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I remember staying in a Youth Hostel in Scotland in cold weather, and people keeping their cartons of milk on the outside windowsill 'in' the kitchen. (Presumab
by parenthesis 18y ago
I remember staying in a Youth Hostel in Scotland in cold weather, and people keeping their cartons of milk on the outside windowsill 'in' the kitchen. (Presumably there was no fridge.)
The point being: if you are in a cold climate, you can just keep food outside (suitably protected, etc., etc.).
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- jwilliams 18y agoYeah I used to live in Zurich. Great for parties. Just put the beer on the balcony :-)
- timcederman 18y agoBeer on the balcony. A time-honoured tradition at Hotham.
- mikeyur 18y agoFor new years we kept our keg on the patio to keep it cool. But that's just because it wouldn't fit in the freezer :P
- kqr2 18y agoDuring the winter, I kept my sodas outside my window sill, but sometimes it would get too cold and they would burst!
- electromagnetic 18y agoAll this winter my wife and I have been keeping water bottles on the window sill, (I live south-west of toronto so it can get really cold at night). It often supercooled, it's really cool to see crystallization happen right in front of your eyes. (Ed: I've only ever seen supercooling once in the freezer, but I saw it almost every single night during winter, you can even drink from the bottle before it begins to crystallize. If only the same could be done with beer.) I've avoided putting sodas on my window sill because I've had a few explode when I've stuck them in the freezer in the summer to get them ice cold. When my head is less than 2 feet away I don't want one of them exploding, if only because I don't want to strip my bed sheets at 3am. I doubt one would ever be capable of hurting someone as they always seem to split in the side.
- HeyLaughingBoy 18y agoThat works well for stuff you want frozen rock solid (around here it drops to -25F in winter) and it makes it easy to run out to the grocery at lunch time and safely leave meat in the car. But for things like milk, eggs, etc. that you don't want to freeze, not so much.
- david927 18y agoIn the Czech Republic people used to have two windows -- an inner and an outer. Not only is it great for insulation but you can keep things between the two windows and it stays cold without freezing.