On Sep 29, 9:50*am, Nina > wrote:
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> Most freezers plug into a standard outlet, and a full freezer that is
> operating properly adds little to the electric bll.
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> But having had both chest freezers and upright freezers, if space
> permits, I would seriously consider an upright freezer. *They are
> much, much easier to find things in. *Unless you're careful, a chest
> freezer can easily just become a graveyard for frozen thing, because
> it's hard to see (and hard on your back) to discover what's actually
> IN the bottom, and so it doesn't get taken out until it's
> freezer-burned and inedible. *
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> My experience anyway, although it could just be my lack of
> organizational skills!
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> Nina
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I'm going to have to go with the vote for the upright freezer, too. I
bought a 14 cu. ft. one last November and I really have enjoyed
filling it up with meat and frozen vegetable sales. Also, the marked
down meats were a great help in getting it stocked.

Several people had strongly recommended I get a small chest freezer.
I knew that was a route I wasn't going to consider. The thought of
standing on my head and re-arranging food every time I wanted
something was not a pretty picture. And as some have already said, it
would be just a matter of time before I had a pile in the bottom to
never be used.

I opted for a frost-free model and it has added about $54 to my total
yearly electric bill. It's just so nice to find what I want
immediately and not think about unloading that box and doing a big
defrost job as my used to do with her 20 cu.ft. one. It would be an
all day job and not one I wanted to repeat.

Also, I purchased a Food Saver vacuum sealer this year and it has done
wonders in packaging food for the freezer! When the item thaws, it
looks just like the day I sealed it even if it has been many months
ago.