Originally Posted By: Luca_stl(it's not even frost-free).
Ok, a friend of mine feeds her GSD raw. And she was told by an engineering friend of hers (how's that for indirect information?) that manual defrost freezers are the best. Apparently, frost-free freezers work by turning off intermittantly so that the ice melts and drains into the drip pan. They aren't off very long, so you wouldn't notice it. But for meat products especially, it's a great way to get freezer burn.
Just figured I'd pass that info along. I have no idea if it's accurate. But I thought it was interesting. And since I have a no-frills freezer, it made me feel good!
I have a 7.2 cu ft freezer. Whirlpool says it will hold 250 lbs of food. Ok, I don't know how they measure that unless they just pour liquified meat into it, because I can't get nearly that much food in there, even with unpacking the whole thing and repacking everything meticulously. It holds all the dogs' food, and about 2 frozen pizzas. We also have a side by side refridge/freezer, and that freezer (actually the refridge too) is full of meat as well.
Basically, if there's a chilled spot, the dogs' food takes it. The two humans that pay the bills get a shelf in the refridgerator for milk and the veggie and cheese bins. Everything else belongs to the dogs. (Spoiled puppers!
) I tend to stock up on sales. And I make their veggie stew in large batches. Last month, we worked our way to the bottom of both freezers, so when full, I have about 30-35 days worth of meat on hand at most times -- 110 -140 lbs or so?
If there's another long-term power outage in WA, everyone is welcome to our house for a HUGE bar-b-que!
This is nearly identical to our freezer. Whirlpool makes Kenmores.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_04616702000P?vName=Appliances&keyword=chest+freezer+7.2 We bought ours at Costco for about $40 less.
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