Oh, Gefrierschrank, I love you so.
This may not be an exciting sight to most, but to me, this is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long, long time. After years of economizing the miniscule real estate of the in-fridge ice box (which was usually more freezer ice than food), I've finally upgraded to a standalone freezer, happily humming along in my cellar.
I bought it for a mere 110sfr off Ricardo.ch (the swiss eBay). Since it was all in German, I wasn't exactly sure what I was bidding on or how I was expected to pay. After I placed my bid, I suddenly realized the item was called a "Tiefkuhlschrank", not a "Gefrierschrank" so maybe I was buying a fridge not a freezer. (Google translation couldn't help, but Leo did - thanks Leo). A last minute bidder pushed the price up 30sfr in 5sfr increments, making my weak non-gambler heart race. But I was the winner!
Almost everyone I know has one of these to store cheap, bulk food from discount groceries in Germany. I'm more interested in freezing regular stuff like:
- homemade chicken stock, bread, pizza dough, tamales, pasta sauce, ice cream, cookie dough
- nuts and butter, so I can keep more in stock without it going rancid if I don't bake for awhile
- frozen fruit and veggies, for emergencies
- ice, so I can actually do ice baths for my custards
Before... only room for special treats:
ice cream, ice cream maker, one ice cream sandwich,
five leftover cream puffs, cookie dough
ice cream, ice cream maker, one ice cream sandwich,
five leftover cream puffs, cookie dough
After... three roomy shelves awaiting my imagination
1 comment:
Very exciting! I hate our tiny freezer.
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