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Shif




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 28 2007, 8:58 am
Right now I have a chest freezer, and it is not frost free....I want a frost free freezer, but was told that frost free freezers do not store the food as well, meaning it will get freezer burn a lot sooner than the freezers you need defrost.

Does anyone know if this is true??
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chocolate moose




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 28 2007, 9:09 am
I h ave the kind that's manual defrost, too. Becuase of that.

Remember the unit was cheaper to buy, and cheaper to run.
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Shif




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 28 2007, 10:10 am
but is manual defrost better at preserving food over a 3-6 months than frost free???
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NotInNJMommy




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 28 2007, 10:38 am
I've read several account that it is....but I don't have experience to compare..yet...

my manual defrost freezer comes on wednesday, so I'll let you know in a few mos Wink
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Tamiri




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 28 2007, 10:59 am
My frost free freezer NEVER causes freezer burn, I am amazed to read that it should! My worst freezer experiences were with those that had to be defrosted manually. I finally bought a shop vac in the States to suck up all the melting ice and water... what a job!!!! For Israel, even though it costs more to run I bought frost free because I am getting too old for fun in the ice.
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YALT




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 29 2007, 11:24 am
You need to remember: A chest freezer keeps things longer than a regular upright freezer.
So when comparing, please make sure to specify if your experience is with 2 chest freezers, or 2 uprights. If it's one & one, it doesn't prove much.
Quote:
How long can I keep foods in the freezer?
This depends on the type of food and also on your freezer. It’s a good idea to check any instructions on food labels, or in the handbook for your freezer, on how long food should be frozen

from http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asks.....tonly
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cookielady




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 29 2007, 11:46 am
I have a Frigidare upright, frost free. I am very happy with it. I use it for meat for longer storage, never had a problem. I freeze alot of things but I am very careful about ziplocking it. That helps avoid freezer burn. Certain things just don't freeze well. For instance, my family will never eat chicken that is cooked then defrosted. Even well heated it just has a certain taste.
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Shif




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 29 2007, 3:12 pm
right now, I have a small 3cubic chest freezer, but want an upright frost free...I use it mainly for storing raw meats and chickens (I buy in bulk)...

cookielady, how do you store your food? double sealed? or just in 1 ziplock?

thanks
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cookielady




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 29 2007, 6:24 pm
I am picky. I find ziploc brand freezer bags are much better than the generic kind. Or I'll use ziploc or glad containers then into a ziploc bag. Sometimes I think I should be ziploclady instead of cookielady. Wink
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cindy324




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 29 2007, 9:18 pm
I have a fridge with a frost free freezer, and I NEVER had a problem with freezerburn. Sometimes, my kids will go into the freezer to get ice pops, and will inevitably move a pan that's covered with foil, and loosen the covering, and even then the food had no off taste at all, I was pleasantly surprised when I found a pan of lasagna half uncovered, heated it up and it tasted as fresh as if I just made it.
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