What's on top of your refrigerator?
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Comments (12)This is such a good question. My goals are an uncluttered fridge and freezer (but not so empty that they are less efficient, not that that would ever be a problem in our house), shopping once a week or less, and eating out as little as possible (family of 5, $!). We have a 25 cu ft side by side and really wouldn't go smaller at this point. Watching friends who lost power for extended periods after TS Irene made me glad we did not have any extra fridges or freezers in the basement. They had to throw out so much. On the other hand, watching my neighbor, who has an extra freezer stocked with a variety of dinner staples, and can always pull something out and get a relatively healthy dinner on the table in 30 minutes, even if she's had a crazy week and hasn't been to the store in forever, makes me appreciate the value of an extra freezer. I live less than 5 miles from a BJs and a Costco, and 1 mile from my grocery. If I had to drive further, the energy cost of frequent shopping trips would quickly justify a chest freezer in the basement. So I guess it just depends on your situation. If you watch european tv shows you might notice that their friges are much smaller on average. I remember watching As Time Goes By (a british sitcom). Judi Densch has an adorably English kitchen, and the fridge is an undercounter model, barely bigger than a dorm fridge, for a house with 4 adults. (Drop jaw) But I think it's more common in Europe to shop daily for fresh ingredients. That sounded nice to me, but when I had three kids under 5, FORGET IT! I know I'm meandering, but I'm just trying to say, there are a variety of approaches, and what you decide to do depends on your eating and shopping style, location, family size, etc. And don't even get me started if you hunt deer or butcher a calf every 6 months. It is complicated. Perhaps you could rent or borrow a chest freezer before commiting to owning one outright. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreRefrigeration during your remodel - what did you do?
Comments (5)breezygirl - I know what you mean by donating it too soon. I did it for two reasons. One is that we didn't really have a place to put the old Sub-Zero where it could be properly braced. Built in fridges are very dangerous if they aren't braced because they are prone to tip over. Plus the family that I'm donating the kitchen to really needed it when they got the rest of the kitchen. This family has a group from their church that is getting together to help them put their "new" kitchen together. They need the help as they can't do it on their own. The biggest issue is they had to scrap together the funds to rent a truck to move the kitchen and it would have been really hard for them to do that twice....See MoreDo you have stuff on top of your refrigerator?
Comments (53)One day many years ago, we went to a lady's home to pick out an anniversary cake for my in law's 50th wedding anniversary. She had her kitty litter pan on top of her refrigerator!!!!!! Now as to what is on top of my refrigerator is the same as what is on my tall freezer in my kitchen, empty large baskets and two baskets have great big stuffed chickens in them! Strange I know. Sue...See MoreWhat refrigerator does your repairman recommend?
Comments (10)We had to replace a pretty old GE counter depth top freezer at our vacation house. I really wanted to avoid any issues. We decided to go with a French door, as we've been frustrated with side by sides over the years due to the narrow freezer space. As much as we wanted to get an outside ice/water dispenser, it became obvious that having the icemaker in the fridge was a real liability. The problem with most of the remaining FD fridges - they all seemed to have water dispensers inside the fridge. Our appliance guy actually recommended the Fisher & Paykel, which has the water dispenser in the door. He claimed that it was one of his more reliable units. We'll see how it plays out. My wife hates the fact that the slide out drawers aren't split, so you have to open both doors to access them....See More- 9 years ago
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