Post by: E-Town Hunter on October 28, 2015, 06:23:44 PM
Post by: jpharcher on October 28, 2015, 06:27:51 PM
I would recommend a 15CF if you don't want to have to take everything out to find a particular cut.
Post by: E-Town Hunter on October 28, 2015, 06:32:25 PM
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Post by: Twispriver on October 28, 2015, 06:40:29 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on October 28, 2015, 06:59:47 PM
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Post by: jpharcher on October 29, 2015, 05:43:06 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 29, 2015, 07:10:30 AM
Go with an upright - what goes on the bottom of a chest freezer is hidden on the bottom - I have both and am much happier with the upright :twocents:
:yeah:
Post by: Big6bull on October 29, 2015, 09:58:52 AM
Post by: lastmk8 on October 29, 2015, 11:44:38 AM
Post by: Bean Counter on October 29, 2015, 11:55:43 AM
last years bull pretty much filled a 21cf standup with the top 3 shelves being 1.5# burger packages the rest steak and stew meat
Now that's a trophy wall! :bow:
Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 29, 2015, 11:57:45 AM
Post by: kentrek on October 29, 2015, 12:21:27 PM
It's my experience that you can get at least 40 lbs of frozen meat in a 48 qt cooler. That translates to about 26 lbs per cubic foot or so. A humungous bull might need a bit more that 10 cubic feet I would think. I've owned both, but I can get more meat per cubic feet in a chest freezer than an upright.
Alot of my bigger bulls are around 300 pounds boned out...but between the chest freezer, the freezer beneath the fridge Id think youd be good to go
Unless you got the money and space...then go with one big stand up..or three ;)
Post by: BigTines on October 30, 2015, 01:51:21 PM
Post by: Bob33 on October 30, 2015, 02:06:03 PM
Getting a larger freezer allows for more food to be stored, but having dead space in a freezer will increase your electricity costs.
One other point: for long term storage you are better getting a manual defrost freezer. They're harder to find, but will keep your food fresh longer because the auto defrost models go through a warm-up cycle to remove frost. I've kept meat in manual defrost freezer for more than two years with virtually no degradation.
Put one of the wireless thermometer sensors in the freezer, and put the remote readout unit where you can easily see it. Keep the meat at or below zero for best storage.
Post by: Stein on October 30, 2015, 02:16:45 PM
A general rule of thumb is that one cubic foot will hold about 30 pounds of meat, depending on how you store the meat in the freezer. That means 300 pounds of meat should fit in a 10 cubic foot freezer.
Getting a larger freezer allows for more food to be stored, but having dead space in a freezer will increase your electricity costs.
One other point: for long term storage you are better getting a manual defrost freezer. They're harder to find, but will keep your food fresh longer because the auto defrost models go through a warm-up cycle to remove frost. I've kept meat in manual defrost freezer for more than two years with virtually no degradation.
Put one of the wireless thermometer sensors in the freezer, and put the remote readout unit where you can easily see it. Keep the meat at or below zero for best storage.
:yeah: Good advice, I have a manual defrost and set it way cold. Every year or two I clean it out defrost and load the stuff back in. If you do it in the summer it only takes a couple hours to unload, hose the ice out, dry in the sun and get back running.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 30, 2015, 02:39:42 PM
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