Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
for you. My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
than it is). It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it. No
drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire shelves.
There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I store
loaves of bread down there, too. IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.

Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:

https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg

And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:

https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg

Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.

Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL

Jill

On 9/1/2019 12:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
> for you.Â* My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
> than it is).Â* It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it.Â* No
> drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire
> shelves. There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I
> store loaves of bread down there, too.Â* IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>
> Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>
> And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>
> Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>
> Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
> cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>
> Jill
>

Â* Jill , it's nearly empty ! You might want to put some jugs of water
in there to freeze . They act as a thermal storage mass and will
moderate the temp swings and will probably lower the electricity usage
of the freezer . A full freezer actually uses less electricity ... ours
is stuffed with meat and a few bags of frozen berries/muscadines .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

On 9/1/2019 1:55 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 9/1/2019 12:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
>> for you.Â* My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
>> than it is).Â* It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it.Â* No
>> drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire
>> shelves. There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I
>> store loaves of bread down there, too.Â* IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>>
>> Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>>
>> And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>>
>> Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>>
>> Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
>> cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Â* Jill , it's nearly empty ! You might want to put some jugs of water
> in there to freeze . They act as a thermal storage mass and will
> moderate the temp swings and will probably lower the electricity usage
> of the freezer . A full freezer actually uses less electricity ... ours
> is stuffed with meat and a few bags of frozen berries/muscadines .
>
I've got a stocking up trip planned but for the moment I'm not worried
about how much is in it. There are bags of ice in the bottom wire
drawer. I didn't take a picture of that.

Jill

Terry Coombs wrote:

> On 9/1/2019 12:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright,
> > works for you.Â* My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm
> > slightly taller than it is).Â* It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about
> > $400 for it.Â* No drawers but plenty of storage on both the door
> > and on the wire shelves. There's a basket in the bottom that holds
> > a bag of ice and I store loaves of bread down there, too.Â* IIRC I
> > bought it from Lowe's.
> >
> > Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
> >
> > https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
> >
> > And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
> >
> > https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
> >
> > Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
> >
> > Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open
> > and cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures.
> > LOL
> >
> > Jill
> >
>
> Â* Jill , it's nearly empty ! You might want to put some jugs of water
> in there to freeze . They act as a thermal storage mass and will
> moderate the temp swings and will probably lower the electricity
> usage of the freezer . A full freezer actually uses less electricity
> ... ours is stuffed with meat and a few bags of frozen
> berries/muscadines .

True for efficiency. We deliberately lighten the load come hurricane
season so now with Dorian expected to make us wet and windy (no worse
in Virginia Beach expected for now), we added jugs of water.

Here's an old trick. Take a mug and fill it 3/4 with water. Freeze it
solid. Once solid, add a quarter on top. If the quarter sinks, you
have some level of food spoilage. If it hits the bottom, toss it all.

On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 13:05:53 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
>for you. My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
>than it is). It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it. No
>drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire shelves.
>There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I store
>loaves of bread down there, too. IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>
>Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>
>And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>
>Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>
>Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
>cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>
>Jill

Your freezer isn't very full, it's practically empty, it appears to
contain less than my fridge top freezer. I'd venture to say you don't
need a separate freezer, certainly not a single living alone with one
cat. The only reason we have a 2nd top freezer fridge in the basement
is because we have a vegetable garden.

Most people who have large freezer space don't have a bank account,
they invest in freezer space because they don't trust stupidmarket
freezers.

> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 13:05:53 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
>>for you. My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
>>than it is). It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it. No
>>drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire shelves.
>>There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I store
>>loaves of bread down there, too. IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>>
>>Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>>
>>And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>>
>>Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>>
>>Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
>>cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>>
>>Jill
>
> Your freezer isn't very full, it's practically empty, it appears to
> contain less than my fridge top freezer. I'd venture to say you don't
> need a separate freezer, certainly not a single living alone with one
> cat. The only reason we have a 2nd top freezer fridge in the basement
> is because we have a vegetable garden.
>
> Most people who have large freezer space don't have a bank account,
> they invest in freezer space because they don't trust stupidmarket
> freezers.

When I lived alone, I never had much in my freezer. Certainly didn't need a
second one.

On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 18:43:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> Your freezer isn't very full, it's practically empty, it appears to
>> contain less than my fridge top freezer. I'd venture to say you don't
>> need a separate freezer, certainly not a single living alone with one
>> cat. The only reason we have a 2nd top freezer fridge in the basement
>> is because we have a vegetable garden.
>>
>> Most people who have large freezer space don't have a bank account,
>> they invest in freezer space because they don't trust stupidmarket
>> freezers.
>
>When I lived alone, I never had much in my freezer. Certainly didn't need a
>second one.

So you had a bank account.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 18:43:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
> wrote in message
. ..
>>>
>>> Your freezer isn't very full, it's practically empty, it appears to
>>> contain less than my fridge top freezer. I'd venture to say you don't
>>> need a separate freezer, certainly not a single living alone with one
>>> cat. The only reason we have a 2nd top freezer fridge in the basement
>>> is because we have a vegetable garden.
>>>
>>> Most people who have large freezer space don't have a bank account,
>>> they invest in freezer space because they don't trust stupidmarket
>>> freezers.
>>
>>When I lived alone, I never had much in my freezer. Certainly didn't need
>>a
>>second one.
>
> So you had a bank account.

Of course! Always have had one.

On 9/1/2019 9:43 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 13:05:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
>>> for you.Â* My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
>>> than it is).Â* It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it.Â* No
>>> drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire shelves.
>>> There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I store
>>> loaves of bread down there, too.Â* IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>>>
>>> Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>>>
>>> And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>>>
>>> Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>>>
>>> Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
>>> cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Your freezer isn't very full, it's practically empty, it appears to
>> contain less than my fridge top freezer.Â* I'd venture to say you don't
>> need a separate freezer, certainly not a single living alone with one
>> cat.Â* The only reason we have a 2nd top freezer fridge in the basement
>> is because we have a vegetable garden.
>>
>> Most people who have large freezer space don't have a bank account,
>> they invest in freezer space because they don't trust stupidmarket
>> freezers.
>
> When I lived alone, I never had much in my freezer. Certainly didn't
> need a second one.

The freezer on my side-by side fridge has plenty of stuff in it as well.
I can't stock up on meat without a separate freezer. And, unlike you,
I freeze loaves of bread and milk as well. You don't need a freezer for
rice and beans.

Jill

On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 12:06:00 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
> for you. My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
> than it is). It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it. No
> drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire shelves.
> There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I store
> loaves of bread down there, too. IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>
> Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>
> And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>
> Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>
> Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
> cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>
> Jill
>
That looks exactly like mine. Mine is a Kenmore, most likely made by
Frigidaire. Even the door shelves are exactly the same. I bought mine
at a Sears 'scratch and dent' outlet. I stated the other day I paid
around $250 for it but I was mistaken; it was about $350 as it had a
very slight, quarter-size dent on the side.

jmcquown wrote:

> Okay, whatever type of freezer works for you, chest or upright, works
> for you. My upright freezer is about 13 cu. ft. (I'm slightly taller
> than it is). It's a Fridgidaire and I paid about $400 for it. No
> drawers but plenty of storage on both the door and on the wire
> shelves. There's a basket in the bottom that holds a bag of ice and I
> store loaves of bread down there, too. IIRC I bought it from Lowe's.
>
> Here's a rare glimpse of what's in my freezer:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/MpVF0yR4/freezer-inside.jpg
>
> And some of the stuff on the shelves on the door:
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/13mvFLmg/freezer-door.jpg
>
> Butter, cheeses, a carton of cream.
>
> Seems like the longest time I've spent with the freezer door open and
> cold spilling out was the time it took to take these pictures. LOL
>
> Jill

Works! I store differently, for longer term so the meats would have
been at the minimum, double ziplock bagged.