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Cleaning Out the Refrigerator - Before the Hazmat Team Arrives

Posted by CaptRob on January 6, 2010 at 11:49 AM

 

It is too cold to do something outside, so what can I do for fun inside the sailboat? Hey, I know, clean out the fridge! For those of you not familiar with boat refrigerators they operate more like the “old-fashioned” fridges of years past. The big critical difference from today’s fridges is they ice up! Big heavy, thick ice.

  

Secondly, boat refrigerators are usually of the chest type. Meaning unused stuff tends to drift to the bottom. Thank goodness for labels or many unrecognizable items would remain a mystery. Is blue cheese salad dressing dated – use by Aug 11, 2007 – still good? Hmmmmm.

  

Hey, why do we have 5 containers of mustard? Anyway… It has been a while since we have completely emptied the fridge and cleaned it. So, here I go. Do I hear the Star Wars theme playing in the background? Harharhar

  

Here is a photo of the ice buildup after removing everything.

  

  

Note the bottle of wine stuck in the ice. After many hours of melting the ice. I did speed up the process with pots of hot water. Here is the after photo.

  

  

What a nicely done project. Doesn't the fridge look much better now? I think it is time for a glass of that wine....

 

CaptRobLee

 

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7 Comments

Reply Court
02:07 PM on January 06, 2010 
OMG you have a huge cold plate. How large is your frig? This is the big year. In 85 days the hourglass on my job will run dry and I can turn it over for a fresh start. The Admiral says home improvements come first, but life on the "yacht" isn't far behind.
Here's to warm breezes, cool nights and the option of sailing South to chase them.
Reply Michael Brooks
02:29 PM on January 06, 2010 
Now is the best time to de-frost, reason being, you need no ice to keep what you had in there viable, so with the cold weather upon you, put it in the cockpit. I do miss those days Rob....I do miss those days and you guys...
Reply mark
10:44 PM on January 06, 2010 
I hope that isn't red wine on ice!
Reply Ross
11:44 PM on January 06, 2010 
Since I have no heat on the boat, nothing happens except, accrewed Dock House Time." Congrat's on you energy!
Reply Robert
12:36 AM on January 07, 2010 
You should never have five containers of mustard in a refrigerator. Mustard is a tasty, precious commodity that should be eaten as soon as possible. Let the mayonnaise freeze, but dammit, eat the mustard. Preferably on a sandwich, burger or anything that goes with mustard, though it's quite tasty rolled up in a square of processed American cheese as it makes the cheese more palatable.
Reply CaptRob
08:14 PM on January 07, 2010 
You all are soooo funny! ;-)

Court, our fridge is approx 2L, 2D, 1W with a backside shelf 2L, 1D, 6inW.
We miss you too Mikey...
Mark, cheap white wine, colder the better!
Thanks Ross.
Robert, this is a constant problem with a 2ft deep fridge and gravity.
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