Ah real life..you always come into your own as the weather improves! My ranting is at its best in February!
But I've not been idle! Oh No!
Allow me to present the newest fruits of our green labour......... The pantry!!!!
Ok, so its actually a modified butchers block gifted to us by emigrating friends last year, but its working pretty damn good!
Holes have been routed put of the floor and covered with fine mesh. This allows cool air IN but keeps pests OUT!
The bottom of the cupboard is blocked up to channel the air up into the main body.
Et voila! The electric free "fridge"!!
On a hot day it really does feel cooler in there when you open the doors. In the warmer weather we've been having (humid and @ 20oC+) the "fridge " has stayed @ 12- 15oC inside.
It could be made more efficient by putting some mesh covered holes in the doors at the top so that cool air flows freely through the cupboard, but its still doing ok as it is.
No more food spoiled in a week than there was when we ran a real fridge and of course as a family of 5 an open carton of soya milk or orange juice barely has time to breath before its empty!
We've not ruled out getting a little "fun" fridge, the kind that holds 6 cans of drink for emergency heatwave use *LOL!* but so far we've not needed to.
Well, whats in my fridge and how long does it last?
* Vitalite spred (7 days +)
* Tomatoes (upto 7 days)
*Cucumber (7 days +)
*Salad leaves (upto 4 days)
*Strawberries (upto 7 days)
*blueberries (upto 7days)
*Soya/rice milk (upto 3 days)
*Smoked tofu (unopened) (upto 7 days)
*Courgettes (7days +)
*Soya yogurt (unopened) (upto 5 days)
I keep most of the vegetables like carrots and potatoes elsewhere i the dark, and they last weeks!
So...what do you think?
How to improve on the idea?
Let me know what you've been up to!! x
