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What's currently in your fridge?

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churchmouse84 · 13/12/2018 19:11

We had a new kitchen recently and have gone from a tiny single fridge freezer with broken shelves to a massive American one.

We never seem to be able to have much in it!

We still are in the habit of shopping every few days and often have nothing in the house to eat which drives me mad.

But I don't want a fridge full of food that just gets chucked.

So what's in yours?

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Bluesheep8 · 13/12/2018 19:14

Light Mayonnaise
Reduced fat salad cream
Parmesan cheese
Feta cheese
Salad dressing x 4 different types
Onions
Peppers
Garlic
Cooked sliced chicken
Milk

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OrangeOrBlackcurrant · 13/12/2018 19:15

Butter, jam, ham, cheese, cooked chicken, yoghurts, milk, orange juice, celery, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, sausage rolls, pesto, bottle of wine, 3 bottles of beer, left over tuna pasta, Camembert, ketchup, mayonnaise, stir fry pack, medicine, mince.
I need a bigger fridge!

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OrangeOrBlackcurrant · 13/12/2018 19:16

Oh, mushrooms and peppers

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Thesearmsofmine · 13/12/2018 19:19

Right now(midweek so between shops)

Loads of peppers
Chicken breasts
Beef mince
About 10 pints of milk
Cucumber
Carrots
Strawberries
Blueberries
Yogurts
Eggs
A couple of tubs of flora
Some salted butter
Philadelphia
Sandwich meats
A couple of blocks of cheese
Some snack cheeses
Mayo
Ketchup
1/2 jar of pesto
Orange juice
Smoothie
Wine
Cider
Tonic

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Bluesheep8 · 13/12/2018 19:19

Oh and butter, jam and sour cream. And hummus

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Thesearmsofmine · 13/12/2018 19:19

Forgot lemon curd and jam

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Chocolatecoffeeaddict · 13/12/2018 19:25

Milk, butter, cheese spread, cheese dippers, cheese strings, light mayonnaise, damson jam, pizza, pork pies, cheese and onion rolls, sausage rolls, cheese and onion sandwich filler, beef paste, kids yogurts, patè, Aldi Moroccan lamb mini flatbreads.

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itsbritneybiatches · 13/12/2018 19:32

Peppers
Onions
Ready peeled potatoes
Tomatoes
Cucumber

Chilli that's defrosting for tomorrow
Milk
Eggs
Flora buttery
Red cheese
White cheese
Dairylea
Philadelphia
Gran padano
Greek yoghurt
Two home made smoothies
Custard

Full top shelf of condiments,
Mayo
Salad cream
Mint sauce
Few types of mustard
Tomato purée
Garlic purée
Chilli purée
Red sauce
Brown sauce
Onion chutney
Beetroot
Pickled onions
Worcester sauce
Garlic mayo
Tabasco sauce
Aioli

Milk
Prosecco
Diet cherry coke
Fizzy water
Gin
Champagne
Egg nog
White rum
Passoa

And a sweet drawer full of all
Kinds of things

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TeenagersandFurbabies · 13/12/2018 19:39

Cooked chicken pieces
Ham
Lacto free milk portions
Yoghurt
Eggs
Tuna
Bacon
Vitalite spread
Utterly butterly
Lacto free spreadable
Coke x 3 cans
Cream soda x 1 can
Oatly milk alternative
Water filter jug
Milk
Tomato ketchup
Light mayo
Salad cream
Tomato puree
Cheese
Baking margarine block
Lard
Vegemite
Apricot jam
Strawberry jam
Marmalade
Mint sauce
French mustard
Orange juice
Dark chocolate digestive biscuits
Assorted chocolate bars
Cocktail sausages
Individual trifles x 3
Pickled onions
Branston pickle
Leftover baked beans
Lunchboxes for tomorrow x 2

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OwlsAndBears · 13/12/2018 19:50

Top shelf: various cold meats and cheeses, guacamole and hummus, leftover roast salmon from last night

Middle shelf, yogurt, kefir, little yeos fromage frais, creme fraiche, sour cream, ready made soups, toddler ready meals (little dish fish pie)

Bottom shelf: cans of tonic water, bottle of white wine, bottle of pink lemonade, box of eggs, container of homemade chicken stock

Drawers: clementines, tomatoes, broccoli, green beans, peppers, apples, parsnips, cauliflower, sausages, chicken thighs, minced beef, bacon

Doors: various jars of chutney and relish, tomato ketchup, mayonnaise, milk, butter

I think that's about it! I went shopping the other day so we're well-stocked. We have an American style fridge freezer too and I absolutely love it!

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churchmouse84 · 14/12/2018 00:02

This is excellent.

We have about 8 chilli sauces and countless mustards.

I need to go a bigger shop so we always have a couple of meals in there.

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churchmouse84 · 14/12/2018 00:03

I also need to check use by dates etc. I'm sure use by dates on pizza etc must be quite long.

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Blondie1984 · 14/12/2018 01:47

Just me with nail varnish, eye cream and aloe vera in the fridge then...?

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stinkypoo · 14/12/2018 01:56

Eggs shouldn't be in the fridge.

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BusterGonad · 14/12/2018 01:58

Blondie I used to keep my nail polish in the fridge, but apparently it shouldn't be in there! I know, crazy.

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MrsTerryPratcett · 14/12/2018 02:01

Gin and milk.

I'm in a hotel at the moment.

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easielouisie · 14/12/2018 02:26

Dijon, wholegrain mustard, pickle, cranberry sauce, jam, mayo, salad cream, ketchup, hot sauce, tomato puree, lemon juice, pickled onions, horseradish

Milk, oat milk, eggs (deffo should be in there IMHO) , Chinese oyster sauce, soy sauce, blue cheese, two fancy pizzas, ricotta, Greek yoghurt, pancetta, avocado, celery, spring onions

This was weirdly satisfying and great bed time reading

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Imonaonehorseopensleighhey · 14/12/2018 02:32

Yoghurts
Mayonnaise
Strawberry jam
Apples
Satsumas
Carrots
Cherry tomatoes
Almond milk
Jar of redcurrant jelly
Bottle of salad dressing
3 eggs
1pack of butter
Cheddar
Chicken breast
Sausages

My fridge is quite small though.

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AwakeNow · 14/12/2018 04:25

4 types of mustard, ketchup, brown sauce, mint sauce, mayo, horseradish sauce, 2 types of soy sauce.
1 litre of milk.
A ham (for Christmas)
Maple syrup.
Carrots, onions, salad stuff.
Grapes, oranges.
Several cheeses.
Marg, butter
Juice & beer.
Eggs
Think that is about it.

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WereYouHareWhenIWasFox · 14/12/2018 04:40

Keeping nail polish in the fridge does not extend the shelf life though . I do keep 35 mm film in there though . Like eggs, tomatoes should also not be kept in the fridge.

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Middlrm · 14/12/2018 04:59

I create a meal plan for the week and then shop to fit that.
I have puff pastry ( to go with sausage meat in freezer for my chests homemade sausage rolls for Christmas)
Salad ( lettuce tomatoes peppers cucumber and red onion ) enough for 2 dinners to go with burgers and chicken and Cajun spice mix I have in the freezer

I have carrots / courgette / jacket potatoes for med veg dinner and jacket pots and chicken dish

The list goes on I also have yogurt/ satsumas / cookie dough for snakes / desserts

Sausage rolls ready made ( we have a new born and grab and go sometimes is the only way we eat)

Also have ketchup/ brown sauce / salsa/ relishes / pickles / cheese/ butter / jam / mint sauce / apple sauce as staple condiments bits you add to a dish to make it extra special or something you pop on toast.

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MsLToe · 14/12/2018 05:02

I think it’s abdolutely fine to keep both eggs and tomatoes in the fridge as it prolongs their shelf life.

However, both should be removed a few hours before use to bring them to room temp to get the best from them.

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ImogenTubbs · 14/12/2018 05:46

Lots of fruit and veg (courgettes, peppers, aubergine, carrots, salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, kiwi fruit)
Philadelphia
Cheddar
Manchego
DD breadsticks and cheese dip snacks
Butter
Jam
Milk
Pineapple juice
Smoked salmon & salmon steak
About three packs of chorizo/sliced ham
Natural yogurts
Cava
Falafels
Hummus
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Laughing Cow cheese triangles
Coleslaw
Odd jar of marinated cherries I got given for Christmas last year
Some home made peanut butter that has probably gone off and I really just need to chuck
Chocolate (DH likes his chocolate refrigerated - weirdo)

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PineappleTart · 14/12/2018 06:11

Currently rather bare. Door full of various sauces / condiments. Bacon, butter and booze. Must get some shopping in!

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lastqueenofscotland · 14/12/2018 07:47

Wow people have so much stuff... spot the single child free one;
A lot of cans of red stripe
Hummous
Falafel
A bottle of rosé
Some vitalife spread
A bag is salad

Tomorrow is food shop day it’s not usually that bad

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