Step One

[naturallypixie]

In an effort to move toward unplugging our fridge, we decided that we would go mostly veggie for a month. I bought soups, veggies, crackers, nuts and other stuff that don't need refrigeration. We still have some Rice Dream in the fridge to finish with the cereal we still have. I didn't buy any frozen veggies. I usually buy a ton.

Today I made a can of soup around 3:00pm. I took out what I wanted then replaced the lid and heated it for 5 minutes then turned off the heat and left the pot on the stove without having moved the lid. At 8:00pm, MWH came home, reheated the soup and ate it. We'll see if he is still alive in the morning :)

I also bought a jar of olives that did not specify that it needed to be refrigerated after opening. I ate some of them and put the jar in the cupboard. Test in progress.

ETA: I also bought a dozen eggs. I hard boiled half of them. Both the boiled and nonboiled eggs are sitting in separate bowls on the counter.

Comments

[rdhdsnippet.livejournal.com]

'twas while I was waiting tables, so reasonably frequent turnover, but every once in a while something doesn't get used properly I guess. Of course they were glass ketchup bottles, so "exploding" resulted in shards of glass mixed in with the goo. Ick. However, it did happen often enough that I'm very careful to keep my ketchup refrigerated. I guess if you weren't going to you'd be ok with very small plastic bottles. It'll last pretty much indefinitely as long as it hasn't been opened. :)

[youvebeenpixied.livejournal.com]

Really? That is very interesting and something I will keep in mind. Personal experience is the best teacher and I'd rather the bottle explodes in sombody else's place :) Glass shards = bad