Chest or Upright?

[bluebirdfarm]

you might want to thinkl about two seperate freezers?
also , just a thought
if you have a lot of power outages u will have to keep the freezers going and they take quite a bit of electric.
we recently
did 80 birds and i fit 20 in my fridge freezer and another 20 in a small ( really small)upright freezer.
anyway happy fourth of july

 

[Wolf-Kim]

I've dealt with the chest freezers and don't care for them. Even organized, I still find them a pain. Next freezer I'll be buying will be a large upright.

Does anyone know what the highest(hottest) temperature you can set your upright "freezer" to? I was thinking about buying two upright freezers, instead of an upright freezer and a freezer/fridge combo. I was hoping that you could set the upright freezer to refridgerator temp. We went and looked at upright freezers, but I couldn't find a temp range, only the numbers on the dial in the freezer.

I know it sounds weird, but I think I would prefer my next ones be one whole upright freezer and one whole upright freezer set to refridgerator setting. What do you think?

-Kim

 

[HillCountryMomma]

I have a big chest freezer and a full sized upright. The chest is in the garage, the upright has a built in space in my kitchen (along with a standard side-by-side fridge, we also have a regular fridge in the kids playroom but anyway...).

What I have found is that I like my chest freezer for deep storage and my upright for everyday overflow from the fridges. We buy 1/2 a steer from a neighbor rancher every year and it goes into the chest freezer. I'll be putting my meat chickens in the chest freezer. Mine has side shelves and sliding bins, nothing gets lost or forgotten. When I have a lot of beef I just have to organize better so things don't get too crazy!

I do like the upright as well. It's easy to get stuff in and out but I'm limited by the shelves. I can't stack a while big pile of steaks up for example!

Liz

 

[silkiechicken]

I like upright because I can find things. But I'm short too so sometimes it's a reach to get to the back of the top shelf and I'd have a tough time with a chest type. However, chest types are way more efficient.

 

[JohnG]

Something I have not seen mentioned is that the chest freezers are a lot more efficient. When you open an upright freezer all the cold air rushes out the bottom of the freezer. With a chest the cold air stays at the bottom. With electricity rates going up it is something to think about. I use the milk crates to help organize the freezer. But I have my eye on a brand new whirlpool that comes with four sliding trays. And it is energy star rated. It only cost 40$ a year to run.

 

[Davaroo]

Quote:
GO back to page two, the chest versus upright energy debate was mentioned there.

 

[greyfields]

Upright, frost free. It's the only way to go.

 

[JohnG]

OOPs. I was so excited to add that info, I just glanced through the tread. An upright probably is easier to pack full and still find everything.

 

[ole-crone]

I've had both and love my upright. I'm not short (at least in my head - I'm 5'6") but due to being pleasantly plump, it is difficult to bend over close enough to the chest type to get to the bottom stuff.

Now someone asked about setting a freezer at fridge temps. Why not buy just a freezerless fridge? You can buy refrigerators without the freezer.

Speaking of which, we just bought a new one a while ago and this time I decided to swap - freezer on bottom. Why? The same reason I prefer an upright freezer. Due to old auto injuries, it is hard for me to bend over to clean or dig through the bottom of a fridge. I was digging around there daily and the freezer only every other day or so. I decided why not put the part I use the most on top. Works like a charm. AND the new freezers aren't like those I remember when I was younger. The baskets slide out and I don't have to stand on my head to find something. I love it!

 

[Davaroo]

Consider too that USED chest freezers can often be had for little money, compared to their trendy and convenient upright kin.

What wold prevent you from standing a chest freezer on its end, and thus making it into an ersatz upright?