Anyone own a upright freezer?

[lokiju]

I'm looking for a upright freezer that is Engery Star rated and self defrosting, while still being a decent size but not to small or large for that matter. I have a budget of $600 tops.

I'm looking at this one specifically but was wondering if anyone had any pointers for must have features or things you'd make sure it had if you could buy yours again.

I haven't actually seen this one in person yet so it's kind of hard to tell if 16.7 cu. ft. is going to seem large enough.

:beer:

 

[alkemyst]

how much you looking to freeze?

That freezer about the size of many refridgerators.

 

[BoberFett]

Are you specifically looking for an upright? I'd only consider a chest freezer. Far more energy efficient, and your frozen foods will keep longer due to less warming every time you open the door.

 

[Newbian]

What kind of bulk meat will you be using?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: BoberFett
Are you specifically looking for an upright? I'd only consider a chest freezer. Far more energy efficient, and your frozen foods will keep longer due to less warming every time you open the door.

Same. Plus they are pretty cheap.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: BoberFett
Are you specifically looking for an upright? I'd only consider a chest freezer. Far more energy efficient, and your frozen foods will keep longer due to less warming every time you open the door.

Same. Plus they are pretty cheap.

Agreed. However, the uprights do have the added benefit of self-defrosting which the OP was looking for.

 

[herm0016]

chest freezers are much better, and some are auto defrost now.

 

[waggy]

i love my chest freezer. though wish i got a bigger one. right now we have 2 small ones.

 

[Mackie2k]

Originally posted by: lokiju
I'm looking for a upright freezer that is Engery Star rated and self defrosting, while still being a decent size but not to small or large for that matter. I have a budget of $600 tops.

I'm looking at this one specifically but was wondering if anyone had any pointers for must have features or things you'd make sure it had if you could buy yours again.

I haven't actually seen this one in person yet so it's kind of hard to tell if 16.7 cu. ft. is going to seem large enough.

:beer:

I have last years same Frigidaire. I got mine from Lowes, $599 with free delivery.

It came with a tiny scratch on it, so they gave me $100 off.

It's sweet. I can store Soooooooo much stuff in it and it keeps are freezer in the house fridge much cleaner.

 

[mrrman]

we have 2 freezers, chest and upright. I like the upright better and would never buy a chest freezer again. The upright freezer has better placement for food as in the chest freezer, everything is buried.

 

[erub]

My mom just spend 9K on new SubZeros. They look pretty fancy. No advice here

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: mrrman
we have 2 freezers, chest and upright. I like the upright better and would never buy a chest freezer again. The upright freezer has better placement for food as in the chest freezer, everything is buried.

I had both the chest and the upright and now only use the upright, for the above reason. The buried food in the chest tends to stay buried.

 

[JDMnAR1]

Agree with previous posters re: upright vs. chest, in that upright is far easier to organize efficiently, and you are better able to determine what is actually in your freezer at any given time. And the one you linked seems to have a good variety of shelves and drawers, which is something lacking in my (much older) upright. All it has is shelves, which are nice for frozen dinners and other boxed/packaged goods, but don't lend themselves nicely to repackaged bulk items or other things that don't stack or stand easily. The drawers would be nice for that.

 

[BassBomb]

Our chest freezer is almost 20 years old and still rocks

 

[darkxshade]

Upright not a great choice... what if the body falls out? I'd reconsider OP.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: BoberFett
Are you specifically looking for an upright? I'd only consider a chest freezer. Far more energy efficient, and your frozen foods will keep longer due to less warming every time you open the door.

Yeah, I'm aware of the loss of cold when you open uprights compared to chest but cannot stand digging around for crap in a chest freezer.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: mrrman
we have 2 freezers, chest and upright. I like the upright better and would never buy a chest freezer again. The upright freezer has better placement for food as in the chest freezer, everything is buried.

definite a plus...also with an upright freezer it's not like one that's attached to a fridge.

You aren't opening it usually enough to lose a freeze like a busy fridge can.

 

[Squisher]

By going with a self defrost you subject your food to more of a chance for freezer burn and of course it is less energy efficient.

I only defrost about once a year.

As long as you cycle food through there regularly, it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Squisher
By going with a self defrost you subject your food to more of a chance for freezer burn and of course it is less energy efficient.

I only defrost about once a year.

As long as you cycle food through there regularly, it shouldn't be a problem.

Yep. I'd say I defrost every year or every other year.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Upright not a great choice... what if the body falls out? I'd reconsider OP.

I was thinking that too. It's tricky to place a body in an upright.

The benefit of chest freezers is you add about 1 inch of water in it after disposing of the body, let it freeze, add another inch, and so on, until you have one large block. Keeps the smell away then you can easily dispose of the entire freezer in one shot, or break chunks off and dispose of it over the course of several years. Depends how fast you need to get rid of it.

 

[imported_weadjust]

I have a Fridgedaire about the same size. Plenty of room for my needs. The defrost timer went out after about 2 years but it was cheap and easy fix. I think the part cost about 30 bucks.

 

[DrPizza]

I've dealt with chest freezers in the past. I love my upright - far more easy to organize and get stuff out of.

"But when you open the door, it gets warm in there" - nonsense. Air doesn't contain *that* much heat. And, the more filled the freezer is, the better off you are when the door is opened repeatedly.