Mini Fridges...

[Andy C]

Well, since im off to uni and cant live without bacon/eggs/milk ive decided to look at getting a mini fridge as i might have a load of cunts in my flat that nick my food so want to keep it in my room, just to be safe!!

I reacon i need about 10litres to get everything in. However, i cant seem to be finding what i want at a reasonable price.

I also, seen lots of "Food coolers/warmers" which seem to look like what i want but is this a fridge that can be unpluged or a cool box that plugs in?? Also, will it be cold enough to store bacon,eggs and maybe a bit of meat??

Example Here

This also seem like what i want and more is a fridge than the 1st one. However, its really girly!!

Example Here

So, can anyone find me something better than these??

Also, would the first cooler be good enough??
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[craigie b]

we,ve got a mini fridge and it shit for keep stuff like milk and fresh food. the food goes off in half the time of the regular fridge.

[Andy C]

Cheers for reply, that doesnt sound good!

How many days did the milk last?? Did you try egg/bacon in there?
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[Bendy]

We use them at race weekends, I wouldn't store perishable food in one for any great length of time.

Don't be a sad student flat with everyone having their own pint of milk, just have a kitty that everyone lobs a few quid into to cover things like milk, butter, tea and coffee. Much less hassle.

[Andy C]

[jonboy22]

Yeah wouldn't keep a mini fridge if you got a small room either. They give off some heat if you buy an el cheapo and I think there was even a fire incident when I was at uni....

If you don't want stuff to be nicked and you dont mind looking like a total tight arse, get a lock box.....

Our communal fridge would basically get raided every night, so I noticed this girl started using a metal lock box to keep things in...

I personally stopped using the firdge all toghether but was thinking of making a chocolate laxative cake and leaving it there.....
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[angryjonny]

When my main fridge went on the blink I lived out of the beer chiller in my lounge for a while. That was a proper fridge with a glass door - not one of these 12v things.

I got salmonella. Don't risk it.

[Andy C]

[JonB]

Our digs have cupboards with locks on so every student has their own cupboard.

I'm gonna try what Bendy suggested and just lob money in collectively and have a "weekly shop" of essentials.
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[Dragonfly]

I won a big stello artios one but my ex took it years ago, there handy and look nice. Liked the both you choose there would go for the second one, looks bigger.
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[jonboy22]

was at uni in Newcastle so a monster full english stotty (half a football sized bap filled with 4 bits of bacon, two sausages two eggs and baked beans if you wanted) only cost what 2 odd quid? which was pretty good VFM back in the day...

If I wanted to keep anything cool-ish, I would just hang it out the window in a plastic bag, things like milk and eggs would be fine....
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[Visitor Q]

I have one of these -ish-

I used to stick a shit load of beers in the top part, take out the extra shelf bit to fit in a 4 pinter standing up, and fill the rest with meat, fresh pasta cheese etc. Never had a problem. Need to watch for ventilation behind the thing, and fuck me is it loud.
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[carvell]

If you read the accommodation blurb you'll find that you're not actually allowed them at Bath, they fined a couple of people for them on our first set of room inspections. As long as you hide it when there's an inspection, you'd get away with it though.

Noones going to take your food from the fridge, unless you're very very unlucky. I lived with 14 others in Bath, we shared 2 fridges and none of my stuff ever went missing.

At least go to uni with an open mind and store your stuff in the fridge, then if it gets nicked get a mini fridge.
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[Mister James]

I just bought a big tupperware box at Keele, and chucked all my nickable stuff in that. Very seldom had any problems, although I guess it depends on who you are living with.

Make sure when you meet everyone you tell them about the crash, and how you have to soak all your food in Senecot to help you poop, or something!
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[Mary Jane]

Just put all the stuff you buy into a big brown paper bag labeled "tofu". Then stick it into the communal fridge, and I can almost gurantee no one will touch it.

Unless you room with vegetarians, in which case, label it "meat".

[Mrs Kickstart]

Hi,

After you have wasted 99.8% of you cash on beer 0.1% on uni essentials the 0.1% will only allow you tesco value baked beans so a fridge wont be a problem

Charlotte


PS Wait until you get there and see how things go. I would advise not to buy things like kettles,toasters etc as when Keith sister went they has 5 toasters, 5 kettles 3 steamers and so on.
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[yambabe]

Having been to look at the Idle Son's Uni halls yesterday (HOW many spiders in thet room!! Had to go back with Himself last night so he could remove them before we started to move stuff in..... ) he is in the same position. 12 flats to each "house", with communal tooilet/showers on the ground floor and communal kitchen on the 3rd (top) floor. Couple of fridges in the kitchen which he will be using but we are also looking to get him his own to keep in his room.

This one is favourite at the moment. https://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/29_332062.html I have one at work and it's great, can fit loads of stuff in (including a small amount of frozen or ice cube trays) and it is a normal fridge with temp control so stuff keeps normal time.

Big enough to keep his bacon, eggs and beer in, which is all he really needs, and will fit quite neatly into the space at the end of his bed (and possibly act as a tv stand too!)

He's got his own cutlery & crockery too which he intends keeping in his room.
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[map]

IMO those mini fridges aren't worth it. Only hold a few cans of coke. As said, not good for real food.

If you want something that'll do a better job then I'd suggest one of the glass fronted beer type, click images below for more info. You might find them cheaper though.

https://www.comet.co.uk/comet/dyn_imgs/prods/prod_full/266051.jpg or https://www.comet.co.uk/comet/dyn_imgs/prods/prod_full/262722.jpg

HTH
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[EllioTT_GiXXeR]

I have seen a really big mini fridge, can't remember where they are from though, mybe woolworths.

I had a small one a few years ago, can't hear yourself think, fecking shit.
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[EllioTT_GiXXeR]

thats the little buggers, map, mite have to get me one of them.
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[cqueen]

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[carvell]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Tbh I would avoid getting a mini fridge for anything else but beer unless you find it actually necessary. You don't want to start out creating at atmosphere of suspicion where you appear not to trust anyone with your 50p milk.

Same with the cutley and plates, ok you usually get one twat that takes the piss with yours and doesn't wash them up but it's not worth becoming a hermit over.

Door stops are a great idea for getting to know people, the typical fire doors in student accomodation are a little conversation stifling to say the least whereas with open doors it's more of a normal flat. Everyone in my flat made the effort with them and it was a nicer place to live as a result.

[cagiva gezzer]

As said, don't waste your money, or be a recluse.

Not like you're going to have uber expensive stuff in a fridge.

Also, you're going to be living with people. Most will become your friends, some you will share food with. You're just end up eating each other's "daily" food and replacing it the next day and sharing basics.

Get as many food friends as you can, cook for them and build up as many "IOUs" so when you're tight you can eat their food.

Managed two weeks at uni without cooking an evening meal, just chatted up a differnt girl each day.....
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