Agasaurus Tex said:
Many years ago had a chest freezer in the garage. At some point the circuit breaker tripped and there was no power to the freezer for who knows how long. I opened the freezer, not knowing it had been without power and the smell was indescribable. Didn't even try to clean it out, just hauled to the curb for pickup.
Agasaurus Tex said:
Many years ago had a chest freezer in the garage. At some point the circuit breaker tripped and there was no power to the freezer for who knows how long. I opened the freezer, not knowing it had been without power and the smell was indescribable. Didn't even try to clean it out, just hauled to the curb for pickup.
These are cheap and well worth having an insurance plan against power loss or compressor crapping out, etc. You can monitor the temps, set up how you want it to notify you, etc.SpiderDude said:Agasaurus Tex said:
Many years ago had a chest freezer in the garage. At some point the circuit breaker tripped and there was no power to the freezer for who knows how long. I opened the freezer, not knowing it had been without power and the smell was indescribable. Didn't even try to clean it out, just hauled to the curb for pickup.
This happened to a guy I know. Though the meat didn't sit there that long. He went out of town for a long weekend and the circuit breaker must have triggered right around the time he left. He was an avid outdoorsman and lost $1000's in gaming meat and fish.
I agree with Fido 100%. We bought a chest freezer and it quickly became a hopeless mess. What makes it to the bottom of there might as well be frozen dog food. Just had an upright freezer delivered to the garage last week. It's 1000% better. Open the door and see exactly what you have stored in there. I bought a GE model that was highly rated and reviewed. The key point was it is called "garage ready" meaning it can handle temps as low as zero and as high as 120 so it's more equipped for the job, unless yours is going inside your house.FIDO*98* said:
100% Upright unless you are a completely organized and anal person. Otherwise, the bottom of a chest freezer becomes a time capsule
jcbaggie04 said:I agree with Fido 100%. We bought a chest freezer and it quickly became a hopeless mess. What makes it to the bottom of there might as well be frozen dog food. Just had an upright freezer delivered to the garage last week. It's 1000% better. Open the door and see exactly what you have stored in there. I bought a GE model that was highly rated and reviewed. The key point was it is called "garage ready" meaning it can handle temps as low as zero and as high as 120 so it's more equipped for the job, unless yours is going inside your house.FIDO*98* said:
100% Upright unless you are a completely organized and anal person. Otherwise, the bottom of a chest freezer becomes a time capsule
next time, turn it back on and refreeze the muck. Frozen muck doesn't stink much. Drag that sucker somewhere and clean it up before it melts all the way.Agasaurus Tex said:
Many years ago had a chest freezer in the garage. At some point the circuit breaker tripped and there was no power to the freezer for who knows how long. I opened the freezer, not knowing it had been without power and the smell was indescribable. Didn't even try to clean it out, just hauled to the curb for pickup.