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sf[_3_] · **What's for dinner on 07/21/08**

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:15:05 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
> wrote:
>>
>>>I may buy a small freezer to help with planning ahead and
>>>cooking in advance. I'll need to go check out the appliance group, but
>>>if y'all have opinions on chest vs. upright, I'd love to hear 'em.
>
>>We've got an upright non-self defrosting and it's the only way to go
>>IMO.
>
>I didn't even know there was such a thing as a non-self-defrosting
>upright. Sounds cool. Those self-defrost events really can
>trash frozen food.
>
It's the only way to go *if* your freezer is in the basement near a
drain or out in the garage with a nice slope out the door *and* you
enjoy manual defrosting. I had one for years and it was an absolute
bear to defrost. I feel *no* nostalgia for it and I had optimum floor
conditions.

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