Lou Decruss wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:30:37 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > LOL! Yes, energystar is almost a reason to replace a still working
> > older one. We got rid of a huge beast of a chest freezer to a food
> > bank. It's not that it wasnt reasonably efficient, it's that it was
> > too big though for it's size it was efficient. It was an old
> > farmhouse unit where you butchered a whole steer and stored it in
> > there.
>
> My fridge died Saturday. It's 10 years old and not a scratch on it.
> We ordered a new one. Hopefully the electric bill payback will be
> worth it. I just couldn't see putting any money in it. We got the
> bottom freezer drawer type which I've read is pretty economical
> compared to the side by side models. I hope I didn't make a $900
> mistake.
>
> Lou

They are more economical. Doesn't matter if top or bottom freezer but
side by sides cost more to run and you have wierd storage size issues.
Had an apartment once with a side-by-side and didnt like it. Now, I
could deal with one as i have a decent chest freezer for what won't fit
in thee but as an only freezer, you will like the bottom or top unit
for utility as well.


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