upright or chest freezer?

[tinylittlegnat]

Gotta buy a new freezer for the house and I need to choose a type. I prefer s chest freezer? What us your preference and why.

 

[chillywilly2]

chest...upright self defrosting dries food out...not for long term storage. if its just short term like a weeks worth of food the upright isn't bad but it won't keep stuff in good shape for months

 

[Recidiva]

Only real drawback of a chest freezer is that stuff gets buried. I might prefer an upright if it's all freezer and has racks.

 

[thør]

Chest is the best for long term storage.

Never ever get a frost free freezer......

 

[warrior queen]

Gotta buy a new freezer for the house and I need to choose a type. I prefer s chest freezer? What us your preference and why.

I have both, and each have their good and bad points.
Upright fits into my kitchen, takes minimal space, and I can put stuff on top. Not to forget, easy cleaning! Can't fit big joints of meat though, and opening the door for a few mins brings the temp of anything close to the door up a bit.
Chest freezer stays much colder, fits a lot more (including big joints) and holds the cold better if I have to leave the lid open while looking for something. Downside is there's minimal shelving so you have to be more organised or you could lose things in the bottom, and it is basically dead space as you can't put anything on top and it has a bigger footprint. And it's a lot harder to clean.

 

[Wings]

I prefer the chest freezer, easier to put the bodies in to.

 

[coachdb18]

chest...upright self defrosting dries food out...not for long term storage. if its just short term like a weeks worth of food the upright isn't bad but it won't keep stuff in good shape for months

Definitely need a non frost-free for long term storage, as they maintain their frost free state by cycling into defrost and freeze modes alternately, which is hell on food for the long term. Chest freezers are generally just freeze and maintain, so they keep food long term very well. The long term storage also means you don't have to have as easy access, and the stuff in chest freezers getting buried on the bottom is not an advantage when you want ready availability.

 

[CHNOPS]

I prefer the chest freezer, easier to put the bodies in to.

So you're a woman with a killer body and a nice chest.

 

[Wings]

So you're a woman with a killer body and a nice chest.

Yes, obviously someone misheard, it was killer of bodies with an ice chest.

 

[CHNOPS]

What you said:

Yes, obviously someone misheard, it was killer of bodies with an ice chest.

What I read:

Yes, obviously someone misheard, it was killer of bodies with an ice chest.

 

[Wings]

What you said:



What I read:

That's because you hear through your penis.

Abnormal.

 

[Recidiva]

That's because you hear through your penis.

Abnormal.

Awww...widdle ears! *claps in delight*

 

[Saint Peter]

The cold air falls out of the upright freezer when the door is opened and the warm air that replaces it has to be cooled. The chest freezer contains the cold air when the door is opened.

 

[thør]

The cold air falls out of the upright freezer when the door is opened and the warm air that replaces it has to be cooled. The chest freezer contains the cold air when the door is opened.

Sheesh........upright freezers should be banned!

 

[Wings]

The cold air falls out of the upright freezer when the door is opened and the warm air that replaces it has to be cooled. The chest freezer contains the cold air when the door is opened.

So what you're saying is...chest freezers keep the bodies colder.

 

[Saint Peter]

Sheesh........upright freezers should be banned!

The upright conserves floor space.

 

[Saint Peter]

So what you're saying is...chest freezers keep the bodies colder.

It is easier to get them in and out for playtime.

 

[Wings]

It is easier to get them in and out for playtime.

I thought we agreed to never speak of our cadaver tea parties?

 

[Saint Peter]

I thought we agreed to never speak of our cadaver tea parties?

Only if we can swap now and then.

 

[Wings]

Only if we can swap now and then.

Bodies or tea?

Let's not make this so complicated, I'm going to pour them all in concrete anyway.

 

[kbate]

My personal preference is the upright with no shelves. This allows the bodies to be stored in their natural state and really gives your friends a fright when you send them out to get some iced cream.

 

[thør]

Just don't kick over the Dewar of LN2.

 

[Wings]

My personal preference is the upright with no shelves. This allows the bodies to be stored in their natural state and really gives your friends a fright when you send them out to get some iced cream.

It's hard to get mulitple in that way though.

 

[Saint Peter]

Bodies or tea?

Let's not make this so complicated, I'm going to pour them all in concrete anyway.

Spit.

 

[kbate]

It's hard to get mulitple in that way though.

You may be right. I should buy a chest freezer to go with my upright. I can stack 4 supine bodies in the chest - and still have room for broccoli.