Why is it so difficult to close the freezer drawers?

Has something fallen behind? This morning I couldn’t close a freezer drawer - a packet of dh’s favourite Magnums (only one left) had fallen behind the drawer.

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Sorry if this is a serious question! Surely adults can sort this sort of thing.

I'm sure adults can sort out most things, which makes any postings quite pointless, but it seems a reasonable question to have a chat about.

My freezer is the same; the more I take out, the harder it is to fit in what's left.

Daftbag1 It’s the Law of Perversity! ??

Might need defrosting.

I have problems opening one of my drawers. It is all plastic and there is a thin piece to put your fingers behind and pull, which has broken off.

I understand this post completely. I used to have a very large upright freezer at my house, but always found the drawers in it difficult to cope with, no matter how much or how little was in it.

Now have a small under counter freezer, and just the same. The little drawer at the bottom, comes out very easily, but is so difficult to get back in. #

Think this is because they do not have proper sliders for them, and I never remember whether I need to put it back in tipped with back higher than front or front higher than the back. Obviously, usually, my third or fourth attempt to get it correct.

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Fish pie for dinner?

May I come to dinner, pleas, Daftbag1? That menu sounds scrumptious

Please, not pleas

I know exactly what you mean. They are so awkward. I have been known to kick the bottom drawer.

I think it's because the plastic sides of the drawers become brittle and inflexible when they freeze. So when you draw them out, they start to soften up and become more pliable because they're beginning to defrost. But because the sides of the freezer are still rigid and frozen, the drawers don't slide back in because one is deep frozen and rigid and the other is pliable. Hence they "jar against each other". This is what I think happens but I really don't know!

I understand this absolutely. Bottom drawer of my small under counter freezer never slides back properly & I usually end up on my front swearing profusely while wiggling the the wretched thing from side to side and up & down. Grrgh

I think stuff which remains in the freezer sometimes moves and has a bit sticking up - I often need to shuffle stuff around. My freezer is a self defrost - such a boon - and the sides of the drawers are a strong plastic with handle cut into the sides - handy if the dryer is heavy.
When I had my chest freezer I could NEVER find what I wanted however recently I had put it in!
My bottom drawer never goes in easily but it is shaped - DH says because the motor is behind it.

I used to have a chest freezer but it was an absolute pain to get anything out of the bottom of it. I've hung upside down in that thing more times than I care to remember!

Dinner tonight.......

For us humans a puff pastry parcel of salmon, prawns and mussels with a tbsp creme fraiche with parsley and sumac a drop of lemon, and salt & Pepper, served with new spuds, carrots and asparagus, followed by Apple tart and creme fraiche.

Dog had the chicken, a few mussels, and the white fish with grated carrot

All yummy and no soggy bottoms!

Ooh a proper grown up dinner? I am staying with DD3 and 3 small children so meals are more centred around pasta and cheese. I love spicy foods especially Moroccan and Mexican also Thai, Indian, all Italian, Turkish (so basically food!?) and am looking forward to going home and cooking these lovely dishes agsin??

I have a chest freezer and when I go for something it is an adventure. !!

Does anybody else dread that time when you have to empty the chest freezer out and scrape all the escaped peas and sweet corn out of the bottom? Hate doing that job!

Next time you defrost it try rubbing glycerine over all of the surfaces. Next time you need to defrost the ice comes off in chunks once it’s been switched off for 20 minutes or so.

I struggle to get drawers back in too. My husband takes even longer than me.

Is there someone on Gransnet that knows for certain why?

I think the space where the drawer pulls out fills up with peas.

That's as good a hypothesis as any MissA