Freezer and Fridge Tour | 2020

Today I want to share with you a tour of my fridge and freezers. We are a homesteading family and our fridges and freezers play a large roll in how we preserve food for winter. I hope you enjoy!
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[@amyhopfensperger8780]

I LOVE this! I have zero children yet I have 3 freezers and 2 fridges plus I garden, can, and preserve lots of food for harsh winters here in Wisconsin. Then I can pay it forward and donate to friends, neighbors, coworkers that need the food or just a morale booster. Thanks Chelsea!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That’s so awesome! Thank you for commenting.😊

[@DixieGirl9876]

I use to keep my freezers on the porch, till a bear came "shopping." I like to use clear plastic totes in my up-right freezer, they work like a drawer.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Great idea. We have LGD so thankfully don’t have a bear issue.

[@jksatte]

Yikes, a bear lol. Wow!!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hey there, I hope you are all having a wonderful day! Hope you enjoy the video. :) Warmly, Chelsea The all fridge is a Danby for those of you asking.

[@lynhanna917]

if you check out you tube channel - Dale Calder he makes a large variety of home made cheese and has great advice,

[@sylviabradley7355]

Love the warming pad for the cats😻

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

Your presentation was so well delivered. Your Freezer tour was attention-grabbing. Great job all around.

[@evelinebronsveld1559]

Hi Chelsea, the upright freezers in the UK and Netherlands have either a flap door or drawers which prevents too much cold air escaping. It does take away a little bit of space away, but it is also easier to fill. I had never seen a freezer with just shelves. Eveline in Scotland

[@deno.520]

I'm so excited to see how the grow room turns out! What a great use of that space. Between that, your high tunnel, greenhouse and gardens, you'll have enough food to open your own grocery store! ;) Thanks for the tour. You're very inspiring!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Awe, that is so sweet of you to say. Thank you, friend.

[@danamama6766]

As always you so inspire me. Thank you for this! Love how honest you are. So appreciate you sharing when your life is so full. So happy to see you so happy with that heated cat pad. I have a water bowl as well that keeps the water not frozen for the outside friends and it is a good feeling. hugs and luv

[@allyharrold1477]

I love watching your pantry tours, it’s nice seeing all items that are familiar being a fellow BC’er.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I love that, too! Glad you’re here.

[@stefaniegrant3905]

Me too! I'm living in Oregon now and it makes me feel closer to home watching these videos. ❤

[@stephencameron1709]

Loved this. Everything is so organized.. Val C

[@NS-pf2zc]

Oh my Friend, I’ve missed you, your smiling face and positive demeanor!! Life got overwhelming and of course I got off of most social media so I’ve missed a ton! I’m so PROUD of all you (and Dan and the kids) have accomplished! Much love, ~booger weeds

[@NS-pf2zc]

Ps. I DID save your what you sent me... and have been so tempted to reach out sometimes, but didn’t want to interrupt what I can only imagine is a super busy life!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks girl! I have missed your presence on the socials, but I completely understand. Lots of love from all of us.

[@haou132]

Excellent !!! Blessings +++!!!

[@herve160181]

So happy to see how much this channel has grown!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hey you! Hope all is well with you and yours. Yes, things are growing at a slow and steady pace, which works for me since I'm only able to post every so often. It's a wonderful outlet for me and helps pay the farm bills. :) Take care and thanks for checking in.

[@kathypope3010]

Thank you. It's so good to see you. Can't wait to see the grow room video.

[@akiglesias]

Love catching up on your progress. Thanks! 🥰

[@stevelakatos4747]

Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Peace and love from Arizona.

[@missdrd23]

Absolutely amazing preparation!

[@cathykillion6544]

Enjoyed the video 😊

[@camicri4263]

Nice!

[@lynsmith2698]

Hi Chelsea, i always enjoy your videos. We are just coming up to a 48hour power outage. Thank goodness for our generator we can plug in the freezers for a few hours everyday. Love your grow room that is something we dont have yet. My cold room has the same Pantry door on it, i love them. Anyways thanks for your videos, keep warm. See you next time

[@nannygeorginasmith3938]

Great tour, I agree with you, we too have tall freezer and a chest freezer, and sometimes we discover a mystery at the bottom of the chest freezer. Always a surprise haha. Thanks for sharing,👍😎

[@joannak4640]

Great video. Made me hungry 😂 Good idea for the cats ❤️👍😁

[@marybethhibbert8007]

I so enjoyed your pantry and freezer videos. They inspire me to redo some of my pantry ideas. I have a large pantry downstairs and a smaller one upstairs. They are full to the brim.....so I'm ready to revamp now that the garden is done. Thanks for your videos....Have a great day !!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’d love to have a smaller one on the main floor but sadly don’t have the space. I’m glad you’ve found my videos helpful.😊

[@northstarprepsteader]

Your 'remodels' are coming along so nicely!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks, friend!

[@GoddardFamily]

Loved this video thanks! We've been digging up our town backyard to plant food and thanks for sharing how to freeze veggies. I'm growing lots of capsicum so hopefully I can freeze some. I would love to do a long term food storage pantry but the only spare room I have gets really hot. Hi from sunny Australia 😄

[@Stapletonhomestread_Ohio]

Great video thanks for sharing with us ❤

[@amidrummond3228]

Love it! Can’t wait to see the cat box!

[@carolynmoody9460]

Blessings 💗

[@janetpaulsen195]

Absolutely great video. Such an inspiration

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you friend.❤️

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Hey Chelsea, love what you're doing with the grow room. We'd put a freezer outside if the temperatures stayed low here but they don't. Living here in Oklahoma isn't like up north when it comes to weather.

[@soniab.estacio3008]

I follow you Chelsea for years ! I love your videos and God bless

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much!

[@Maude111111]

Grated zucchini also goes great in rice.................

[@jksatte]

I did really enjoy your tour. I think I will be binging your channel today. I need to catch up. Thanks so much. Janice

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much. Enjoy!😊

[@rosache17]

Hello, I just find your channel. I love to watch storage and organise food as I live alone and only do once supermarket in a week. I would like to know as you need freeze food with many zip bag, will you wash it and recycle use it again or just throw it away, and how you clean up all the bag? Love your channel and I start to watch all your video^^

[@danoneill2846]

Many Thanks

[@abimol3802]

You were in my recommended and I'm really happy for that! New subscriber here 😁

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!!!😊

[@TheBahamabob]

Always glad to see you in action. I’ve thought about adding freezers as I bought a calf that a friend is raising with his steers. Debate in my own mind-would a merchandising style commercial upright with windows get the job done. My extended family could access it then. Or even a glass top commercial chest freezer with compartments for each family. Any comments knowing we are in a hot summer climate?

[@deancook4128]

You guys have some serious freezer space. Gonna have to let us know how that cantaloupe turns out. I bought my freezer in 1981 used so it's over 40yrs old. I'm going to get another one just for meat. My dad and I hunt together so one elk and two deer fill all the freezer space we have.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Our downstairs freezer is ancient, too, but still works! Good luck on the hunt!

[@Thisisit120]

Interesting video. Are you going to do any videos on your cheese making? I would love to see that.

[@tinabergen979]

Could you please write out the name of the company you got the warmer from

[@pamt8430]

Great video Chelsea. Questions...what is the issue with your fam not liking fresh butter? Is there that much of a difference from store bought? Store bought is all I've ever had, so not sure of the difference. I have gotten some Amish butter and it was wonderful..so much better than from the store. Just curious.

[@vrraw3724]

Love from India

[@vrraw3724]

I'm agriculture Student in India

[@nancyhowlett1768]

Instead of Ziploc bags have you ever thought of using a Food Saver machine, I had one and I loved it you can keep food twice as long because it takes all the air out and you don’t get any ice crystals on anything you should invest in one of those since you’ve been freezing so much I bet you the maker of the machine will sponsor you and probably give you one for free check it out

[@crystalwonn7480]

Can you provide a link to that refrigerator please?

[@dhansonranch]

Hey Chelsea. I am curious what it is you don't like about the home made butter for eating. I find the home made butter better unless it is not rinsed enough...then I can't eat it. Any amount of buttermilk left behind just destroys it for me. You have been busy! Looks great! Take care.

[@2plus2by2]

Argh, I wish if known you had an all fridge. The freezer top one we have in our kitchen is on the way out and I decided to switch to an all fridge too. I was looking for recommendations but didn't think I knew anyone with one. Anyway, already ordered and waiting on delivery. I like the layout of yours, don't think I saw that model.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I love it and won’t ever go back. 😊 You’ll love it I’m sure.

[@elisenoel751]

I didn’t know scobies could be frozen, so cool!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Mine was in the fridge, not the freezer. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I think I’ll give it a try though, and see if it works!

[@sabinewren6588]

Thank you for sharing. I was just curious if you have problems with bears getting into the freezers in the summer? Or do your dogs scare them off?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Great question! No, we have guardian dogs and they keep the bears back.

[@debbiepower8780]

I know this will probably seem a silly question but are your freezer ok to be outside. As here in the UK we have to buy freezer which can be used in outside sheds/garages, that are ok to be used in unheated spaces and not the one you would buy to use inside heated spaces.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Not a silly question at all. You’re right, in general you want to make sure it’s the right kind of freezer for where you’re putting it. We’re kind of rule breakers over here and don’t worry to much about that.😉

[@milda0820]

💖

[@dazywings]

Great video! Do you have issues with landslides in your upright freezer or freezer on top? We solved this issue with some rectangular dollar tree bins, plastic file crate(common at back to school time). They work great for containing and organizing the baggies of frozen veg and fruits etc. Just a suggestion! Keep the fantastic videos coming, looking forward to seeing the cat warming box video

[@LittleMountainRanch]

What an awesome idea!

[@leslieschmaltz5306]

I know this is an older video but I have a question. Do you struggle with freezer burn with your veggies in that upright freezer?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

No, not really.

[@roxanne4534]

Your freezers and food storage is impressive. Can you give the name of the upstairs fridge, the one without the freezer. i think that is a great idea.

[@jksatte]

It's in the pinned comment.

[@_jfun_]

How much surplus or expired food goes to the trash?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Not much - we go through it fast enough that we don't often have things expire. If we do end up with any food expiring that goes to the pigs and the chickens.

[@Connie-ts1dv]

Do you try and use everything in freezers within a year.?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Yes

[@rebeccabodmer5498]

I have been contemplating buying an all frig for our kitchen - any problems with things freezing? What brand do you have? Thanks

[@LittleMountainRanch]

No freezing issues. I’ll post the brand in the pinned comment when I get home.

[@rebeccabodmer5498]

@@LittleMountainRanch brand of frig? Maybe I'm looking in wrong place

[@VevoV]

Hey what is the brand of your jacket called I want to get one as a gift

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Not sure, my sister gave it to me and the tag is missing.

[@brentderksen]

I was thinking, "how many people will know what a poutine is?" 😋

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You must be Canadian.😉

[@BioGartenReich]

Hey there, I really like your videos but I always wonder how do you manage all of this work? I myself have a huge garden and some chickens and rabbits and I can hardly keep up with the work in the summertime. Imagining having 11 kids at home, all the housework, animals, garden, homeschooling ... I would really like to know how you manage all of this. Maybe it`s a video idea for you. Thank you so much for your inspirations and sending you nice greetings from Germany.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Many hands make light work really is true. 7 of my children do one chore each in the morning, plus me, so it really doesn’t take long to do everything farm related in an hour or less. When we do any big canning days or harvesting we all go at it, which cuts down how much time it takes hugely. I also make an effort to rest for an hour every afternoon so I don’t burn out. It’s a balancing act, for sure. Thank you for being here.🙂

[@BioGartenReich]

@@LittleMountainRanch Thank you so much for your answer. That`s what I thought. Balancing and managing isn`t that easy for me, I guesse I still have to learn a lot. Thank you for your openness.

[@allstar7778]

what is the source of milk for you? if it is from animals can you make video for it ?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Dairy cows

[@allstar7778]

@@LittleMountainRanch you milk them yourself ? Edit: Nevermind, just saw your latest video on the channel, that has the content I am looking for . Great content you have, I will explore the channel.

[@theresas709]

Where's the ice cream?:)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That's a fair question. ;)

[@Lydia1914]

Hi Chelsea, I really enjoy watching your videos, I have a question, and was wondering how you felt about Pateras video on NOT showing what foods you have prepped. Just curious how you feel about it. I am attaching the link to her KZbin channel where she discusses this. Would you please let me know if this is something that has changed your view on showing your prepping cubbards. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-Wc5ydo82Yhrs (Patera's KZbin vlog) You are one of the hardest working women that I watch. Thank you love, Margie, Eddie and Colleen Guy from Southern Maryland

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ve thought about this a lot and I think maybe I’ll do a video and address it. The short answer is, no, I’m not concerned. Here’s the deal, if the SHTF and people are going to think about hiking all the way out here to steal my food, it’s likely already gone. Simple as that. I think it’s more important to inspire people to put up food and the best way to do that is to show what I’m doing. Maybe I’ll regret it one day, but for now I’m fine with it. Thanks for your caring and thoughtful comment.

[@Lydia1914]

@@LittleMountainRanch Oh,, fantastic answer💓 You are inspiring. That's why I watch.

[@loopy7057]

Don't know how you can butcher your own animals

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It’s not easy, but I figure if I’m going to eat meat I’d better be comfortable butchering it.