I've heard that you are supposed to store a refrigerator with the doors open, however, one person told me that she just puts a sock with coffee grounds in it and keeps the doors closed. Any more information about this?

Hi - we are moving and will likely have to have our fridge in a storage unit for ~9 months. Is there anything we can do to help it survive the move? Any preparation that we need to do? It's a climate controlled unit, but still that's a long time to not be functional. Thanks!

How do you store carrots over the winter? Mine go soft right away and then spoil. I throw more out than we use.

I need advice on putting my refrigerator and an upright deep freezer in a self storing unit for about 6 months. The unit is not climate controlled. Do I put anything in the units?

Is there a simple and effective way of storing ones DNA for a thousand years? I define Simple as needing no power or maintenance of any kind. The DNA is obtained by Swabbing the inside of your mouth. Assume the storage location is a very cold and isolated place; such as Svalbard Island, where...