https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:36:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deep-freezer-what-features-to-look-for#post-358294 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:27:18 +0000 T.H.O.U. 358294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Isn't frost free the automatic thing that @Arden: was talking about? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deep-freezer-what-features-to-look-for#post-357769 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:01:04 +0000 Alivoo01 357769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: has fine points about the pros and cons of chest vs upright freezer. I'm a fan of frost-free freezers, but those can be slightly more expensive. You won't have to deal with frost ever building up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deep-freezer-what-features-to-look-for#post-357701 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:39:09 +0000 Arden 357701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One thing you want in a deep freezer is a manual defrost, not automatic.<br /> When you have automatic, this is how it works - it heats up the freezer walls every once in a while to melt off the ice, than refreezes before the food melts. The problem is that each time that happens, your food melts around the outside a little bit. </p> <p>After a couple of times of this, you've got some serious freezer burn, and your food won't last as long in general.</p> <p>Chest/Upright each have their pros and cons. An upright freezer is much easier to find things in, but it's easy to leave the door slightly ajar and melt things. With a chest, that won't happen, but it can sometimes feel like a bottomless abyss when you're trying to find an item. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deep-freezer-what-features-to-look-for#post-357557 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:29:41 +0000 DillonLion 357557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing to this! DH is also in the market for a deep freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/deep-freezer-what-features-to-look-for#post-357490 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:38:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 357490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are thinking of looking for a deep freezer. My husband is always complaining of not having enough freezer space. I would like to shop more with coupons and sales and freeze food and make up meals ahead that just don't fit in our freezer. </p> <p>I have heard the chest freezers are best because they hold the cool better (freezer will be in the garage and have to stay through the Florida heat). However, we currently have a french door fridge/freezer in the house and the freezer is kinda like a chest and I don't really like it. For example, freezing trays of fruit for the baby or casserole dishes is hard because there isn't shelf space. </p> <p>I think I also want energy star rated so it does add a bunch to our electric bill. </p> <p>Any other features or even better a link to the one you have?! </p>