"Janet" > wrote in message
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>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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>> > I'm not sure how long it's been since the
>> > last defrosting.
>
> Well, if you ever need a new freezer, be sure to get a frost-free one
> that not only keeps the food better because it's so well insulated....
> it never, ever needs defrosting and the contents will always be
> recognisable.
>
> Only downside is a bruised arse from kicking yourself because you
> didn't throw out the old ice-monster years ago.
>

I make it a point to NOT get a frost free freezer. It is harder on the
food, with its warming cycles, and consumes more power. And, one more thing
to break. Why would a frost-free one be better insulated than the other?

I only have to defrost every few years, and then with a box fan it only
takes a couple hours.