Comments on: The Best Chest Freezers 2009

By: Ruud

Ruud — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:43:20 +0000

The most efficient type of freezer is the chest freezer. This is because a chest freezer opens from the top, and cold air (which is heavier than warm air) does escape easily from a chest freezer

… you meant “does NOT”, i presume?

By: Glim

Glim — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:07:42 +0000

Brilliant Roni! We try to freeze leftovers as much as possible so we don’t resort to pizza on those nights we don’t feel like cooking so our freezer is always stuffed. We also have an issue because I’m a vegetarian and my boyfriend isn’t so when he buys meat in bulk it takes a long time to use. We are buying a chest freezer and this is a terrific idea for organizing it. I’m a freak about things being organized so this is perfect. The handles will also make it easier to reach the bottom items since I’m not very tall. Thanks for the tip!

By: paula

paula — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:47:51 +0000

re: chest freezer/fridge combo: mky grandmother had one of these–it was great. had it in the 60-70-80’s/
apparently today’s freezers typically last only about 10 years–how energy ifficient is that?!

By: roni

roni — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:09:38 +0000

I have owned a 5 cubic foot chest freezer since 1986 that still works well, but will probably replace it soon with another 5 cubic foot “energy star” chest freezer. It is not such a big deal getting food out of the chest freezers (everyones main objection to this type of freezer) if you organize your food into tote bags. I have a yellow one for chicken, pink for pork, red for beef, you get the idea. You can buy totes everywhere now in different colors or just sew them up out of scrap materials. It is easy to lift these out by the handles to find what you need. Even the big turkey in the bottom is in a tote for easy lifting out. Also, I think two small freezers would be more efficient than one large. I know a lot of people that are always half empty, especially people that hunt. It would be easy to unplug the one until you shoot your elk or harvest your garden in the fall. Small freezers are more likely to keep you in control of what you purchase, also. Do you really NEED 6 turkeys at Thanksgiving when they are $5.00 each? Probably not!

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:20:35 +0000

I’d like to see a freezer/refrigerator combination in the chest configuration.

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:45:54 +0000

If you get too big of a chest freezer, its really hard to use it because your food gets lost and forgotten about in the bottom of the freezer. Unless you are freezing large things like chickens and beef, a more modest size chest freezer is a more efficient use of space, and you are more likely to get better use of it.

By: OpenlyQueerPrince

OpenlyQueerPrince — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:13:04 +0000

The most efficient type of freezer is the chest freezer, because cold air is heavier than warm air, so it does not escape as easily from chest freezers that open from the top.

By: EfficiencySeeker

EfficiencySeeker — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:01:46 +0000

Are there guides that list efficient commercial fridges, like the ones with glass doors found in restaurants?

By: cephoe

cephoe — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:26:46 +0000

JMG,

The Whirlpool freezer had the lowest power consumption for its size, according to the Energy Star data. But overall, chest freezers have only modest differences in their level of efficiency. Some of the larger freezers certainly rival the energy consumption of the Whirlpool.

Justin

By: Freezers

Freezers — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:29:30 +0000

Energy Starred Model These refrigerators are more energy efficient than the minimum government standards. Freezers