On 2/10/2019 12:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Having used the chest freezer to store stuff while we waited for the new
> freezer I realized how badly it was in need of defrosting and purging.
> holy cow there is a lot of mysteries in there.Â* There are containers of
> stuff that I don't even know what they are.Â* There are several half
> loaves of very dried out old bread, old yogurt containers with various
> soups and sauces.
>
Ay yay yay! You didn't have a frost free freezer? I cannot imagine! I
have vague memories of having to chip ice out an old freezer on top of a
refrigerator.


Didn't you label and date the stuff you've put in the freezer? That's
freezer lesson 101. That and use the FIFO method - first in, first out.
shuffle things around.

I've always hated the idea of a chest-type freezer. Now you know why.
Things tend to get lost in there. I've got a small upright and
everything goes in and out with labels. Dates and times. Meats go on
the top shelf, frozen veggies and homemade freezer meals on the middle
shelf, etc. Butter and freezable cheeses are on the shelves on the
door. I'm all about organization.

> It's a nice cold day here, so everything from the freezer is sitting in
> laundry baskets in my car.Â* The ice should be falling off the sides
> pretty soon. I think that only about half that stuff is going back into it.

I hope you enjoy you new refrigerator. It sounds nice.

Jill