On Sep 29, 8:22�pm, DK > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > George > wrote:
> >> Declan's Dad wrote:
> >>> My wife and I plan to buy this chest freezer:
> >>>http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...Name=Appliance...
> >>> The reason is because we plan to join BJ's Wholesale club and start
> >>> buying in bulk. And start freezing more so we can buy/use wisely. And
> >>> our current regular fridge's freezer just can't handle.
> >>> So just wondering if anyone here owns one and has any advice to share?
> >> Like most things like this I would look at the bottom line cost assuming
> >> there were no other circumstances. If you buy in bulk you need to break
> >> things down into smaller sizes. So that involves extra wrapping or
> >> containers you need to buy and your time to do it. Then you need to
> >> track what you have or things will get lost which will be ruined and
> >> need to be discarded negating your savings. Then you need to figure in
> >> the cost to buy the freezer plus the cost to operate it.
>
> >> We used to have a separate freezer and we decided to stop using it about
> >> ten years ago mainly because it made little sense for us. Sometime after
> >> that my brother mentioned that they were gone away during the summer and
> >> lost a bunch of stuff they had in the freezer when it failed. I offered
> >> to give him ours for free but they also decided it wasn't worth it.
>
> > I once owned a chest freezer, just not any advantage... agreed on all
> > your points... plus I'd much rather put my pesos into an interest
> > bearing savings account than stash mucho dinero worth of food in a
> > freezer... it's easy to amass over a thousand dollars worth of food in
> > a chest freezer, a good deal of which will be discarded due to
> > spoilage... just one major power outage and you won't live long enough
> > to catch up. �In the US there is no shortage of food and there are
> > sales every day, there is no valid reason to stock up on perishables,
> > not unless you live like over a hundred miles from a stupidmarket.
> > Folks who stock up huge freezers were deprived of food as a child and
> > so have a phobia about starving, there is no other logical
> > explanation. �Aside from all the other associated expenses of bulk
> > freezing you'll never amortize the cost of the freezer.
>
> > And with the high price of electricity today don't kid yourself,
> > running a freezer is not cheap, a large chest freezer (12-15 cu ft)
> > costs at least a dollar a day to run... $365 still buys a lot of meat.
>
> > It makes a lot more sense for a family to have a second refrigerator
> > freezer. �I have a small fridge freezer in my basement, I make more
> > use of the fridge portion than the freezer. �Right now that fridge is
> > chock full with fresh veggies from my garden. �And that few cu ft of
> > extra freezer space is more than enough for the times when I need it
> > for bulky items. �A second fridge freezer is far more versatile than a
> > big ol freezer.
>
> > And before buying either consider where you'll keep it. you cannot
> > keep a fridge or freezer in an unheated space that goes below 60F, or
> > a space that gets overly warm without it costing a lot more energy and/
> > or damaging the unit... out in a garage or porch that goes below 60F
> > and/or above 80F is not a good idea.
>
> >http://www.geappliances.com/search/f...e/10000320.htm
>
> Shelly, you live with...six cats! �Why do you need another refrigerator
I have a huge vegetable garden. Right now the fridge portion is
stuffed with cabbages, winter squash, peppers, and other home grown
produce. Soon that freezer will be full of veggie laden soups. It's
a rather small fridge freezer (15 cu ft), so costs little to operate
but comes in very handy all year.