upright or chest freezer......

[perchnut]

just looking for some opinions as I am in the market for a new freezer......I have one of each and tend to think that an upright is more to my liking as I tend to find 'things' in the bottom of my chest freezer that have been there for a looonnnngggg time.  Just wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on this subject.....

[KingFisher1]

with a chest freezer all the cold air does not "dump out" when you open the door, so it doesn't have to run as much. Also the shelves in an upright limit the size of the items you can put in there, and if you are anything like me, you may get the "avalanche of meat" effect when you open an upright.

[zamboni]

I am a former Schwans man, and part of the job was to put the customers food away sometimes.  I hated uprights, never knew what was going to fall on your toes when you opened them up  

[Vt Piker]

I have both. Prefer the chest. It's more efficient. Get one with sliding racks and you do away with the problem of burying stuff 3 feet deep.

[darkhousefisher]

I have had both and prefer an upright.  It takes less room than a chest.  I pile odd shaped items in boxes to keep them from falling out.  The thing I didn't like about the chest style is you have to take everything out to get to the stuff on the bottom.  Whenever I have extra room in my freezer, I freeze milk jugs, helps maintain the temp after you open the door and then I have ice when I need it.  Wether you have a chest or an upright you should keep it full to maintain temp after the door is opened. Just my $.02.

[icecaptain]

Conveinence vs effeciency

the upright is convenient. you can locate your food without digging to the bottom but you might have an avalanch if it is not stacked well.  also all your cold dumps out to the floor when the door gets opended therefor the unit runs more often.

with a chest the cold air is trapped athough you have to dig for stuff on the bottom.. a good cleaning once in a while can help sort out old unwanted items

[Lobes]

The chest freezer is the most efficient. Ours is a monster. When ours is full it has a whole beef and at least two deer. Plus the frozen vegies, jam, pizza's, and who know's what else!

                                                 
NBG

[Mr.Vexilar]

Both, been known to run out of room btwn all the veniosn and dads animals waiting to be mounted, then they spill over into the house, have 2 uprights and 1 chest freezer, still isnt enough room!

[MnSportsman]

Good organization in a chest freezer is the best. I have had both types & now only use 2 of the chest type. We use milk crates & the old hard side beer cases to organize. "To each their own", tho. The space to put them is a concern for some.

[bigbucky1]

IT has been said before but with good organizational skills a chest I feel is best.  The thing about mine is it is in the basement so the room is not the problem it is that during the late summer I go throught the thing to see what venision is left from the year before and stack it on one side and all the fish go to the other.  Then throw out anything that is questionable.  This year there is 4 deer in the freezer thank goodness I have the chest freezer.  It all just barely fits.

[icefisher-45]

Like the chest best too, don"t like things falling on my head