| If you are buying a new freezer, it is tempting to | | | | You will take dollars off of your bill and get yet |
| buy an upright. Yes, they look nice, and it is easier | | | | another benefit. Take one of those bags with you |
| to see what you have in there, but they cost | | | | when you are buying perishables on a hot day. |
| much more to run than the well freezers do (by | | | | Throw the milk and raw meats in a cooler with |
| about 25%). Not only will you save money on | | | | your ice bag to keep them fresh till you get |
| your electric bills every month...you will also save | | | | home. Then throw the bag back in the freezer. |
| your food if there is a power outage. An | | | | If you have a freezer in your garage, and you |
| unopened well freezer will stay cold many hours | | | | don't live way up north, you are paying plenty to |
| longer than an upright will. | | | | keep that unit frozen. Even if it is the chest type, |
| Something else to think about. The freezer | | | | you should have an insulated blanket on it, keep it |
| requires less electricity when it is kept full. You | | | | away from the west side of the garage, and |
| don't have to buy a ton of meat to pack in it. | | | | pack it with water bottles and bags. I finally |
| Freeze some gallon bottles of water, or even | | | | emptied and unplugged mine, and WOW did it |
| ziploc bags of it to tuck into the empty spaces. | | | | save me a bundle! |