To have a freezer but never freeze food?

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Magnumcarta · 08/04/2026 16:49

Except ice and ice cream.

just don’t ever need to as eat everything fresh.

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BrieAndChilli · 08/04/2026 17:14

We always have things like left overs - If I make for example a chilli I will make extra and freeze so that another meal can be an easy defrost and cook up some rice.
We have some frozen veg like peas, sweetcorn and spinach which are eay to chuck in a pasta.

Kids love having frozen fruit to chuck into a smoothie.

Frozen bread.

Ice cream / Ice / Ice lollies etc

NeverDropYourMooncup · 08/04/2026 17:13

Frozen vegetables
Frozen fruit
Frozen fish (much of what is sold fresh is frozen on the ships anyhow)
Frozen seafood
Grated cheese (good use for a food processor)
Freeze butter in portions

I could fill a freezer up without ever buying anything processed or even freezing things like portions of chicken/beef/etc.

SunnyRedSnail · 08/04/2026 16:58

Mine has breadcrumbs, chopped garlic and ginger, frozen herbs, tubs of home made pasta sauce that I can use as a meal for the kids, portions of bolognaise as I sometimes batch cook so I have healthy meals when I'm busy, frozen fruit (for smoothies), and then I made a whole load of beef burgers and froze them.

PurpleLovecats · 08/04/2026 16:58

How big is the freezer? Seems a waste of energy if you’ve got a largish one and very little in it!

Is it just you or a family?

Do you never buy food on potion and freeze some to save money?

No peas? I always tend to have peas! Ice cubes? Leftovers?

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Magnumcarta · 08/04/2026 16:56

no it’s an American fridge freezer.

I always used dried herbs and fresh meats.

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hazelberry · 08/04/2026 16:55

My freezer is usually filled with yellow sticker bargains.

SwanRivers · 08/04/2026 16:55

I don't understand why you think you might be unreasonable to use your own freezer the way you want to?

yikesanotherbooboo · 08/04/2026 16:54

I don’t make the most of the freezer but don’t really understand why you wouldn’t have things like breadcrumbs from the heels of bread, stock from the weekend chicken, leftover bits of chilli or ginger and frozen peas and beans . Do you always finish a packet? YANBUas that is how you organise your food but you might find it can be helpful.

Allseeingallknowing · 08/04/2026 16:53

Is it a very small freezer?

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