Comments on: What’s big, rectangular, white and happiness-inducing?

By: jan

jan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:21:11 +0000

wow, that’s impressive, very happy for you (and ok, a little envious too…need to work on hubby some more) … I like the compartments and such … not to be a snot, but can you tell me how much you shopped around (make, model, pricing, etc.) … I have 1 above freezer in garage and 2 side by sides in the house (don’t ask, we have a 2nd kitchen in the house) … and all 3 are jammed packed and of course, no organization whatsoever (can you hear me, “hmmm, I’m quite certain I have some bratwurst here somewhere … )

Congrats, enjoy, and don’t forget to christian it with a nice coat of car wax. Seriously! Hubby drives me batty with this type of stuff

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:53:42 +0000

My upright is just like a chest freezer and does not defrost by itself either. It is a good point that you made that a lot of people probably are not aware of. The freezer with your fridge is frost free because it is constantly heating and cooling to keep it at a frost free temp. Which is great to eliminate having to defrost the thing, but will lead to freezer burn on meats and other items after a period of time.

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:41 +0000

FrugalGirl, I feel your joy. My KA standing mixer makes me smile, 15+ years after purchase.

I aspire to find a local source of bulk happy meat (what organic should be but isn’t: animals raised outside, in environmentally suitable conditions, with plenty of room, and eating food that a child would recognize as natural). If I do, I will be adding a chest freezer to my household. I can get retail happy meat but it’s too darn pricy. Unfortunately there’s no way to get around the fact that happy chicken is extraordinarily expensive.

Do you keep a list of what’s in your freezer? Did it help avoid the losing of small items?

By: Alea

Alea — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:32:10 +0000

When I saw the post title on my side bar I was expecting to see a sheet flying in the wind. LOL!

We are looking for a freezer and have not been able to find a nice used one, so will probably start looking for an afordable new one soon. I love the baskets and dividers; I’ll have to add those to my specs.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:14:56 +0000

Kristen- You’re selling or giving away your old one, right?
Even though you listed all its defects, there will be someone who can use it, and then it won’t end up in a landfill.

Congrats- it’s really cool.

By: jen b

jen b — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:14:43 +0000

We are in the market as well. What brand is your freezer?
We are trying to decide on upright (easier to organize and see things) vs. chest (more energy efficient) but I would definitely go chest if I can buy one like yours with all those compartments! Love it! Congratulations

By: Reese

Reese — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:22:22 +0000

I’m absolutely drooling over the baskets! What an amazing purchase! Certainly better than your old one. I’d count that as a definite frugal buy

By: KristenM

KristenM — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:12 +0000

I am so jealous!!!!! We unfortunately do not have any place to house a chest freezer so alas I will have to wait for the next house Would you mind sharing what brand/version you bought? I would love to know more. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

By: Franci

Franci — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:35 +0000

I think I have freezer envy too! But alas, we have no room for one anywhere, so the one above my fridge will just have to do…

By: Brenda Pike

Brenda Pike — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:21:10 +0000

I think that may be the exact same freezer that my sister got last year! (She was really excited about the baskets, too.) I’m not convinced that chest freezers actually save more in food costs than they waste in electricity, but the new freezer is definitely going to save you tons over the old one. I’m interested in how much–can you update us on the difference in your electricity bill in a month or two?