Need a new freezer - Chest or Upright?

[Wayne02]

Looks like we will need to add an additional freezer to our current very small chest freezer as we are increasing the meat harvest and other frozen preps this year. It will be located in a mostly heated garage.

Do you prefer the upright or chest style of freezers?
Frostless or regular?

Thanks

 

[sipowicz]

I like frosty chests..but then, I dated an eskimo for 2 years.

 

[USAF385]

Are you going to be using it for longer storage or frequent use?

For things that will be stored a while in bulk, I'd go with the chest.

For a wider variety of items that will see you going in and out of the freezer more often, I'd go with an upright.

JMO

No real opinion on the frost aspect.

 

[otis24]

I would recommend an upright. We have both. You are always digging for things and never find what you are looking for. We found deer meat in our freezer from 2002 because it was buried on the bottom.

 

[OKFC05]

Chest types are more economical, using less electricity for the same volume.
Of course, everything I want is always on the bottom......

 

[USAF385]

WAIT! I got it!

Get an upright but lay it down.....

 

[woodsltc]

You will get "more" freezer-burn with the frostless..............of course you will periodically have to defrost the regular ones.

I have an upright, regular. I defrost it about once a year and that seems to work well for me. I do agree that the chest freezers are more economical though! Everything is a trade-off !!

Don

 

[Rule3]

I prefer Chests. Oh you mean freezers.

 

[s&wchad]

Uprights rule! Get one with a cooling coil under each shelf.

 

[Spotteddog]

The advantage the chest has is efficiency, the upright, convenience.
As long as you date packaging and rotate oldest to the top you should do well with either. The upright is higher priced both initially and operating cost wise. The "foot print" of the upright is smaller. The operating cost is higher because with each cycle of the upright's full height door, virtually ALL of the chilled dehumidified air spills out, is lost and must be regenerated. Not so with a chest type. In some cases that can mean that a smaller compressor cubic foot, to cubic foot of size can be used on the chests as well, possibly lowering operating costs too. Almost all of the so called "frost free" are uprights. That feature also adds to long term operating costs. The more fully either is kept packed will significantly reduce operating costs. The frozen stuff within acts as an ambient cold soak, making the compressor not have to work as hard.

 

[gunlovingirl]

Upright!

 

[TNDixieGirl]

Upright!

+1

 

[Class III]

I've got both an upright and a chest freezer. I use the chest for long term storage and the upright for stuff I use more often. I use the chest primarily for game and fish. I picked up a new/damaged (two small dents and a couple of scratches in top) chest freezer today at WW for $75.00 while looking to make sure that they did not get in any of that evil handgun ammunition.

 

[therevjay]

Chest = more economical
upright = handier
Like the madam said, "you pays your money, and takes your choice."

 

[Cobroller]

Old uprights make handy storage for the garage. About all you can use an old chest type for is bulk feed for your hounds or livestock. Otherwise they get used for piles of stuffe you are too lazy to hang up where they belong. Of course that applies to working ones too. But over many years I have seen and helped move many more old and working chest type than uprights. I don't believe the compressors and seals have to work as hard on them so you get longevity.

 

[bshepherd]

Upright is my vote, easier to get to your stuff. In the past I found the chest type to be too cumbersome to find what you are looking for. Obviously it depends on how you are going to use it.

 

[YogiBear]

Aloha,

We have one of these in our garage: Freezerator GAFZ21XXRK from Gladiator® GarageWorks

It is an Upright refrigerater top with a freezer bottom.
Unique thing about this 21 cu ft model is that the top refregerator can be turned into a Freezer by turning the control to freezer mode.

If Tim Allen's "Home Improvement" TV show were still on the air, this is what he would have in his garage. Expanded metal doors, 4" castors.

Every guy who has seen it wants one. Even my wife likes it's looks. About $1200+

Something the "boys" will hang around in the garage.

 

[Cobroller]

Aloha,

We have one of these in our garage: Freezerator GAFZ21XXRK from Gladiator® GarageWorks

It is an Upright refrigerater top with a freezer bottom.
Unique thing about this 21 cu ft model is that the top refregerator can be turned into a Freezer by turning the control to freezer mode.

If Tim Allen's "Home Improvement" TV show were still on the air, this is what he would have in his garage. Expanded metal doors, 4" castors.

Every guy who has seen it wants one. Even my wife likes it's looks. About $1200+

Something the "boys" will hang around in the garage.

Now why did you do that yogibear? Now I have to have one after promoting chest type in previous post. "More Power" is always better.

 

[thomashoward]

We used to have a chest freezer, but the wife is small and couldn't reach so now we have an upright

 

[Crazy K38]

get the chest freezer and use egg crates for storage and organization inside the chest, no digging all neat and organized and can find it when you need it

 

[countryboy]

I prefer a chest freezer.

 

[Spotteddog]

Never forget the old joke about 27 cubic foot chest freezer being able to hold 3 ex wives!

 

[R-Tex]

I like frosty chests..but then, I dated an eskimo for 2 years.

Dang, Sip - it's sure good to have you back!

 

[mtgianni]

I bought a 27 ft chest freezer in 77. My wife has wanted an upright since 78. I told her we will replace this one with an upright when it dies. I've had to change a lightbulb once in the old Montgomery Wards. She is going to wait a while.