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I'm currently living without any refrigeration and it actually works better than expected, but the circumstances are admittedly somewhat beneficial for this lif

by sawwit 11y ago

I'm currently living without any refrigeration and it actually works better than expected, but the circumstances are admittedly somewhat beneficial for this lifestyle in my case (I rarely cook with leftovers and there is a supermarket nearby; I hate fridge noises). There are plenty of foods that don't need refrigeration: Bread, butter, dried meat, porridge, tinned food, and various fruits and veggies are food for days. Here is a good overview [0]. I usually just eat some cold porridge with honey and fruits in the morning and then pasta or something from the freezer or at the canteen. [0]: http://www.bethandevans.com/pdf/livingwithoutrefrigeration.pdf http://www.bethandevans.com/pdf/livingwithoutrefrigeration.p...

mikekchar 11y ago
I'm sure it sounds strange, but I don't have heat in my house. The winter temperatures are between 0 (at night) and 10 (the high). So my whole house is a refrigerator :-) There were some articles on HN about heating yourself rather than heating the space you are in (or at least minimizing the space that you heat). You are right, about the need for a fridge. You can live quite a nice lifestyle without it -- even if you are into cooking. There are so many pickles and fermented foods. Yogurt is another thing that you can make which will allow your milk to last longer. The one thing I will caution you about, though, is making sure you have an emergency food supply. You can't rely on supermarkets to have enough food to last if there is any kind of environmental disaster. I live in Japan and when we had a big earth quake in my area (about 8 years ago), I was shocked that the supermarket was picked clean in about 6 hours! It took them days to restock -- and we didn't have any transportation issues at the time. Having fresh food for a few days is fine, but make sure that you stock enough long term storage foods to last you at least a week.
- colanderman 11y ago
  0 and 10 °F or °C? There's a big difference...
  - mikekchar 11y ago
    Sorry. °C. I would get heat if it was °F.

by sawwit 11y ago

mikekchar 11y ago

I'm sure it sounds strange, but I don't have heat in my house. The winter temperatures are between 0 (at night) and 10 (the high). So my whole house is a refrigerator :-) There were some articles on HN about heating yourself rather than heating the space you are in (or at least minimizing the space that you heat). You are right, about the need for a fridge. You can live quite a nice lifestyle without it -- even if you are into cooking. There are so many pickles and fermented foods. Yogurt is another thing that you can make which will allow your milk to last longer. The one thing I will caution you about, though, is making sure you have an emergency food supply. You can't rely on supermarkets to have enough food to last if there is any kind of environmental disaster. I live in Japan and when we had a big earth quake in my area (about 8 years ago), I was shocked that the supermarket was picked clean in about 6 hours! It took them days to restock -- and we didn't have any transportation issues at the time. Having fresh food for a few days is fine, but make sure that you stock enough long term storage foods to last you at least a week.

colanderman 11y ago
0 and 10 °F or °C? There's a big difference...
- mikekchar 11y ago
  Sorry. °C. I would get heat if it was °F.