Chest Freezer vs. Chest Refrigerator
Chest freezers and refrigerators have size in common but not much else. They have different purposes for cold food storage and either keep food fresh or maintain its longevity by frozen storage. Each one's individual design helps deliver its benefits. Your choice of a freezer or a refrigerator will be determined by individual needs for cold storage of foods. Does this Spark an idea?
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Chest Freezers
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Freezers are great for those who want to deep-freeze foods for an extended period of time and do not have the extra space in the freezer portion of the kitchen refrigerator. Chest freezers are basic in style, essentially plain white trunks with plastic liners and freezing abilities. Chest freezers doors lift up rather than open to the side as it does in an upright freezer unit. Many people store their chest freezers in garage or basement.
Freezer Size
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There are full size chest freezers and compact chest freezers available. Chest freezers can be as small as 1.3 cubic feet and are a space-saving alternative to upright freezers models at 12.0 cubic feet. In 2009, Frigidaire made a full size chest freezer that is 14.8 cubic feet; plenty of room to store those Omaha Steaks on auto-shipment or to freeze away summer's vegetable bounty for the long winter months ahead.
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Freezer Features
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Available features and amenities are limited but include interior lights and removable, sliding baskets. Baskets make storage organization and retrieving foods easier. A good chest freezer has features like temperature control and audible alarms if the temperature gets too high. All chest freezers require manual defrosting and this is often viewed as a downside.
Chest Refrigerators
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Chest refrigerators are great solutions for cold storage but not frozen storage of foods. Chest refrigerators are useful where large quantities of foods are needed to be kept cold but not frozen. Chest refrigerators are often used in commercial settings like restaurants who need to keep foods fresh but where the use of those foods might be immediate. Frozen food is not practical in those situations unless the order is ice cream.
Refrigerator Size
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Chest refrigerators can be quite large, as much as 24.0 cubic feet of capacity. There are smaller chest refrigerator units of 6.5 cubic feet. Chest refrigerators doors like chest freezers open from the top.
Features
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All chest refrigerators are frost-free. Available features include interior lights and removable, sliding baskets, electronic thermostats for even cooling. Some units come with counterbalanced lids and drains.
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