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SVcummins

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How big do i need to hold 300 pounds of meat
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That would be big enough in my opinion. Main issue with a chest type is losing items down to the bottom unless you keep a clipboard close by with notes as to where items are and the date you put them in. I have an old 18 CU FT upright and it's easy to find what you're looking for.
 
I have to agree and uprights take up less floor space. chest freezers seem to accumulate items on the lid too.
 
svcummins

I vote for the chest freezer. Mine is a commercial grade. I have it set @ - 15,

GUIDO.
 
Whatever size pops up om Marketplace. There is a huge turnover in freezers And 90 % of them are pretty much no brain plug and play. Save 2/3 off retail.
 
Lots of good comments. I agree with jon, way more than you need. A chest will hold more than an upright but as others have said, will require better organization. A chest is much more efficient, especially during extended power outages. I have a small (7cuft) chest and could easily put what jon has pictured in it.
 
I would get the biggest you have room for. Upright is nice until you cant bend down to see what is at the bottom. Chest freezer even when my grandparents couldnt get around to well they still could get stuff out of a chest freezer. They did have a 8 inch floor put in it to bring it up higher. Just some styrofoam and wood blocks. Claimed the food didnt freezer burn as much after that as well.
 
There is a place for both upright and chest freezers. Remember basic physics. Cold air will fall out of an upright when it is opened. I bougbt a used chest 15 cu. ft. unit last fall for $50.
 

Generally a chest freezer is more power efficient and stays frozen longer during power outages than an upright .
If purchasing an upright , make certain it is auto defrost . We only use our upright during brief occasions . Darn thing frosts up something fierce . And yes the door is shut and sealed .
 
Got any milk crates laying around? They are great in a chest freezer. And yes the one you pictured will hold half a steer and a pig. If you were closer I would give you one. Daughter bought the inlaws house. One in the basement that she wants gone. Works great, just doesn't use it. She is single so no need for it.
 
(quoted from post at 10:22:27 03/15/21) Lots of good comments. I agree with jon, way more than you need. A chest will hold more than an upright but as others have said, will require better organization. A chest is much more efficient, especially during extended power outages. I have a small (7cuft) chest and could easily put what jon has pictured in it.
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Our chest freezer will hold freezing temps even at the top when you forget to close the lid.
Even in a garage in Florida when it is 95 outside.

We use cardboard dividers to organize stuff vertically.
 
we always preferred chest freezer but as others mentioned there are pros and cons.

i think that is more freezer room than you need BUT.. if you have the room you will probably find something to put in there and eventually you'll wonder if you need another one.

the only real thing i have to add is try to figure out the best brand. I would stick with a major brand like whirlpool, ge, fridgidaire ext. Someone (salesman) told me they are all made by one company now and all made in china but i find that a bit hard to believe.
 

We have both chest and upright. If we were limited to only one it would be a chest freezer. I would NOT go with auto defrost it will increase freezer burn.
 
(quoted from post at 10:41:38 03/15/21) manual defrost does not go through warming cycles
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nd because of that, food will keep longer and almost never freezer bur n. Had both upright and chest as well as defrost and not types.
 
We have one upright freezer and several chest freezers. The upright is on it's way out the door to some other home that values "convenience" far more than the cost of keeping it running, or of needing to defrost it 5 times as often as a chest freezer, even when the chest freezers are opened more often.

And if the power goes out for more than a day - the upright is pretty good for 24 hours, if in a cool place and unopened. Once opened, it better be powered or the contents need to be used. A good chest freezer can go a lot longer, especially if it's in a cool or cold place to start with, like on the north wall of an unheated garage.

last year had a breaker pop in the garage on a circuit with a chest freezer which we didn't notice for 3 days. Everything was still frozen solid.

"YAMMV."
 
(quoted from post at 06:54:38 03/15/21) There is a place for both upright and chest freezers. Remember basic physics. Cold air will fall out of an upright when it is opened. I bougbt a used chest 15 cu. ft. unit last fall for $50.
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Jim, remember basic physics! Sure the cold air falls out but as soon as you close the door again the air is cold again simply because it takes virtually no energy to cool the air compared to the solid mass that is in there.
 
Our locker in Atlantic paper wraps the meat. We like it better because the packages stack up better.
 
(quoted from post at 14:48:05 03/15/21) I'm surprised the slaughterhouse didn't vacuum pack that meat,didn't know anywhere used that paper wrap anymore.
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Things like hamburger and steaks with pointy bones do not play well with vacuum bags.

They are nice to work with but overall paper is cheaper and quicker.

A nice benefit of meat paper is when you unwrap the meat you can use it as a prep surface when doing a marinade, flour dredge, breading etc when done just fold up the paper and dispose.
No extra dirty dishes during food prep makes the pretty smelling half of a marriage a lot happier as well.
 
We freeze all the time and vacuum pack everything don't have a problem.My wife wouldn't do it any other way.3 freezers filled with meat of all kinds and lots of home grown vegetables,nothing keeps things as fresh as vacuum sealing it.
 

No doubt some items will keep longer with vacuum bags but the way I look at it is; Why spend the extra money to vac pack something we are going to eat within the next 6 months.

Wrapped right in lower cost meat paper nothing gets any freezer burn in the first year in the freezer.
Wrapped sloppy it will have burn in a couple of months much like a bag that doesn't seal right.
 
Whatever you like, I'd rather do it the right way then don't have to worry about it,the cost is minor compared to the value of the meat.We just ate some corn we froze in the Summer of 2019 tasted just like it did the day we froze it.The cost to me is nothing if the quality is preserved.
 
(quoted from post at 18:41:40 03/15/21) Whatever you like, I'd rather do it the right way then don't have to worry about it,the cost is minor compared to the value of the meat.We just ate some corn we froze in the Summer of 2019 tasted just like it did the day we froze it.The cost to me is nothing if the quality is preserved.
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To each their own, I don't want to start an argument over what is better or not.

Just my opinion, it seems like a waste of a pricy bag if you are going to open and eat it 2 weeks after you package it.
 
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