Fridges

[Antilogic]

My grandparents had a bottom freezer when they were around, my parents and myself were both top-freezers until they switched to a side-by-side.

So I voted for the majority of our fridges: toppers.

 

[Quintillus]

I have a top freezer. Came with my apartment. I like it that way, better than side-by-side. I'd be willing to try a bottom freezer.

I'm not sure where mine fits. The freezer is on the bottom.

I don't know where that fits in, either. What's the benefit of the two fridge sections? Or is one of them not a fridge?

Spoiler :

please don't think i'm being provocative - i would genuinely be interested to learn:

how do you think you would manage if suddenly your fridges all stopped working? say for one year?

i'm guessing that it would involve a major change in life style.

could you handle it, if you had to?

Similar to what LucyDuke said. I'd have to cook smaller batches, and be more proactive about finishing any leftovers quickly (I'd be perfectly fine leaving food out from lunch to dinner, not sure where exactly the cutoff would be - probably varies by food). I probably would go shopping more and buy less, particularly for products like yogurt. I'd probably buy more canned food. And I'd drink way less milk. I'd also be more likely to call out for pizza instead of cooking frozen ones.

But other than dairy and some leftovers, I don't actually have that much that's super-perishable in the fridge. Most fruits and veggies I buy could survive a couple days on the counter, I'd just have to plan better which ones I bought. I couldn't stockpile stuff in the freezer, hence the grocery shopping more. Other than that, not a whole lot.

Actually, maybe I should start storing my fruits and vegetables on the counter. I'd probably eat them quicker, and might actually have less go bad.

 

[Silurian]

I believe yogurt was a method of storing milk without refrigeration.

 

[G-Max]

I do not have a fridge of my own, but the side-by-sides are obviously the worst. There's never enough space in the freezer side for things like frozen pizzas.

 

[DroopyTofu]

I have a freezer on top of the fridge inside and a full size freezer outside.