What's a good upright freezer ?

[booker]

I agree with TR and others on the chest freezer, but after our old kenmore chest gave up the ghost (didn't realize for about a week when it started to smell, but that is another story) I went with an upright with electronic alarm and electronic thermo reading (which I've tested with +/- 1 degree accuracy). It holds the meat from a whole cow and other herbivores that are tasty with ease. Plus I have more room now. If you have plenty of room, the cost of a chest freezer probably makes it a better buy. I'm happy with my choice, and I don't have to defrost (at least not yet) but I also limit the use of the freezer as an entertainment device.

[Lighthouse]

Originally Posted by Paslode

Larry,

Another thing to keep in mind when purchasing an appliance is the service life is generally far less than it used to be.

Example, I have a Whirlpool side by side that is still going strong after 15 years. On the other side of the coin I have been many, many households that are replacing 5-7 year old high dollar fancy refrigerator/freezers...or my small cabinet freezer that fail at about 2 years.....or the 6 washing machines I have replaced over the past 14 years.

a good friend of mine just graduated from NJIT. Companies pay engineers good money to ensure things fail after a certain time period. Usually at point just slightly past the warranty.