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By the time I'd read to the previous post, I was laughing so much, I'd forgotten the original question.
Jo - life without a fridge is fine so far - it's been about 9-10mths - though I've not had a really long spell of hot weather to deal with.
I've made some adjustments to how I cook / use /store food - as a one-person household; might work differently for a family.
A freezer is a necessity. I cook in bulk and freeze in 1or2-meal portion packs.
You need to be OK about eating the same thing for a couple of nights in a row, or more.
Buy the size of milk that you will get through before it goes off. This may mean buying smaller more expensive cartons. I buy several at a time and freeze them till needed. You need to remember to defrost before you need need need them. Defrost in the bucket - takes a couple of hours before there's enough liquid milk for a cup of tea.
My 'fridge' is a bucket of cold water. In it live the milk, the jar of mayo, and any unfrozen, unopened, watertight packs of [cheese etc].
I freeze butter till needed and keep it in a butter dish. Again, just defrost what you'll need before it goes off. In summer I buy salted cos it lasts longer. In winter, unsalted which I prefer.
Cheese - I buy a big block and cut smaller and freeze. Hard cheeses only.
Ham, bacon, sausages, pate - repack in portion-sized packs [just layers/'leaves' of plastic bag will do] and freeze
Bread - slice and freeze, use as needed, either defrost or toast. Some defrosted bread is nasty; some OK.
I probably wouldn't defrost > cook a large joint of meat in summer. Better to buy fresh and roast immediately, then cut up and freeze leftovers.
I eat a lot less meat.
Work out a measure of a portion of uncooked rice / pasta, and use it to avoid waste. I'm a lot more cautious, especially in summer, about leftover 'stodge' that I would previously have put overnight in the fridge and eaten the next day. It might work if you put it into a watertight wide-necked jar stored in the water bucket.
Not having a fridge means less stuff available to snack on, or not immediately edible.
A microwave might be useful, though I don't have one - for quick defrost and eat.
Lack of summer salady things normally kept fresh in a fridge might be a pain - lettuce, spinach leaves, coleslaw.
The pantry, which is the coldest room in the house, is very useful.
This house is cold all year round anyway.
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