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Author: meme Date: Aug 9, 2007 08:39
Any diff between the brands in this small size? Or
should one just shop for price alone?
Id prefer a very efficient one...even if small (5 cu
ft)...... but not sue any diff between brands in this
size range
Advice?
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Author: Dee DeeDee Dee Date: Aug 9, 2007 20:03
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> Any diff between the brands in this small size? Or
> should one just shop for price alone?
>
> Id prefer a very efficient one...even if small (5 cu
> ft)...... but not sue any diff between brands in this
> size range
>
> Advice?
I shopped price and bought one at Costco. I have no regrets. I use it only
for meat. I believe it was $200, a Whirlpool. But I wouldn't have bought
it had it not been a recognizable brand and the price was right.
Dee Dee
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Author: Dee DeeDee Dee Date: Aug 10, 2007 14:17
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> "Dee Dee" shentel.net> wrote:
>>>> Advice?
>>
>>I shopped price and bought one at Costco. I have no regrets. I use it
>>only
>>for meat. I believe it was $200, a Whirlpool. But I wouldn't have bought
>>it had it not been a recognizable brand and the price was right.
>>Dee Dee
>
> What size is yours?
>
> How many cu feet?
I looked up my notes which say:
$179.99
7 cubic feet
35 x 31 x 24.4
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Author: KentKent Date: Aug 10, 2007 15:43
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> Any diff between the brands in this small size? Or
> should one just shop for price alone?
>
> Id prefer a very efficient one...even if small (5 cu
> ft)...... but not sue any diff between brands in this
> size range
>
> Advice?
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Author: pltrgystpltrgyst Date: Aug 10, 2007 18:56
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:43:31 -0700, "Kent" comcast.net> wrote:
>If you have the space, consider buying a small chest freezer, especially if
>you want to use it for
>some longer storage. I think it's important for it to be non-frost free, so
>meat and other items will dry out less.
If you wrap things properly or vacuum seal them, that shouldn't be a factor,
should it?
>We have a chest freezer that was about $200 we bought at Sears about ten
>years ago. We've had zero problems.
How often do you have to defrost it? I haven't had to defrost a reefer or
freezer in my adult life, so I'd sure be out of practice. I remember my mom
taking all day to do it, though. 8;)
-- Larry
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Author: KentKent Date: Aug 10, 2007 19:10
"pltrgyst" spamlessxhost.org> wrote in message
news:km5qb3p1g173mcfl4aejhot77tko7kkcvb@4ax.com...> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:43:31 -0700, "Kent" comcast.net> wrote:
>>>If you have the space, consider buying a small chest freezer, especially
>>if
>>you want to use it for
>>some longer storage. I think it's important for it to be non-frost free,
>>so
>>meat and other items will dry out less.
>
> If you wrap things properly or vacuum seal them, that shouldn't be a
> factor,
> should it?
>
>>We have a chest freezer that was about $200 we bought at Sears about ten
>>years ago. We've had zero problems.
>
> How often do you have to defrost it? I haven't had to defrost a reefer or
> freezer in my adult life, so I'd sure be out of practice. I remember my ...
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Author: Dee DeeDee Dee Date: Aug 10, 2007 19:11
"pltrgyst" spamlessxhost.org> wrote in message
news:km5qb3p1g173mcfl4aejhot77tko7kkcvb@4ax.com...> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:43:31 -0700, "Kent" comcast.net> wrote:
>>>If you have the space, consider buying a small chest freezer, especially
>>if
>>you want to use it for
>>some longer storage. I think it's important for it to be non-frost free,
>>so
>>meat and other items will dry out less.
>
> If you wrap things properly or vacuum seal them, that shouldn't be a
> factor,
> should it?
>
>>We have a chest freezer that was about $200 we bought at Sears about ten
>>years ago. We've had zero problems.
>
> How often do you have to defrost it? I haven't had to defrost a reefer or
> freezer in my adult life, so I'd sure be out of practice. I remember my ...
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Author: pltrgystpltrgyst Date: Aug 10, 2007 19:47
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:10:32 -0700, "Kent" comcast.net> wrote:
>We basically don't. When you go in there now it looks somewhat like an
>igloo. I think the last
>time we defrosted was several years ago. Even if you feel rigid about this,
>defrosting isn't required very often.
I would think that eventually you'd lose significant capacity from the ice
build-up.
> At this moment it's an upcoming weekend project. It's not that hard to do.
But what do you do with your frozen food while you're defrosting? Or do you have
to plan a month ahead and eat up everything first?
> An important thing about chest freezers is that cold air is heavier than warm
>air. Therefore when you open a freezer from the top, everything works better
>because the frozen air stays down. There is much less loss of cold from the
>outside, compared to the usual upright freezer. I'd bet 10X as much.
You mean heat *rises*? Go on
-- you're pulling my leg. 8;)
-- Larry
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Author: KentKent Date: Aug 10, 2007 20:52
"pltrgyst" spamlessxhost.org> wrote in message
news:nl8qb3tcgo30mjpgpqsv4eil2sdohk0db7@4ax.com...> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:10:32 -0700, "Kent" comcast.net> wrote:
>>>We basically don't. When you go in there now it looks somewhat like an
>>igloo. I think the last
>>time we defrosted was several years ago. Even if you feel rigid about
>>this,
>>defrosting isn't required very often.
>
> I would think that eventually you'd lose significant capacity from the ice
> build-up.
>
>> At this moment it's an upcoming weekend project. It's not that hard to
>> do.
>
> But what do you do with your frozen food while you're defrosting? Or do
> you have
> to plan a month ahead and eat up everything first?
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Author: Dee DeeDee Dee Date: Aug 10, 2007 21:02
"Kent" comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Defrosting isn't a big deal. You can rinse the chest freezer and drain it
> long before anything has defrosted. It's nice have either a garage or a
> basement to do this in.
Oh, I was under the impression that you -- or was it someone else -- were
looking for an auto defrost.
I think when I defrost mine, I will have most everything used up, and make
sure my other freezer will be clear enough to handle what was in the chest
freezer. I don't know what the cf is of my other freezer is, but it's a
sub-zero, large enough.
Right now, I'm trying to get most of the meat out of the chest freezer, so I
can start afresh, not because it needs defrosting, but food in a chest
freezer can certainly get lost.
Dee Dee
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