Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 29 May 2015 18:38:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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> > > my new freezer arrived. It is a 2.1 cubic foot upright.
> >
> > I should look at that size. I need more freezer space, but more
> > like overflow freezer space. I have an under-counter refrigerator
> > downstairs that works well for me when I have more than I can fit
> > comfortably in my refrigerator. An under-counter freezer would be a
> > big help too.
>
> To give you a perspective, the the shelf is about half full of blue
> ice. The solid type. I might be able to put some smaller ones in
> there or other small things. I bought 5 boxes of frozen treats. Two
> of the boxes were slightly larger. Not overly big boxes. Not like
> one of those big assortment packs. The bag of ice took up the whole
> middle shelf. That about fills it up, although I could repackage the
> ice and also put some small things in there.
>
> Alas, Albertsons hasn't restocked. The treat of choice is sherbet.
> I buy the little cups and AFAIK, Albertsons is the only store that
> sells those. And since the big change over, there aren't any other
> Albertsons around here. Guess I will take some blue ice with me
> tomorrow when I take my mom to the one near where she lives and hope
> they have some there.
>
> This one really is nice in that it doesn't take up much floor space
> at all. And it fits under the existing, fixed wall shelving in the
> garage. I got it at Amazon. It's a Prime item and one of the few
> freezers that was is stock and available for immediate shipping.
> Many others were out of stock or take 3-5 day shipping.

Humm! At first I was thinking 'why bother that small' but I can see it
if it fits a cubby just right and fits a need.

We did well in Japan with an extra freezer that was about 3ft tall and
2ft wide with a front opening door. It was used to double as a night
stand by the bed (very quiet operation).

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