On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:33:48 -0500, Snag > wrote:

>On 6/16/2020 3:18 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:23:12 -0500, Snag > wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/16/2020 11:08 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 21:20:19 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Snag wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/15/2020 1:25 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:54:54 -0500, Snag > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We dragged this thing home back in March , it's been on the
>>>>>> trailer
>>>>>>>> since then - well covered with a tarp . Our youngest son got an
>>>>>>>> upright and this small chest has just been taking up space in his
>>>>>>>> kitchen for quite some time now . I had mentioned possibly
>>>>>>>> getting another small freezer for bread , fruit , veggies , etc
>>>>>>>> from the garden but hadn't acted on it because I'm basically a
>>>>>>>> lazy bum and there was a bit of work involved with getting it
>>>>>>>> down to the cellar . So when he said let's load this on your
>>>>>>>> trailer and you can have it , I agreed . Well , today I found one
>>>>>>>> of my roundtuits and got it cleaned up and installed in the
>>>>>>>> cellar . I discovered I have a shop made basket that is a perfect
>>>>>>>> fit . Along with the one that came with it I should be able to
>>>>>>>> keep this unit well organized . That's one major drawback to a
>>>>>>>> chest , getting to the stuff on the bottom . With 2 baskets
>>>>>>>> suspended I'll have room in the bottom for one milk crate and
>>>>>>>> another basket which I'll have to construct to the proper size .
>>>>>>>> Having everything in a container that can be lifted out will go a
>>>>>>>> long ways toward keeping order down there .
>>>>>>>> Snag
>>>>>>>> Yes , I'm old
>>>>>>>> and crotchety - and armed .
>>>>>>>> Get outta my woods !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Our 26 cu. ft. chest freezer purchased in the mid-60s at one time
>>>>>>> had 3 layers. The top 2 layers were sliding baskets that slid on
>>>>>>> rails attached to the interior walls. Eventually the clips that
>>>>>>> held the rails broke loose from the walls and really no way to
>>>>>>> re-attach them. I didn't want to give up my spacious freezer so I
>>>>>>> tried baskets like laundry baskets to put things in. Those baskets
>>>>>>> became to heavy to move around when they were full. What I am
>>>>>>> getting at is if you choose baskets, choose smaller ones that can
>>>>>>> be lifted when full. I'm currently using the wire baskets that
>>>>>>> came with the freezer, stacked, side-by-side. I keep the 7
>>>>>>> baskets sorted so that I really don't have to rummage around for
>>>>>>> stuff. Chicken in one, beef, pork, fish, baked goods. It makes it
>>>>>>> easier if you know where your stuff is. HTH
>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is a small unit , inside is only about 15x27x31 inches with a
>>>>>> chunk taken out for the condenser/compressor unit . I figure it's
>>>>>> around 6 cf or a bit less . The baskets are not going to be all that
>>>>>> big ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Good size for a 2 person family with occasional guests.
>>>>
>>>> We found a chest freezer is like dumpster diving. We discovered that
>>>> two fridge freezers with top freezers most convenient. For us the
>>>> extra fridge space comes in handy for storing our crops... and the
>>>> second top freezer is just the right size for us. We don't need huge
>>>> freezer space, we'd much prefer taking advantage of the supermarket
>>>> freezers, meats are on sale all the time, and we don't buy expensive
>>>> tender cuts to freeze, freezing lowers its USDA rating 1-2 grades. In
>>>> the US frozen meat is illegal to sell as "Fresh". Only pinheads stock
>>>> up a freezer with tender steaks/roasts... markets always have a
>>>> selection on sale. The only meats I freeze are those for
>>>> stew/potroast. When I want a good steak I'll go into town and tell
>>>> the butcher what I want and cook it that day. Filling a freezer with
>>>> porterhouse and the like is the same as putting your money into a
>>>> non-interest bearing account.
>>>>
>>>
>>> **** you Sheldon . We live in a remote area and great meat sales just
>>> don't happen all that often - there's basically no competition here . So
>>> if we want steaks for less than 7 or 8 bucks a pound , we buy during the
>>> sale and freeze them . Beats the hell out of not having any at all .
>>
>> You either eat steaks every day or are full of shit. We shop once a
>> week and if steak is on sale that day that's when we buy a couple to
>> cook that night, we never stock up on good steaks to freeze, that
>> would be dumb ass stupid.
>>
>
> You refuse to understand . That great price on steaks comes around
>about once - sometimes twice - a year . A ribeye strip and a KC strip
>cut to 1" steaks yields us enough steaks to have them about once every 3
>weeks for a year . Large cuts of beef for roasts are the same deal , on
>good sales once or twice a year . So when on sale , we stock up . I
>suppose buying canned goods by the case offends you too ...

Where the **** do you live, in northern Russia? There is nowhere in
the US where one can't find great beef on sale at great prices...
every week a couple different cuts are on sale, and I live in the real
backwoods boonies. And we buy canned goods by the case all the time
but thats not perishables like fresh meat.... you just blew your own
argument... you probably live on cheap bologna sandwiches.