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Lou Decruss[_2_] · **What's for dinner on 07/21/08**

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:04:40 -0700, sf wrote:

>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.

Mine is on a second floor. No drain anywhere near. Cheap bamboo
parquet flooring. The only time I had a problem was a very long power
outage last summer and the floor got a little wet. You can't even see
it now. You can keep your auto-defrost and I'll keep my manual. And
my food much longer.

Lou