https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:57:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1565439 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 07:03:19 +0000 BSB 1565439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: Oh, white board above the freezer is genius! I've made a written list but didn't do much with it. I was going to type it out and have it electronically, just in case I wanted easy access to it if I was in the grocery store or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1565438 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 07:00:47 +0000 BSB 1565438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a LO yet and we got a full small 5 cu ft one. Don't know if I can convince the DH to let me upgrade to a larger one. </p> <p>I paid $100 for my current one. It was the best price I could find. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1565410 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 05:14:15 +0000 Grace 1565410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think ours is 10 cu feet. You'd be amazed how easy it is to fill it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1565406 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 03:43:29 +0000 gingerbebe 1565406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the 7.1 cubic feet freezer from Costco. It was really inexpensive, like $150 or $175 and it fit in the back of DH's Jeep. We keep it in our garage and its so nice to be able to buy whatever we want (esp. bulk frozen stuff and sale meat) and dump it in there when we get home instead of trying to jigsaw puzzle everything into our fridge freezer. It will be really nice to have for breastmilk too, since I guess a deep freezer will keep breastmilk longer than a regular freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564772 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:25:43 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1564772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.Pumpkin: we got this 5.0 cu GE one from home depot- <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-5-0-cu-ft-Chest-Freezer-in-White-FCM5SUWW/203547584?N=5yc1vZc3nr" rel="nofollow">http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-5-0-cu-ft-Chest-Freezer-in-White-FCM5SUWW/203547584?N=5yc1vZc3nr</a> - it's the perfect size for us! I had about 500 oz of pumped milk that took up half the freezer, and the other half was filled with food. a great freezer with a small footprint.</p> <p>(go through ebates to get 2.0% cash back) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564714 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 10:51:32 +0000 mrsrain 1564714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a small one and I love it. It really is best used for things you don't need to access regularly, because it is hard to keep organized, but as we start to make and freeze postpartum meals I am so glad we have the space to store them.</p> <p>ETA: One thing we have done is to keep a whiteboard above the freezer and actually write down everything that is inside (combined with labeling the items themselves). It makes it so much easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564708 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 10:47:59 +0000 AmandaB8 1564708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a 7 cu ft one also. I use it to store pumped milk (I have 1000 oz in there now), and some meals. I baked a bunch of quick breads before DD was born, and that served as my breakfast when I was home. I also double any crockpot meals and freeze the 2nd, and if we buy meat at costco I keep extra in there. I love having it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564693 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 10:05:19 +0000 Beyond2 1564693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a 19 (or 20?) cubic foot and love it. I'd like to get a second one. That being said we butcher our own animals so we put an entire cow worth of meat in the freezer at a time. If you like shopping in bulk, it's a great investment to go bigger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564683 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:53:47 +0000 danda 1564683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a 7 cubic feet one from GE. I have about 500 oz frozen in lay-flat Lansinoh breast milk bags which are then organized into boxes. They take up about 3/4 of the bottom layer of the freezer right now, maybe about 1/3 of the total freezer capacity. 500 oz is a LOT - I don't think most people generally have that much. We have a small amount of other food in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564668 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:42:01 +0000 autumnlove 1564668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it is full of pumped milk and Ben &amp; Jerry's ice cream! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564662 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:37:05 +0000 leelee 1564662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 however i don't remember the size, just that it was the largest sears had at the time. We mainly got it for my freezer stash however now are currently using it frozen meals. It was totally worth it! Especially since I was EP, I was able to stop pumpin at 6 months pp and make sure that DD had BM until she was one by having a stash. I plan in cleaning it out and doing the same for #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564626 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:02:31 +0000 mrs. 64 1564626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't currently but I want to get one for these same reasons! Our regular freezer is already jam packed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564623 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:59:45 +0000 LBee 1564623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do! We just got it at the Sears Scratch and Dent store. It works awesome and is more than enough space. </p> <p>Eta: We got it since I plan to breastfeed / WOH when our baby gets here in August... hence why it's so empty right now. We're trying to not load it up before then. </p> <p><a href="http://www.searsoutlet.com/8-8-cu-ft-Chest-Freezer-FFC0923D-/d/product_details.jsp?stxt=Chest%20freezer&#038;md=srh_md&#038;pn=1&#038;ps=25&#038;pid=29344&#038;cid=833&#038;mode=buyUsedOnly&#038;itemSelectionType=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.searsoutlet.com/8-8-cu-ft-Chest-Freezer-FFC0923D-/d/product_details.jsp?stxt=Chest%20freezer&#038;md=srh_md&#038;pn=1&#038;ps=25&#038;pid=29344&#038;cid=833&#038;mode=buyUsedOnly&#038;itemSelectionType=all</a></p> <p>[attach=4559/14/n3x87m.600x450.image.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=4559/14/n3x87n.450x600.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564611 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:47:50 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1564611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a small one in our basement. Right now we aren't using it, but because I'm at home on mat leave, I don't have a freezer stash taking up space. When we do use it, its mostly because we buy meat, etc. on sale and need somewhere to put it. I think if you're going to pump &amp; store milk though, it would be a good idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564592 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:26:28 +0000 MrsRcCar 1564592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a chest freezer. It is a life saver. It mostly has my freezer stash in it. Ours is on the small side but that's ok for us because we have 2 fridge/freezer combos, an upright deep freezer, and the chest deep freezer. They are all full tho. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chest-freezer#post-1564588 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:22:21 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1564588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anybody have a stand-alone chest freezer?</p> <p>We've got an LO on the way, and all of the "freeze extra meals! Freeze pumped milk!" advice has only served to make me realize (again) that we're overstuffing our tiny freezer already!</p> <p>If you've got one, how big is it? Is it worth it to get a bigger freezer (we're thinking about a 5 cubic foot one, but we've got space and could go bigger), and also is it worthwhile to pay more to get an Energy Star model? Has it made a difference in food storage, breastfeeding while being a WOHM, etc?</p> <p>We're still in research mode, but any experiences from Bees would be welcome! </p>