The New Fridge

I didn’t get the fridge I wanted but I knew from the way Vince was talking last night, that was not the fridge we would get.

Vince found a GE fridge at Lowe’s in Carthage that he wanted but we have a similar GE in the garage (it came from the Texas sewing room) and the handles on these bins crack easily. Vince is a bit rough with things and both handles were cracked within the first year. I hate having broken things and every time I open that fridge, those cracked handles bother me.

Lowe’s in Carthage didn’t have many “garage ready” fridges so we went to Home Depot in Joplin. I had checked on the internet on the way to Home Depot and found this one. It’s a 24 cubic foot L.G. and it’s garage ready. We have the exact same fridge in a 20 cubic foot model in the basement garage.

The handles on the bins are more like “handles” and there’s an opening to put your fingers into so you’re not pulling on a piece of flimsy plastic.

The only thing I don’t really like about this one is the “handle”. There isn’t really a handle . . it’s an indention you stick your hand into and pull. That’s ok except about 90% of the time, my hands are full and it’s so much easier to stick a finger or two in a handle to open the door. That cut out area is higher up and not as easy for me to open when my hands are full.

For our extra fridges, I prefer to use “bins” like these and these. I also like these for meats. When I go over my menu for the week, usually on Saturday for the following week, I will pull out the meat for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and put it in the fridge. Sunday is often spaghetti and meatballs and that’s in a container so I’ll let I’ve in the kitchen fridge but say I need chicken breasts for Monday, steak for Tuesday and ground beef for Wednesday. I can put all that in the “meat bin” and let it defrost in the fridge. If it leaks in the bin, that’s ok . . I can wash the bin and not have to do a major cleanup in the fridge.

When Vince and I were discussing whether to get a fridge with a freezer or without a freezer, I asked him if it would be ok if the freezer in the new fridge was only for frozen meals like meatloaf, soup, sauce and meatballs – whatever I’ve mixed up, divided into meal size portions and frozen to be defrosted, heated and eaten. He agreed so I agreed to go with the fridge with the freezer.

It will be here May 20 and once I get it all set up, I’ll share pictures. I am glad the fridge decision has been made and we can move on to more fun things! 🙂