35:00.000-08:00We just moved to Germany where dorm-sized fridges ...We just moved to Germany where dorm-sized fridges are average. I'd never thought about going without a fridge (the dryer part was EASY). I do know that if we ever move back to the US, I never want more than a dorm fridge. What about that for a possible medium? I really don't see the point of the super jumbo ones. Now I'm going to be thinking long and hard about our small one. Thank you, Katie @ makingthishome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720106984004009369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78602173061969706452008-11-04T23:24:00.000-08:002008-11-04T23:24:00.000-08:00Wow... my first instinct was - "Heck yeah, I'll li...Wow... my first instinct was - "Heck yeah, I'll live w/o a fridge," but then I realized that my husband is VERY fond of our fridge... well, he's fond of nearly everything that I've been trying to cut out (dryer, thermostat, long showers, out of season produce, non-organic items, HFCS, plastic, etc.). <BR/><BR/>I think if we cooked from scratch all the time (e.g. ketchup, other condiments, Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-77047520683600461352008-11-04T19:04:00.000-08:002008-11-04T19:04:00.000-08:00What do I think? Hmm, well I used to think that th...What do I think? Hmm, well I used to think that this blog was a good source of information about how to live greener. However, now I think it has crossed over from mainstream to main green. We all want to save the earth. We all try to recycle, reduce, reuse. But, why in the world would we try to make one step forward with saving energy if it means taking 3 steps backward in inconvenience, stress,Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34871322456258236892008-11-04T17:26:00.001-08:002008-11-04T17:26:00.001-08:00I could give it up without a huge sacrifice. I do...I could give it up without a huge sacrifice. I don't eat much eggs or dairy, and most I do eat are outside my house anyways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516857232705292830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9801817093613517542008-11-04T17:26:00.000-08:002008-11-04T17:26:00.000-08:00Another explanantion. In my fridge I store all ou...Another explanantion. In my fridge I store all our lentils, beans, nuts, flours etc. Food infestation can be a real problem here. Butter etc runs away overnight so it isn't going to happen. I purchased an environmentally friendly fridge. It doesn't chill water or make ice. I do that myself. In the colder months I alter the settings so the fridge is not as cold. If I could do without a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49721365642657764902008-11-04T17:15:00.000-08:002008-11-04T17:15:00.000-08:00Just found your blog today, via other enviromental...Just found your blog today, via other enviromental blogs. The family of my ex-boyfriend lived in eastern Washington state, and they lived refrigerator-less for his entire life. They had a small plot of land and grew most of their own food (and worked - they weren't full time farmers). They had huge "root cellar"/cold house in the yard with walls a foot thick that kept food cold. They pickled muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39051107669438396182008-11-04T16:22:00.000-08:002008-11-04T16:22:00.000-08:00We turned off the fridge all winter but did eventu...We turned off the fridge all winter but did eventually have to turn it on again because it is also one of our freezers and the dratted thing won't operate the freezer without the fridge.<BR/><BR/>We are planning to ditch it and get a separate small fridge when we upgrade the kitchen (and hopefully banish the mice!)<BR/><BR/>viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50599959384096958092008-11-04T16:12:00.000-08:002008-11-04T16:12:00.000-08:00I can envision not having a fridge and freezer, bu...I can envision not having a fridge and freezer, but that's really more nightmarish than dreamy.<BR/><BR/>I like my cold water (filtered pitcher!) and cold milk, being able to buy lots of cheese when it's on sale, being able to do a huge meal and keep the leftovers safely for the next day (no food poisoning for me!), and I absolutely adore my ice maker. I like being able to get larger items of Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16342790792179905962008-11-04T14:59:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:59:00.000-08:00Due to Ike, I recently had a several-week-long "ex...Due to Ike, I recently had a several-week-long "experiment" without refrigeration. I can say with certainty that aside from my annual week-long camping trip, I am unwilling to live without a refrigerator if it isn't necessary. <BR/><BR/>It is doable, and I still made food for us daily, but the need to figure out foods to eat that could sit out overnight, perfect portion sizes, etc., was Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1046543694065886902008-11-04T13:44:00.000-08:002008-11-04T13:44:00.000-08:00For me, I would give up other things first before ...For me, I would give up other things first before I'd ever consider not having the reefer. As it is now, I have 2 of them and don't know how I'd get along with either one of them! Granted, there are 8 of us and I cook for 12 nearly every night!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194724896237883505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-71220322736923796032008-11-04T13:13:00.000-08:002008-11-04T13:13:00.000-08:00The hubby and I have thought of digging out a root...The hubby and I have thought of digging out a root cellar. If we "had to" get rid of the frig we would survive. Unlike the teenage son who would perish without the freezer full of rock hard ice cream!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com