to bury my food in the snow?

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Well my fridge freezer has randomly decided to warm up, even though the motor is working, IT JUST ISN'T GETTING COLD ARGH!

Is it cold enough (about -5) to say frozen outside overnight? I dont want to lose my whole crimbo shop !

ha ha - yes and very Ray Mears of you!

Great idea!

Not unreasonable - I've been known to keep milk and things outside in this weather. HOWEVER, do make sure that animals can't get at it...

fine as long as the foxes dont find it before you do!!

We did it 3 weeks ago. Chucked the meat but the other frozen stuff was ok ( we stuck it in a crate full of snow then buried it in more snow) and my fridge stuff was fine. We'd step outside and get the milk and butter!

Poor you, it's bloody annoying - got a new one coming?

my mum and dad always keep stuff outside if it's freezing. Saves on fridge space which is at a premium at this time of year. It is usually things like milk, drinks, fruit and veg rather than meat. Not sure I'd risk it with meat. But cheese, yoghurts etc are probably fine.

watch out for the pumas though!

Sure why not.

Argh it not fridge stuff Im worried about, I have a months worth of frozen sausages/chickens/pork etc that must stay frozen!

My DH is having a little too much fun making a little igloo around it though

Oh, and Im not scared of Pumas, I have guard pugs!

hmmm tricky. Make sure the igloo isn't too well built because you'll need to go in and check quite regularly that they're frozen solid. That said, a drink I left in my car yesterday didn't defrost all day. And we're in the south so by no means the coldest place.

too well built?? TOO WELL BUILT??? My DH is an accountant, certainly not a builder. I think my toddler could have done a better job. But dont tell him, he is v.proud

i am using my outside as my booze fridgem is greeat!

If you have squirrels near you, you will need to put things in tins - they can get through a plastic crate in a very short time. They don't normally eat meat unless actually starving, though

:o I want to see a photo of the igloo!

It's agreat idea

One of the few upsides to freezing cold weather is that I acquire an extra fridge/freezer

Just be aware that foxes will be very hungry this time of year, and have an excellent sense of smell

DH currently has his Christmas cans of Stella piled up in the back garden next to the back door. Not too worried about squirrels cracking them open, but it does make our house look a bit Shameless.

Used to do this at uni in the winter, kept the fridge stuff on the windowsill. :)

It would start to defrost I think, no?

How cold is a freezer?

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who uses the back step as a beer fridge in this weather :)

As for the meat - it will keep a bit longer buried in the snow than it would in the fridge but I wouldn't advise putting it back in the freezer afterwards. Do you know any of your neighbours well enough to ask them if they can keep a couple of things in their freezer for a bit?

panettoinydog: My freezer is -22

ah, would deforst then wouldn't it

rats or foxes will get it won't they?