Where do you put your Christmas food?

I don’t have to cater for many now at Christmas but when I did I used the garden shed which was very close to the outside back door for veg , bread etc.
We never had a problem with anything, boxes were well sealed in case of “ marauders”’ and nothing ever got nibbled or went off.
I am old enough to remember when we didn’t have fridges and shops closed for several days, we never suffered or worried, it was just what we did.

Bradfordlass I know the difficulties, where even flour, cornflour and just about everything has to be kept in a fridge!
But can you keep a couple of fridge freezers out on the verandah?

I, too, leave veg, fruit, salad etc in a washing basket in the garage.

There are lots of things taking up unnecessary space in the fridge. Maybe an annual clear out of sauce bottles, jams etc, which are never used.

It's too hot at Christmas/summertime to have anything unrefrigerated, even for a short time.

I use zip-lock bags for many things: left over vegetables; croissants; custard etc. Many of these will fit easily onto a shelf where a bowl, plate or box would take up too much room.

If things need to be plated, two thicknesses of cling-film over them allows another plate or two to be stacked on top, as long as it isn't a decorate cake!

Insulated bags, cool boxes etc wouldn't work in this climate and my garage is possibly the hottest place in the house!

When I haven't been able to get it all in the fridge, in insulated cool bags or boxes kept outside, with ice packs. It's always worked well.

Laundry room, like Sara’s is unheated, ie freezing, and leads into the garage also freezing so we store stuff in both of those. But I also do a big clear out of fridge and freezers before Christmas. Then I keep my ??!!

We erect a mini greenhouse (cost about £15 from Argos a few years ago) on the patio as a makeshift fridge. It is a frame covered by plastic, zips up. Drinks etc go in there. It is in a protected area so the stuff in there doesn't freeze.

We haven't yet needed the car boot!

A big Esky cool box.

Our laundry room is freezing, so good for storing drink and some food.

But then we’ll do our usual annual thing, of going through the freezer, and chucking things away, so that we can go out and buy more to fill it up again.

My garage is cold enough thankfully.
Also we have an unheated enclosed front porch and I often use it to set jellies, keep cakes and puddings when catering for larger than usual numbers.

Just want to say thank you for the tip of using the car boot. Never thought of that.

Yes, as MawB says, clear the fridge of unnecessaries, square or oblong plastic boxes for storage somewhere cool if not in the fridge.
Eggs don't need to go in the fridge.

Can you store things you won't want in large plastic boxes in the garage even the shed? Or in boxes on top of kitchen cupboards for the time being. I dislike things on top of cupboards but sometimes needs must.

It's only a few days

which we do not Heat!

so so lucky to have a second kitchen in the back of the house (ex Parish kitchen/room) which we do not eat and serves as great pantry- it has a fridge and freezer too. Not required this year- actually rented for 3 days to a local family.

Veggies and fruit go in lidded plastic boxes in the garage (you could leave them in the boot of the car)
Apart from that I religiously clear the fridge and fridge door of anything which does not need refrigeration (bottles of sauce, jars of jam or marmalade etc) and pack the rest in “scientifically “ think Tokyo underground! Turkey comes off the bone and goes into plastic Tupperware type boxes, ham and left over roasties etc likewise. The advantage being you can stack them more efficiently.
A cold frosty Christmas does make things easier, I agree.

Weather may be warm and wet.....but it's not that warm

Do you have, or could you borrow, a cool box?

Cool bag packed with shop bought ice cubes in the garage?

Delia said she keeps her cheese in the boot of the car. Would that be cool enough where you live?
Do you have a spare bedroom where you could turn off the radiator?

I put mine in my tummy. Yum yum!