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AIBU to think chocolate should NOT be kept in the fucking fridge?

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ChocolateShouldNotBeInTheFuckingFridge · 19/08/2025 18:54

DH believes chocolate (including biscuits e.g. digestives) should be kept in the fridge because “it tastes nicer, keeps its shape and lasts longer”.

I believe chocolate should not be kept in the fridge because it’s fucking wrong, basically. Am I being unreasonable?

(There is also another AIBU worthy sub question, which is that if you can say you can fit a chocolate digestive in your mouth, YABU to then break it into pieces with bites as you put it in, so that it fits? This is clearly cheating and DH should be told he is YABU just for this alone? If I lose this fridge thread, I’ll start that one Wink)

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Arlanymor · 19/08/2025 19:40

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 19/08/2025 19:36

Anyone remember the Marianne Faithfull story?

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Oh Mick Jagger… yes… Mars 🍫…

Do you think he kept it in the fridge first?

breakfastdinnerandtea · 19/08/2025 19:40

Chocolate in fridge? Yes. Biscuits probably not (although I’d say yes for anything like a club or penguin). My DH puts sweets in the fridge like a little heathen.

YANBU re biscuits in mouth. Fitting a digestive in mouth means whole. We can all do it, except DH. DD doesn’t even touch the sides.

rubrikscube · 19/08/2025 19:39

Wispa bars straight out of the freezer!

Arlanymor · 19/08/2025 19:38

I am slightly concerned that some of you have strangely cold mouths - are you part-amphibian? That’s the whole reason fridge chocolate is so good, first you get the nice crack of the bite and then your mouth temperature warms it up so that it literally melts on your tongue. Mmmmm. 👅

MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel · 19/08/2025 19:37

Fridge of course, then you take a bite and that chocolate slowly melts in your mouth. Takes longer to eat it and therefore can savour for longer or, prevents you eating too much when (attempting) to be healthier..

TutiFrutti · 19/08/2025 19:37

No! 😱 What is wrong with you people? cold chocolate is an abomination, it tastes best all warm and melty.
Not that my husband would agree but he is not allowed an opinion on important subjects such as this.

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 19/08/2025 19:36

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 19/08/2025 19:35

Or very curly ?

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Anyone remember the Marianne Faithfull story?

Guavafish1 · 19/08/2025 19:36

Summer is hot… fridge is fine

missrabbit1990 · 19/08/2025 19:36

I am surprised at the poll results. I think YANBU, OP. Melty chocolate is the best chocolate. Cold chocolate loses its taste.

Venalopolos · 19/08/2025 19:35

ThousandYardStare · 19/08/2025 19:13

I'll up the ante and say Frazzles too. Nasty little dry shards of disappointment

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I’ll give you frazzles. Maybe we can be friends after all.

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 19/08/2025 19:35

Arlanymor · 19/08/2025 19:31

You keep your chocolate in a bush. Interesting. Deciduous or evergreen?

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Or very curly ?

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 19/08/2025 19:34

I keep it in the fridge in summer, but remove what I want to eat in advance.

ConfusedSloth · 19/08/2025 19:32

To clarify, for those outraged, when I say "share a Terry's Chocolate Orange", I obviously mean "share his Terry's Chocolate Orange".

Theyreeatingthedogs · 19/08/2025 19:32

No, chocolate should not be kept in the fridge. The coldness means it loses flavour. Store it somewhere cool but not as cold as the fridge.

Arlanymor · 19/08/2025 19:31

Driftingawaynow · 19/08/2025 19:29

Is everyone aware that a chocolate bar in the hand is actually worth 2 in the bush? And neither of those are refrigerated

You keep your chocolate in a bush. Interesting. Deciduous or evergreen?

EscargotChic · 19/08/2025 19:31

ConfusedSloth · 19/08/2025 19:00

He's right, you're wrong.

Almost all chocolate now contains so much palm oil that it melts at a much lower temperature than it should and feels icky at room temperature.

His reasons are:

  1. It tastes nicer
  2. It keeps its shape better
  3. It lasts longer.
Your reasons are:
  1. It's fucking wrong.

That alone should tell you who is right.

Warm chocolate should be banned. If it's not hot chocolate, it should be cold chocolate.

I like chocolate at room temperature except in the height of summer. But then I’m not that excited about chocolate unless it’s posh enough to have that bit more cocoa butter (solid at room temp, melts deliciously in the mouth at body heat).

Cat3059 · 19/08/2025 19:30

Urggh chocolate kept in the fridge has no taste. It should be eaten at 20 degrees. DH put Rocky caramel bars in the fridge - chocolate was tasteless and caramel was hard, completely ruined.

BeMellowAquaSquid · 19/08/2025 19:30

My husband keeps crisps in the fridge says it makes the flavour stronger. Chocolate in the fridge is an absolute no for me save for toblerone.

CaptainMyCaptain · 19/08/2025 19:29

I only eat very dark 85% chocolate and I keep it in the fridge.

Arlanymor · 19/08/2025 19:29

ChocolateShouldNotBeInTheFuckingFridge · 19/08/2025 19:27

You’re a little ray of chocolatey sunshine, aren’t you?

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😂🤣😂🤣

DeirdreChambersWhatACoincidence · 19/08/2025 19:29

SHARE a Terry's Chocolate Orange, @ConfusedSloth? Never mind being married, that's grounds for bloody divorce!

SpidersAreShitheads · 19/08/2025 19:29

This thread is full of savages.

The only way to eat chocolate is slightly warm and gooey.

The chocolate adverts don’t show chocolatiers pulling big slabs out of the freezer do they?! No. They show gorgeous melted chocolate because they know the flavour is richer when it’s warm - and because it’s the only way it should be eaten.

I actually like the warm weather as it makes the inside of the Lindt sweets actually runny. The key is to be warm enough so the inside is melted and gooey but not so hot that the shell sticks to the wrapper and rips open prematurely. It’s an art.

You fridge lunatics shouldn’t be allowed chocolate. Shockers, the lot of you.

Driftingawaynow · 19/08/2025 19:29

Is everyone aware that a chocolate bar in the hand is actually worth 2 in the bush? And neither of those are refrigerated

Missey85 · 19/08/2025 19:29

I keep my chocolate in the fridge I like it cold 😊 I'm also in Australia and in summer it melts if you leave it out

lazyarse123 · 19/08/2025 19:27

I have kept chocolate in the fridge during the recent very hot weather. That's the only time it's acceptable. Biscuits definitely not and he's also wrong about fitting a whole biscuit in, it's not whole is it? I can fit a whole jaffa cake in my mouth and if we're bragging i can eat a full packet in one go.