Will the food be ok? OH NO IT WON'T DISASTER STRIKES

rising_from_the_ashes

Thanks Wannabee ..... personally I rarely go down the "repair" route with old electrical appliances as my own experiences have been that once one things goes, something else tends to follow (and I rarely have very expensive appliances anyway). I'm also pretty rural so engineers etc have to come from Edinburgh (around an hour away) and there's not a hope in "what not" of them coming for free so the cost of this alone is usually at least £50 (which is around 25% of a decent new one).

It's nearly 7 years old so probably at the end of it's life anyway.

adelight

Hopefully you manage to get one in the next few days but until then your food will be ok in the garage/outside. What temp is your garage? Could you leave the door open during the day to get it even colder? I'm sure refreezing unopened bread won't be that big a deal, veg might need munching but your milk will be fine.
My family have a really small fridge and every christmas mainly meat and fish go in it and everything else goes in the garage for 2-3 days as it's fridge temperature.

valk_scot

When our big Bosch died 5 years and two months after we bought it (out of guarantee!!!) I bought the cheapest larder fridge I could find in a hurry, at about £80. Amazingly it was quite excellent and I kept it for four years, till we got the kitchen remodelled. Might be worth it as a strategy? It could live in the garage once you get something more suitable.

Otherwise, decide on budget and then get down to the electrical retailers. They're all dead for sales of white goods at this time of year plus they've already got their reductions list for the after Christmas sales. Tell them what you want as to size, capacity, features etc and ask what sort of deal they can offer. My sister had to do this three years ago and got a fridge at 50% off because of a slight scuff on the side, which wasn't going to show in her kitchen anyway. And a free toaster and free next day delivery, because she took in cash in £20 notes.

squeaky

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Stuff in freezer seems OK so I've put what I can into the outside freezer - unfortunately both were pretty full so I've had to prioritise the "expensive" stuff (whole chickens, blocks of mince, HM ready meals etc) over bread and some veg:( (Hope Squeaky doesn't read this:eek:).

Hah! Caught you!

In your position I'd do the same. Definitely better, when really stuck to throw the cheapest stuff away.

Got any neighbours/friends/relatives close by who would appreciate the bread and veg?

rachbc

outside is as cold as the frisge atm - coudl you wrap stuff well and leave it in a shed or similar?

PixieDust

Is Squeaky a bloke, then? Well I never knew that!

HelenYorkshire

Oh no!
I bet your bread and veg will last a while outside in the cold, protected from critters. I'm doing fine without a fridge at the moment - onions, spuds and squashes last forever, carrots and parsnips are bendy and a bit dehydrated after about...ooo a fortnight! Haha oops! But still perfectly edible.
Unopened milk with that date should be fine outside again.
If you're not sure, do you have a freezer block you could rotate in and out of the freezer and your food?

rising_from_the_ashes

squeaky wrote: »

Hah! Caught you!

:eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I will say that the birds ate well today & will do so for the next few days:D. It was all ends of loaves so I feel a bit better that it wasn't whole ones ... did give some to a neighbour down the road so the birds at the other end of the street will be eating well too!:)

valk_scot wrote: »

Otherwise, decide on budget and then get down to the electrical retailers. They're all dead for sales of white goods at this time of year plus they've already got their reductions list for the after Christmas sales. Tell them what you want as to size, capacity, features etc and ask what sort of deal they can offer. My sister had to do this three years ago and got a fridge at 50% off because of a slight scuff on the side, which wasn't going to show in her kitchen anyway. And a free toaster and free next day delivery, because she took in cash in £20 notes.

I've had a hunt around but it's a minefield ... some are cheaper but have higher delivery charges, some have big fridges & tiny freezers (& vice versa) etc etc.

Have seen a couple with a reasonable amount off but they're the expensive models .

Might have to pop up to the retail park on Weds pm (finish at lunchtime) as I'm stuggling to know what xxx cu ft or xxx L is without seeing it.:o

Seriously wondering if I can manage until the sales start ......

adelight wrote: »

Hopefully you manage to get one in the next few days but until then your food will be ok in the garage/outside. What temp is your garage?

Very cold it's been a max of 5.1 deg outside today and the garage won't be any warmer than that .....