So… I think I’m going to try to live for the next few weeks without a fridge. I’m doing this because one, my freezer needs some major defrosting anyway, and two, in the extreme summer heat, and in my un-airconditioned kitchen (it reached 36 C today and it’s just the beginning of August) my fridge has been making some -louder than the usual humming- noises. Also when I walk past it, I’ve been thrown back by the intense heat it’s been giving off. I need a break from the heat and so does my fridge.

Of course I turned to the internet to see who else had tried to live without a fridge, and found that there are whole groups of people who choose to live fridge and freezerless. Some have chosen to go fridgeless to save on electricity, some people forego fridges in their quest for a lifestyle more similiar to that of their great-grandparents and some people it seems just want to see if they can do it… also like in case of zombies.

There are tips about how to keep things cool, buying a cooler, and I guess daily packs of ice… which I’m not going to do, but also really interesting thoughts on the need for egg and butter refridgeration. (As in maybe we don’t need to.) I also found out that you can apparently keep some veggies, spinach, broccoli etc. fresh by storing them upright like you would with flowers, with a bit of water around the stem/root area. Maybe I’ll finally have plant life in my apartment but with less commitment.

I’ve been mulling it over for a couple of days, and I think the changes I’ll need to make are mostly remembering to make only what I can eat, I won’t be able to freeze or refrigerate leftovers, and keeping to the rule of when I buy perishables, like meat or fish it has to be for that day’s meal. My fridge is small, three by two feet and the size already makes me buy groceries every few days anyway, so at least I’ll be used to that. I’ll spend the next couple of days finishing off the contents of my fridge/freezer and then unplugging.

I know what I’ll miss most too, in this heat it’ll be cold drinks and popsicles. But, I’m willing to try it if it’ll keep my fridge from breaking down… Also you know the zombies.