Living without a fridge

jackiegibbo

When i was growing up we didnt have a fridge as couldnt afford one so the milk sat in the bath and the butter in the larder things like bacon and sausage only got bought when being used!!

ebonylight

Ok I'm turning to you in my hour of need.

Our fridge has broken in the flat and the managing agents - although they were quick to send someone round to look at it - can't replace it for a week.

I need as many suggestions for food I can buy, cook and store without a fridge for the next week please!!

The worst thing I'm having to live without is milk - can't have cereal for breakfast.

Oh and one last catch. It's a fridge feezer so there's no freezer either!

Thanks all

Pink.

Hi ebonylight,

This thread should give you some ideas:

Living without a fridge

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

jonny2510

Tinned meats??

We use tinned ham in stir fry, omelettes, pasta
Tinned corned beef - corned beef hash
Tinned Tuna - pasta
Tinned Hot Dogs

You could try long life UHT milk, or could prob get away with storing fresh milk in a bucket of cold water (obviously you will need to change the water as its temperature rises).



Do you or any of your friends have a cool box and freezer packs that they could lend you?

Seakay

Keep milk in a bucket of water out of direct sunlight in the coolest spot you can find. My Gran did this for years, and the milk will be ok for one day

xx_Jo_xx

Seakay wrote: »

Keep milk in a bucket of water out of direct sunlight in the coolest spot you can find. My Gran did this for years, and the milk will be ok for one day

I was going to suggest this too - put some ice in the water too xx

Stompa

Seakay wrote: »

Keep milk in a bucket of water out of direct sunlight in the coolest spot you can find. My Gran did this for years, and the milk will be ok for one day

Even without the bucket of water it should be fine.

Farway

Seakay wrote: »

Keep milk in a bucket of water out of direct sunlight in the coolest spot you can find. My Gran did this for years, and the milk will be ok for one day

Old trick we used, before fridges, was

Add a piece of cloth, like a hanky, tea towel, over the top of the milk container, ensure cloth is damp & edges are in the water

The evaporation takes the "heat" away, bit like sweating in humans

bevan840

I was wondering if any Old Stylers would have any tips if someone didn't have a fridge/freezer.

We're moving house next weekend and the fridge/freezer is supposed to be provided, but I was told last week that it can take up 28 days to be delivered, we're moving in next weekend :eek: We're thinking positively but in case it doesn't arrive does anyone know how we can keep simple things like milk & butter cool?

Gigervamp

You can buy electric coolboxes for about £35. They plug into an electric socket and also have a plug for the car. I think it would be worth getting one of those.

Alternatively, if you get a large terracotta flowerpot, you can soak it in cold water and put your milk etc in there with a damp cloth over the top.