# Do you have two fridges? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519 "2005-04-28T10:45:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/21 "2005-04-29T02:49:52Z")
We have one fridge in the house and a small chest-style freezer in the garage. Our second fridge is a small “dorm room” size, and it spends the school year in my classroom cooling juice boxes, sodas, and my lunch. Once school’s out, mini-fridge will come home to live in the garage as a soda cooler. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/22 "2005-04-29T03:17:48Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > We have one, an old Frigidaire that came with the house. When we remodeled the kitchen, I moved it and the old kitchen cabinets to the garage. > > The cabinets I mounted to the walls in the garage for storage. The fridge became an overflow fridge. > > We typically turn it on only for parties or the holidays, as it is a bit of an energy hog. Same kind of thing here. A second, older fridge that refuses to die will be moving with me to the 4th house since 1991. In the last two, and the next one, it’s been the garage fridge used for beverages for summer parties, and the freezer is a nice overflow. ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/23 "2005-04-29T03:40:07Z")
We have 1 fridge and 3 freezers - 2 chests and an upright, and all quite full. We buy case-lot quite frequently so it comes in very handy. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/24 "2005-04-29T04:09:43Z")
> [@CBCD](#): > > We have two refrigerators, and one freezer that is in the basement > We have three ovens. (My husband says ‘One for the roast, one for the cookies, and one for the bread’) > We have two washers and three dryers > We have a back and a front staircase (It’s an old house) > We have a back and a front staircase going to the basement as well (It’s a big old house) > Not that you asked, but the plumbing is a mess Can I come live with you? You are describing my dream house. I would love two fridges, but that wouldn’t work in our small apartment. For the cottage, we have one fridge and it broke my heart recently that I had to pass up a freebie late 1950s fridge, it worked perferctly but we didn’t have any way (at the moment) to transport it and missed the window of opportunity. It would have been fabulous for the beer storage. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/25 "2005-04-29T04:38:02Z")
Really, you’re probably better off. Old fridges cost a fortune to run. You’d be a lot better off paying 3-400 for an el cheapo modern fridge. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/26 "2005-04-29T08:45:22Z")
We’ve got two. One large-ish, and one small-ish. The smaller one is usually off, unless we run out of space in the big one, which isn’t very often. The only time the little one is on for extended periods is when someone comes from abroad loaded with chocolates, cheeses and cold cuts… ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/27 "2005-04-29T09:34:17Z")
I have an extra fridge in the Shed, that I’ve sometimes used for parties and cold-beverage storage, but it’s just about always off, so as to not waste energy. But it’s nice to have a spare, my other fridge is nicer but it sometimes develops an excess water problem. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/28 "2005-04-29T09:34:54Z")
We’ve got two. One large-ish, and one small-ish. The smaller one is usually off, unless we run out of space in the big one, which isn’t very often. The only time the little one is on for extended periods is when someone comes from abroad loaded with chocolates, cheeses and cold cuts… ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/29 "2005-04-29T12:45:05Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > Can I come live with you? Sure. I should let you know in advance that there are a few others living here with me. I have a few children. OK, you may say. They are all in their early 20’s, or are teenagers. \*Shudder. \* > [@delphica](#): > > You are describing my dream house. You know what - it’s my dream house too! And that’s the way I like it! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/30 "2005-04-29T13:09:42Z")
> [@Geobabe](#): > > We did get a couple comments when people came over for the housewarming, but I don’t think anyone found it really bizarre. Makes sense to me. One fridge per child. 😃 In reading these posts, a question occurs to me: For those folks who say they shop the warehouse stores to get bargains and put said bargains into deep freezer units/spare fridges, well… if you get 30 lbs of ground beef at a bit of a bargain per pound and bag it out to useable chunks and freeze the chunks and it takes you say, 2 or 3 months to use it all up, have you blown the savings and then some in electricity? I like having the spare fridge/freezer combo. Its about 3 feet from me right now in the office downstairs. But, do we basically agree, it is incredibly cost-ineffective? ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/31 "2005-04-29T14:11:16Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > But, do we basically agree, it is incredibly cost-ineffective? No, not when you take into account the value of your own time if you have to make multiple trips to the store. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/32 "2005-04-29T14:12:37Z")
we had one growing up in a hour of 5 people. We have one now. The fridge and the freezer and never half-full. We buy groceries worth $100+ per week. I think that someone who has 2 fridges would not find it difficult to accomodate 1. Yes, with your current techniques and habits, it would be a problem, but other habits are easy to learn. > [@Mr. Moto](#): > > Of course they do. Heaven forbid people actually run electric appliances with electricity that they buy. Heaven forbid someone actually think about changing a habit so that they can help stop the rolling blackouts. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/33 "2005-04-29T14:26:19Z")
Growing up we had a fridge and a big-ass freezer. Now I live with just the one fridge while my parents have two fridges and a freezer. We call my dad Arthur “Two-fridge” Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/34 "2005-04-29T16:37:26Z")
We too moved the old one to the garage when we upgraded. It’s great for storing extras for parties when needed but even for everyday I use the bottom for bottled water and drinks and the freezer for any game animals I’m taking to the taxidermist. This can prove a bit too convenient however as the antelope and duck have been in there for over two years. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/35 "2005-04-29T19:37:01Z")
How could one survive without a “beerator”? :eek: Mine resides in the laundry room. Plus the fridge in the kitchen. I have two freezers in my garage. I live alone and both freezers are full. Or, as I like to explain it, the smaller freezer is where I store the emergency ice cream. If there is no ice cream in the kitchen fridge freezer compartment, I am secure in the knowledge that there’s some in the little freezer. One can never have too much ice cream after all. Or toilet paper. But I don’t refrigerate or freeze toilet paper. Thought y’all would like to know that. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/36 "2005-04-29T20:15:46Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > One can never have too much ice cream after all. Or toilet paper. Maybe someday scientists will find some bizarre correlation between the two. ---
**Author:** ![TurdFerguson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@TurdFerguson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TurdFerguson)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/37 "2005-04-29T20:36:11Z")
I have a fridge and a separate freezer. I like to stock up on meat and TV dinners when I find a good deal at the grocery store. When I was growing up we had 2 washers and 2 dryers because there were 9 of us kids in the family. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/38 "2005-04-29T23:32:04Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Maybe someday scientists will find some bizarre correlation between the two. Allow me to introduce you to the syndrome known as “lactose intolerance” :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/39 "2005-04-30T21:15:01Z")
> [@Unintentionally Blank](#): > > (Keg beer isn’t pasturised and goes funky 5-7 weeks after tapping) It shouldn’t, unless you’re pumping regular air into it. Do you not have CO2? /hijack ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519/40 "2005-04-30T21:32:34Z")
Nope, it’s a CO2 system. My experiences are similar to [http://www.alabev.com/draught.htm](http://www.alabev.com/draught.htm) > [@](#): > > 1. How long will a keg of beer last? > Real draft beer is not pasteurized. It must be kept refrigerated between 35°F. and 40°F. Above 44°F. a beer will become wild, turn sour & cloudy in a day or two. Below 44°F. a keg of draft beer should last 20-30 days before it loses its fresh brewery taste and aroma. Craft beers (micro brews) tend to have a shorter shelf life and you should contact the brewery for their recommendations. The bestest beer I’ve purchased was from a local brewer (Rockbottom Brewery in Denver, Co.) Nicest thing about it is that it’s available in 5 gallon kegs, small enough to finish before it turns. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-two-fridges/301519.md?page=3)