Freezers

[Tim Horton]

Like many, over the years I've had freezers live and die in the garage.. If I were ever in need of a garage freezer, if considering a new freezer I would look for the ...garage ready... feature..
Good luck..
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What is the difference between a garage freezer and a regular freezer?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GARAGE READY FREEZER AND A REGULAR FREEZER? A regular freezer is designed to work within a small temperature range in a controlled environment, like a house. Garage ready freezers can handle a larger fluctuation in temperatures with the range of 0-110°F.

 

[dademoss]

Google can be your friend. Store Your Favorite Foods Efficiently With These Top Upright Freezers

Et al.......

 

[backlash]

I bought several freezer baskets to sort stuff so we could find what we wanted.
One for chicken, beef, vegies, etc.
That lasted about 2 Costco trips and now it's a mess just like before.
I give up on ever organizing it or the freezer section in the refrigerator.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

Easy peasy.

You need more freezers. No more than 2 items per freezer and a divider down the middle. Only problem after that is finding which freezer you want.

 

[viking]

Yeah we usually have gallon jugs in our freezers. We're thinking upright. It won't be opened frequently and I don't want to have to take everything out to reach stuff on the bottom, especially during the summer.

I'm sure it would be more expensive but an upright with inner doors for shelves would be great for saving cold air when going after an item when you know where it is in the freezer, these doors actually add another insulation to any exterior air intrusion from any main door gasket leaks.

 

[Magpie]

Thank you everyone.
so- @viking my upright has inner doors, which is great because cold air, as you know, 'falls'
@dademoss I would love a 'garage' freezer, sadly they don't seem to exist here.
@zoomzoom they would stack better - having checked the prices those type are actually dearer than the bags. I've used a few smaller ones before when trying to protect cake and I've found they crack.
I'm thinking one of the flatter, longer ones would be great for bread rolls though! I'm wondering if, if a strange way, there would be wasted space?
Someone back a few pages ago has an immaculate looking freezer with baskets I had missed. Going to have a look around Pinterest also.

Oh! and @ClemKadiddlehopper I'd love another freezer lol, but I'm trying to get my children to move out, not stay! Also, theres a Suzuki Bandit 650 in the way.....

 

[Wolverina]

This has been a helpful thread!! I'm living in my fifth wheel and I'm looking for a freezer for my shop building. It's insulated, but we get pretty hot here! I want to have a climate controlled kitchen built in my building, but that won't happen right away!

 

[DrHenley]

Our garage freezer was a commercial chest freezer left over from when my wife owned a restaurant. We had it in an open carport (no place inside to keep it), and temps get high here in summer.
When it finally died, I unloaded it in layers as they started to thaw. The bottom layer stayed frozen solid for over a week. I found some vacuum packed frozen venison in the bottom that I had forgotten about. Still good after an unknown number of years.
We decided to replace it with a smaller chest freezer and keep it inside.

 

[old tex]

I had a chest freezer die last spring. Found a replacement 125 miles away, a GE. It's still running fine.

However, it is still difficult to find large freezers in this area, 20cuft range. 8cuft or less seem plentiful.

https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/whats-everybody-doing-today.474/page-1166#post-455561

This freezer thread is from last year... might have useful info..

https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/recommendations-for-a-good-freezer.12695/#post-351661

I've been looking for a new large upright freezer & I don't think they are making them as big as they used to. I've got an older one that I bought used but I'm thinking that I could save money buying a new one that is more efficient. I haven't been able to fine one at any of the local stores.

 

[Peanut]

I've been looking for a new large upright freezer & I don't think they are making them as big as they used to. I've got an older one that I bought used but I'm thinking that I could save money buying a new one that is more efficient. I haven't been able to fine one at any of the local stores.

Here, the local power company has 'large appliance' centers, not many stores and spread out. They carry all the major brands but only have small freezers in the stores. But, you can order any style or size freezer.

I see the same thing at the big box stores. Can order but might have to wait weeks before pickup or delivery.

I no longer see large freezers in stock.

 

[joel]

I lost my big chest freezer, so by first of the year I will need to replace it.
My problem is I like a large chest freezer, but person or persons stack boxes on it & that is very bad for a freezer.
So I am going with up right freezer instead.
What freezer would you buy & why.

 

[Pearl]

Large upright!! Easier to see what you have! Although, I must say, my folks had a very large chest freezer with sliding top bins, very accessible!!

 

[Peanut]

Both my chest types are GE's. Made in china just like the rest of them. These days where you buy it is more important than brand. What kind of service can you get?

 

[sonya123]

we have 8 chest freezers, they are 7 cubic foot. We use 2 as refrigerators ( you plug in a controller to change the temperature)
Need that many for our meat
they all cost around $200 and are not in a temperature controlled environment. One is in a outbuilding and we just unplug it when it freezes . They are mostly made in China cheap ones on sale from Home depot. So far only 1 stopped working ( the oldest one, after 8 years and it was the one outside)
They don't use a lot of electricity either
Anything larger than the 7 ft once would make it too hard to find things in it and take up too much space.

 

[Pearl]

we have 8 chest freezers, they are 7 cubic foot. We use 2 as refrigerators ( you plug in a controller to change the temperature)
Need that many for our meat
they all cost around $200 and are not in a temperature controlled environment. One is in a outbuilding and we just unplug it when it freezes . They are mostly made in China cheap ones on sale from Home depot. So far only 1 stopped working ( the oldest one, after 8 years and it was the one outside)
They don't use a lot of electricity either
Anything larger than the 7 ft once would make it too hard to find things in it and take up too much space.

Another plus of having many is if one goes out you are not losing everything!

 

[joel]

we have 8 chest freezers, they are 7 cubic foot. We use 2 as refrigerators ( you plug in a controller to change the temperature)
Need that many for our meat
they all cost around $200 and are not in a temperature controlled environment. One is in a outbuilding and we just unplug it when it freezes . They are mostly made in China cheap ones on sale from Home depot. So far only 1 stopped working ( the oldest one, after 8 years and it was the one outside)
They don't use a lot of electricity either
Anything larger than the 7 ft once would make it too hard to find things in it and take up too much space.

Checked out Walmart & Home depot, found 7CF for under $200.00 & 10CF for $260.00--chest freezers.
So in line with your quote, as of today.

 

[sonya123]

Another plus of having many is if one goes out you are not losing everything!

plus I defrost them all once a year so we rotate stuff around ( usually start of spring when we have the least amount of meat )

 

[Shawn Burkett]

I have a chest freezer but keeping it organized is not my forte. I used to use stacking bins to organize things in the freezer, but I just can't seem to find them anymore. An upright freezer would be better for someone like me.