Jeßus wrote:
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Both types have pros and cons - I've always been under the impression
that the upright types allow a lot of coldness to 'escape' when the
door is open compared to chest freezers.
Just how this impacts on electricity usage in the real world, I don't
know. *If* it does at all...
I suspect I've lost more $ with the chest freezers I've owned through
lost food than I have through the 'air dump' of the uprights.
[minimized by keeping the freezer full- even if it is just jugs of ice
or bread.]
The big downside with chest freezers you've already mentioned
OTOH, if you have a need to put something large in a freezer (the
neighbours body... or whatever) - then the chest freezer would be
ideal.
My neighbor wasn't that big-- but a few minutes with my electric
chainsaw & he fit in my upright just fine.g
I currently have a chest freezer, but am considering an upright as a
future replacement.
I've owned both & prefer the upright for most use. If I was buying a
whole cow every year I might consider a dedicated 'beef freezer'.
Jim