Trying to Salvage Frozen Food

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to have
maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement refrigerator
is
tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised what a
difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Man, that's a huge difference.

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

nancy

Nancy Young said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going
to have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is
tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised what
a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Man, that's a huge difference.

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

nancy

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something *now*,
which precludes driving around looking at refrigerators. The apartment
fridge option is the best for the moment.

Jill

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going
to have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is
tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised what
a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Man, that's a huge difference.

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

nancy

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something
*now*,
which precludes driving around looking at refrigerators. The
apartment
fridge option is the best for the moment.

Cook it all and throw a party?

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going
to have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is
tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised what
a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Man, that's a huge difference.

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

nancy

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something *now*,
which precludes driving around looking at refrigerators. The apartment
fridge option is the best for the moment.

Jill

What's the temperature outside in Memphis? 40-50's? (sit the coolers
out on the patio and they'll do a lot better job for you while you're
getting situated.)

You might wanna look for a small chest freezer. When I lived in a small
apartment, I had the biggest freezer that would fit thru the walk-in
closet door (Montgomery Wards, about 6 ft^3) I still have that freezer
20 years later, in addition to a bigger upright.

Good luck,
Bob

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

Quoted message said:

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something *now*,

Yes, I understand that, it wasn't meant to fix your immediate
food problem.

Quoted message said:

which precludes driving around looking at refrigerators. The apartment
fridge option is the best for the moment.

Of course. Goes without saying.

nancy

zxcvbob said:

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

> I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going
> to have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
> refrigerator is
> tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised
> what
> a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Man, that's a huge difference.

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

nancy

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something
*now*, which precludes driving around looking at refrigerators. The
apartment fridge option is the best for the moment.

Jill

What's the temperature outside in Memphis? 40-50's? (sit the coolers
out on the patio and they'll do a lot better job for you while you're
getting situated.)

Happens to be a nice, sunny 52 at the moment 🙂

Quoted message said:

You might wanna look for a small chest freezer. When I lived in a
small apartment, I had the biggest freezer that would fit thru the
walk-in closet door (Montgomery Wards, about 6 ft^3) I still have
that freezer 20 years later, in addition to a bigger upright.

Good luck,
Bob

Thanks, Bob. I nearly bought one about 6 years ago and still kick myself
for not doing it.

Jill

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 11:58:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator decided to
die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it in the right spot
the compressor would kick in again. Then after that it just started
working all by itself again. No such luck this time.

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to
have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be
surprised what a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Meanwhile, all my frozen stuff is almost completely thawed out. I have
it in a cooler with ice and will try to salvage as much of it as I can.
What a pain in the a** this is! At least it answers the question about
what to do with my leftover dressing... throw it away LOL

OB Food: not sure I'll have any 🙁

How awful, Jill! Bet you wish you had bought that freezer a couple of
years ago. :-(

Is all of your frozen stuff thawed or can it be put into the freezer? If
not completely thawed, you could buy some dry ice to put in the cooler
instead of regular ice. That would preserve it until you get the new unit
in place.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

Quoted message said:

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something *now*,

Yes, I understand that, it wasn't meant to fix your immediate
food problem.

Yuk, I feel for you. I babied my ailing fridge along for almost 3 months.
Numerous trips back and forth to the small fridge and freezer down in the
basement when it conked out unexpectedly.

Mine wasn't that old in fridge years - perhaps 7; so I really wasn't to give
up on it.

Long story short -- and $230 later, the fridge person came and replaced a
part. Damn, for another $250 I could have bought a new fridge. BTW - the
fridge person advised me to buy cheap since fridge parts go really quickly.
I'll keep that in mind.

E.

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 11:58:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator
decided to die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it in
the right spot the compressor would kick in again. Then after that
it just started working all by itself again. No such luck this time.

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to
have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be
surprised what a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Meanwhile, all my frozen stuff is almost completely thawed out. I
have it in a cooler with ice and will try to salvage as much of it
as I can. What a pain in the a** this is! At least it answers the
question about what to do with my leftover dressing... throw it away
LOL

OB Food: not sure I'll have any 🙁

How awful, Jill! Bet you wish you had bought that freezer a couple of
years ago. :-(

You bet I do!

Quoted message said:

Is all of your frozen stuff thawed or can it be put into the freezer?

Some of the stuff still had some ice crystals on it but the tilapia and bay
scallops will have to be dinner tonight (what a shame LOL).

Quoted message said:

If not completely thawed, you could buy some dry ice to put in the
cooler instead of regular ice. That would preserve it until you get
the new unit in place.

Hmmm. Wonder where I'd have to go for that? I'll check for the next time.

jmcquown said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator decided
to die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it in the
right spot the compressor would kick in again. Then after that it
just started working all by itself again. No such luck this time.

Jill

This is a hell of a way to clean out the fridge 🙂 The maintenance man
brought the replacement fridge. It's larger (15.6 cu. ft) than the one they
took out of here when I moved in, thank goodness! But of course I hate it!
The shelves are too close together and aren't adjustable; my "egg basket"
doesn't fit on the shelf on the door (of course there *isn't* a built-in
place on the door for eggs). Worst of all, the doors open in the opposite
direction from what I've been used to for nearly 20 years! LOL That is
going to take some getting used to.

Anyway, I have to cook the tilapia and the bay scallops tonight. I wasn't
exactly prepared to do that so I'm not sure what treatment I'll give them
yet. I usually dredge tilapia in Zatarain's fish fry coating and pan fry
them. Not a problem.

Other than sauteeing the bay scallops in butter (which is perfectly
delicious and fine with me) does anyone have any simple suggestions that
don't require a lot of stuff (since I lost a lot of stuff LOL)?

Before you start, I don't have any wine with which to deglaze and make a
lovely sauce. I don't have any half & half. The little bit of milk I had
was warm when I discovered the problem with the fridge so I dumped it. I
*do* have canned evaporated milk but... I suppose I could go to the store,
but after the events of today I'm a little worn out. As ChrisD could tell
you, I had every intention of going to buy wine & champagne for New Year's
Eve today but I don't even feel like doing *that* LOL

Jill

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 02:49:16p, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 11:58:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator
decided to die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it in
the right spot the compressor would kick in again. Then after that
it just started working all by itself again. No such luck this time.

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to
have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be
surprised what a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Meanwhile, all my frozen stuff is almost completely thawed out. I
have it in a cooler with ice and will try to salvage as much of it
as I can. What a pain in the a** this is! At least it answers the
question about what to do with my leftover dressing... throw it away
LOL

OB Food: not sure I'll have any 🙁

How awful, Jill! Bet you wish you had bought that freezer a couple of
years ago. :-(

You bet I do!

Quoted message said:

Is all of your frozen stuff thawed or can it be put into the freezer?

Some of the stuff still had some ice crystals on it but the tilapia and
bay scallops will have to be dinner tonight (what a shame LOL).

Quoted message said:

If not completely thawed, you could buy some dry ice to put in the
cooler instead of regular ice. That would preserve it until you get
the new unit in place.

Hmmm. Wonder where I'd have to go for that? I'll check for the next
time.

I don't know about Memphis, but all of our supermarkets here in the
Phoenix area carry it.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 02:49:16p, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If not completely thawed, you could buy some dry ice to put in the
cooler instead of regular ice. That would preserve it until you get
the new unit in place.

Hmmm. Wonder where I'd have to go for that? I'll check for the next
time.

I don't know about Memphis, but all of our supermarkets here in the
Phoenix area carry it.

It's usually available wherever they refill fire extinguishers. Check
the Yellow Pages for "Dry Ice" and for "Fire Extinguishers". The next
place to check is welding suppliers, and then creameries.

Best regards,
Bob

My old upright decided to pick this week to die too. We threw out the
contents last night. The garage where it resides now is filled with
remodeling supplies and equipment, so we won't be replacing it very
soon.
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jmcquown said:

zxcvbob said:

jmcquown said:

Nancy Young wrote:

> "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote
>
>
>> I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going
>> to have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
>> refrigerator is
>> tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised
>> what
>> a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.
>
> Man, that's a huge difference.
>
> Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
> refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
> amount of money.
>
> nancy

Thanks, I'll check around. In the meantine I have to do something
*now*, which precludes driving around looking at refrigerators. The
apartment fridge option is the best for the moment.

Jill

What's the temperature outside in Memphis? 40-50's? (sit the coolers
out on the patio and they'll do a lot better job for you while you're
getting situated.)

Happens to be a nice, sunny 52 at the moment 🙂

Quoted message said:

You might wanna look for a small chest freezer. When I lived in a
small apartment, I had the biggest freezer that would fit thru the
walk-in closet door (Montgomery Wards, about 6 ft^3) I still have
that freezer 20 years later, in addition to a bigger upright.

Good luck,
Bob

Thanks, Bob. I nearly bought one about 6 years ago and still kick myself
for not doing it.

Jill

--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

jmcquown said:

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If not completely thawed, you could buy some dry ice to put in the
cooler instead of regular ice. That would preserve it until you get
the new unit in place.

Hmmm. Wonder where I'd have to go for that? I'll check for the next time.

We have a commercial ice producer here in the city and that's where I
get my dry ice. Who supplies the bags of ice to your local 7-11?
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Quoted message said:

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 11:58:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator decided to
die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it in the right spot
the compressor would kick in again. Then after that it just started
working all by itself again. No such luck this time.

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to
have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be
surprised what a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Meanwhile, all my frozen stuff is almost completely thawed out. I have
it in a cooler with ice and will try to salvage as much of it as I can.
What a pain in the a** this is! At least it answers the question about
what to do with my leftover dressing... throw it away LOL

OB Food: not sure I'll have any 🙁

Ugh. How much of the food can you cook then refreeze?

gloria p
whose fingers are all crossed that our 32 yr. old
upright freezer in the garage will last forever.

In article <[email hidden]>,

jmcquown said:

place on the door for eggs). Worst of all, the doors open in the opposite
direction from what I've been used to for nearly 20 years! LOL That is
going to take some getting used to.

Nearly all fridges are designed so that the handles and hinges can be
mounted on either side. I have no idea how hard that is or how long it
takes.

If you are going to have this fridge for long, it might be worth
checking into. It's never mattered to me, but if you think about some
possible kitchen layouts, it's essential to have the door open in a
certain way.

--
Dan Abel
[email hidden]
Petaluma, California, USA

jmcquown said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 11:58:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator
decided to die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it in
the right spot the compressor would kick in again. Then after that
it just started working all by itself again. No such luck this time.

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to
have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be
surprised what a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Meanwhile, all my frozen stuff is almost completely thawed out. I
have it in a cooler with ice and will try to salvage as much of it
as I can. What a pain in the a** this is! At least it answers the
question about what to do with my leftover dressing... throw it away
LOL

OB Food: not sure I'll have any 🙁

How awful, Jill! Bet you wish you had bought that freezer a couple of
years ago. :-(

You bet I do!

Quoted message said:

Is all of your frozen stuff thawed or can it be put into the freezer?

Some of the stuff still had some ice crystals on it but the tilapia and bay
scallops will have to be dinner tonight (what a shame LOL).

Quoted message said:

If not completely thawed, you could buy some dry ice to put in the
cooler instead of regular ice. That would preserve it until you get
the new unit in place.

Hmmm. Wonder where I'd have to go for that? I'll check for the next time.

Yellow Pages

Everyone should have the location of the nearest ice house taped to
their fridge, very useful for power outages.

Puester said:

Quoted message said:

On Thu 29 Dec 2005 11:58:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Some time during the night my almost 20 year old refrigerator
decided to die. It stopped cooling 2-3 years ago but if I hit it
in the right spot the compressor would kick in again. Then after
that it just started working all by itself again. No such luck
this time.

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going
to have maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement
refrigerator is tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd
be surprised what a difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Meanwhile, all my frozen stuff is almost completely thawed out. I
have it in a cooler with ice and will try to salvage as much of it
as I can. What a pain in the a** this is! At least it answers the
question about what to do with my leftover dressing... throw it
away LOL

OB Food: not sure I'll have any 🙁

Ugh. How much of the food can you cook then refreeze?

gloria p
whose fingers are all crossed that our 32 yr. old
upright freezer in the garage will last forever.

Luckily for me a lot of the food was previously cooked frozen leftovers,
well packaged and I kept it cool after the OMG! incident. I think I managed
to salvage quite a bit, except for the suddenly defrosted seafood. (sigh)
I'm gonna have to cook that tonight or tomorrow. Oh well 🙂

Jill

Nancy Young said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I brought my own refrigerator to this apartment but they are going to have
maintenance bring me a replacement. Sadly, the replacement refrigerator
is
tiny (14 cu. ft); not that mine was huge but you'd be surprised what a
difference 4 cu. ft. makes.

Man, that's a huge difference.

Do you know of a scratch and dent place? You can get a new
refrigerator, full warranty/whatever, for a very reasonable
amount of money.

Most every large appliance store sells floor models at major discount
too... this is probably a good time of year as the new models arrive
right after the holidays.