I bought my first house (in rural New Jersey) in 1978. It was
empty except for an upright GE freezer in the basement that was,
by the looks of it, already pretty old. But it worked. It
came north with me when we moved here in 1981 and has been working
ever since, except for the one time the fan died and I (being a
standard computer geek) replaced it with one from some old computer
equipment. It has been running ever since, getting increasingly
rusty and moldy, and annoyingly needing defrosting ~twice a year
ever since.

So, a month or so ago, Mrs. Beitel got on her high horse about
saving energy and suggested getting a new freezer. With marital
peace firmly in mind, we (I) did. Not that I needed much convincing.

This one:

<https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-specs/FUF17DLRWW>

Consumer Reports likes it, other reviews are also good. I mean,
it's a freezer, not complicated, it keeps food frozen. It's quiet
and you can tell its status from a small display on the door.
Best of all, it's frost-free. And it uses a whole lot less energy
than the beast it replaces.

The RFC aspect of this is that it's a bit smaller volume-wise than
the old one. So, for the past month or so, we've been living on
freezer contents balanced with late-season garden vegetables.
Example: Tonight, frozen chuck roast slow-cooked, shredded, a filling
for beef and bean and cheese burritos. Chopped zucchini combined
with frozen mixed vegetables and some Goya Saison to round it out.

--
Silvar Beitel