Comments on: Dark Days freezer fare http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/ The continuing adventures of a couple of San Francisco food dorks Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: shelley (s'kat) http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85278 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:06:27 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85278 I've been trying to get us to eat more freezer foods, but my beloved Dave FIGHTS tooth and nail. *sigh* It's rapidly become a cold tomb where food goes to die. I’ve been trying to get us to eat more freezer foods, but my beloved Dave FIGHTS tooth and nail. *sigh* It’s rapidly become a cold tomb where food goes to die.

]]> by: Donna http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85139 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:13:06 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85139 My husband grumbles under his breath (well, sometimes loudly) every time he gets hit by a projectile from our freezer. Then he reminds me that we have a perfectly good chest freezer in the garage with room to spare. :) Maybe the balancing act packing job is genetic? My husband grumbles under his breath (well, sometimes loudly) every time he gets hit by a projectile from our freezer. Then he reminds me that we have a perfectly good chest freezer in the garage with room to spare. :) Maybe the balancing act packing job is genetic?

]]> by: Urban Hennery » Blog Archive » Dark Days 2008: Recap #5 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85124 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:55:11 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85124 [...] Like many of us, Anita doesn’t always have enough freezer space. And perhaps she’s also been hoarding the fruits of summer, afraid to dip into them for fear she’ll run out before spring arrives The past couple of weeks have been mandatory freezer fare around her place. Now that they’ve feasted on short-rib ragu, Cornish pasties, rigatoni bolognese, turkey meatballs and chicken pot pie, there’s plenty of space. Obviously Anita’s freezer is magical, right? The meals coming out of ours don’t sound nearly so scrumptious. [...] […] Like many of us, Anita doesn’t always have enough freezer space. And perhaps she’s also been hoarding the fruits of summer, afraid to dip into them for fear she’ll run out before spring arrives The past couple of weeks have been mandatory freezer fare around her place. Now that they’ve feasted on short-rib ragu, Cornish pasties, rigatoni bolognese, turkey meatballs and chicken pot pie, there’s plenty of space. Obviously Anita’s freezer is magical, right? The meals coming out of ours don’t sound nearly so scrumptious. […]

]]> by: Don't Call It Frisco http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85108 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:50:26 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85108 Wow...I thought I was the only one with two fridges and stuff falling out! :) Wow…I thought I was the only one with two fridges and stuff falling out! :)

]]> by: Tartelette http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85062 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:38:20 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85062 We have one of those fridges with the freezer at the bottom and the space in there is limited. I was commenting to Bill the other day that a chest freezer in the garage/basement would be nice. He warmed up to the idea when I mentionned the numerous jars of tomato sauce and stocks I could store in it. I think I need to keep working on that one though :) We have one of those fridges with the freezer at the bottom and the space in there is limited. I was commenting to Bill the other day that a chest freezer in the garage/basement would be nice. He warmed up to the idea when I mentionned the numerous jars of tomato sauce and stocks I could store in it. I think I need to keep working on that one though :)

]]> by: michelle @ TNS http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85061 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:04:49 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85061 man, a second freezer? jealous! i hate my side-by-side fridge and freezer, i can hardly fit two quarts of stock in there. blah. man, a second freezer? jealous! i hate my side-by-side fridge and freezer, i can hardly fit two quarts of stock in there.

blah.

]]> by: Deborah Dowd http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85060 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:49:37 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85060 I love my extra fridge which is in the garage, and we have an upright freezer in our kitchen in addition to a sidde by side, and still we get filled up! Seems like the more room you have the more you use. I love my extra fridge which is in the garage, and we have an upright freezer in our kitchen in addition to a sidde by side, and still we get filled up! Seems like the more room you have the more you use.

]]> by: Joan http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85053 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:20:05 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85053 Wow, we have the identical problem here - side-by-side too full, freezer projectiles (except I wasn't wearing my clogs at the time and it DID hurt!), wishing for a different freezer arrangement, but no room without major remodelling. Alas, I don't think the contents of our freezer are on a par with yours. But, still the empty-the-freezer diet sounds like a good idea for us to follow. I don't know when you did your remodel, but it is beautiful. I have a friend doing that now and I know I am going to have a serious case of kitchen envy when he is done. So, am thinking about starting a list of wishes and dreams for a future project-just have to convince the better half it's a good idea. Wow, we have the identical problem here - side-by-side too full, freezer projectiles (except I wasn’t wearing my clogs at the time and it DID hurt!), wishing for a different freezer arrangement, but no room without major remodelling. Alas, I don’t think the contents of our freezer are on a par with yours. But, still the empty-the-freezer diet sounds like a good idea for us to follow. I don’t know when you did your remodel, but it is beautiful. I have a friend doing that now and I know I am going to have a serious case of kitchen envy when he is done. So, am thinking about starting a list of wishes and dreams for a future project-just have to convince the better half it’s a good idea.

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85052 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:05:27 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85052 Jessica & Kendra: Oh, I am being too deadpan, aren't I? I think two fridges for two adults is plenty. I'll just have to get more efficient in my stacking. And we do actually need the fridge space, at least what we have. In addition to the other uses I mentioned above, we also use the "spare" to chill stock and pasta sauce and other big-batch foods (after safely cooling them to room temp, of course), and for wide platters of party stuff that don't fit in a small side-by-side fridge. We've thought about a chest freezer or an upright deep-freeze, but frankly it would probably be overkill for us, and we like the flexibility of having a second fridge. Katie: Actually, our freezer runs at the same rate whether it's full or half-empty and keeping beer in the fridge means it actually is more efficient. A full freezer or refrigerator has a thermal mass that requires less power to keep cool. (Call your local power utility and ask if you don't believe me. Or read <a target="_blank" title="The Straight Dope on Fridges" href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060616.html" rel="nofollow">this page</a>.) In fact, I would argue that having our deep-storage in a less-frequently-opened freezer means that our main fridge is getting a break, too. Given that we didn't just take an inefficient old unit and move it downstairs, like 90% of the people who have spare refrigerators do, but bought a new EnergyStar-rated model, my conscience is pretty clear on this point. And when we re-roof our house in the next 12-18 months, we're going to go solar, so the appliance footprint won't be an issue at all. But thanks for stopping by and leaving your positive vibes, Sweetness. Jessica & Kendra: Oh, I am being too deadpan, aren’t I? I think two fridges for two adults is plenty. I’ll just have to get more efficient in my stacking. And we do actually need the fridge space, at least what we have. In addition to the other uses I mentioned above, we also use the “spare” to chill stock and pasta sauce and other big-batch foods (after safely cooling them to room temp, of course), and for wide platters of party stuff that don’t fit in a small side-by-side fridge. We’ve thought about a chest freezer or an upright deep-freeze, but frankly it would probably be overkill for us, and we like the flexibility of having a second fridge.

Katie: Actually, our freezer runs at the same rate whether it’s full or half-empty and keeping beer in the fridge means it actually is more efficient. A full freezer or refrigerator has a thermal mass that requires less power to keep cool. (Call your local power utility and ask if you don’t believe me. Or read this page.) In fact, I would argue that having our deep-storage in a less-frequently-opened freezer means that our main fridge is getting a break, too.

Given that we didn’t just take an inefficient old unit and move it downstairs, like 90% of the people who have spare refrigerators do, but bought a new EnergyStar-rated model, my conscience is pretty clear on this point. And when we re-roof our house in the next 12-18 months, we’re going to go solar, so the appliance footprint won’t be an issue at all. But thanks for stopping by and leaving your positive vibes, Sweetness.

]]> by: katiehage@hotmail.com http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85051 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:27:42 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/03/09/dark-days-freezer-fare/#comment-85051 You might be eating locally grown food, but your carbon footprint is out of control freezing that much food! You might be eating locally grown food, but your carbon footprint is out of control freezing that much food!

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