Why are fridges in cold climate countries not mounted into the wall of a house so the ambient air could cool the inside?

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Why are fridges in cold climate countries not mounted into the wall of a house so the ambient air could cool the inside?

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Answer 1

Well, let’s just take soda as an example:

At around 4°C, you have an ice cold can of pepsi, this is normal autumn temperature here in Northern Sweden, but in November, storing soda outside is risky because if the temperature drops below 0°C during the night, your pepsi turns solid and the can might even explode.

Normally, during winter, I put pots of soup outside with the lid on, and then take in the frozen soup a couple of days later, put it on the stove and heat it up, soup can last several weeks like that.