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snot

(11,918 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:31 PM 12 hrs ago

Name an item that you've had in your frig. for 20+ years

Only mention particular items, e.g., don't include ketchup unless you're talking about the same, unique bottle of ketchup.

I've got a 20+ -year bottle of pomegranate soda.

(Credit to @debm55 at https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182327035 for inspiration for this post.)

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Name an item that you've had in your frig. for 20+ years (Original Post) snot 12 hrs ago OP
Thanks snot. I would throw it away. debm55 11 hrs ago #1
A stupid freezer thermometer buzzycrumbhunger 11 hrs ago #2
What brand of refrigerator you got that's lasted 20 years? Emile 11 hrs ago #3
Reasonable question. snot 11 hrs ago #4
Should probab;y... 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #5
Ha! buzzycrumbhunger 8 hrs ago #10
Not sure what it is. Sneederbunk 10 hrs ago #6
Im Guessing Just One ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #7
My parents had a Zenith chest freezer that ran for 52 years. lastlib 10 hrs ago #8
Nothing. greatauntoftriplets 9 hrs ago #9

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,362 posts)
2. A stupid freezer thermometer
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:43 PM
11 hrs ago

It’s always in the way and we never check it. It’s a freezer. If everything’s hard as a rock, it’s working. No need to check or keep a log for scientific purposes…

Emile

(44,023 posts)
3. What brand of refrigerator you got that's lasted 20 years?
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:53 PM
11 hrs ago

I haven't had that kind of luck. Seems like all they make anymore is junk.

snot

(11,918 posts)
4. Reasonable question.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:08 PM
11 hrs ago

Not the same frig., just the same bottle.

I'm beginning to wonder if my question is only relevant for people who live alone.

I've got lots of ancient condiments as well.

2naSalit

(104,654 posts)
5. Should probab;y...
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:21 PM
11 hrs ago

Rotate stock.

I have moved too many times to have anything for 20 years.

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,362 posts)
10. Ha!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:56 PM
8 hrs ago

The thermometer is a metal one that hangs on a rack. I think it’s lasted for three fridges. 🙂

ProfessorGAC

(77,623 posts)
7. Im Guessing Just One
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:37 PM
10 hrs ago

A bottle of grappa I bought in Italy around 2001 or 2002.
Really high end version of it. It was almost a hundred bucks then.
It's an extremely acquired taste & I don't drink much, so it's lasted a very long time.
Keeping it cold keeps the vapor pressure of the alcohol & volatile flavor components low.
Since it's been opened over 2 decades I figure keeping it cold maintains the flavor.

lastlib

(28,796 posts)
8. My parents had a Zenith chest freezer that ran for 52 years.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:20 PM
10 hrs ago

The only problem it had until it died was the light bulb burned out after about 40 years.

--* Sigh *-- they don't build 'em like they used to......

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