I had to choose between a chest freezer and a used fridge for bulk food storage

My old fridge died last month and I needed a way to store the 40 pounds of chicken I got on sale at Smart & Final. I went with a 7 cubic foot chest freezer from Facebook Marketplace for 80 bucks instead of a used fridge because it uses way less power. So far it's working fine but I have to dig through frozen stuff to find what I need. Anyone else regret going with a chest freezer over a fridge for their garage setup?

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logan2051mo ago

Honestly thought fridges were better but this actually changed my mind on power savings.

piper_reed1mo ago

Wait, @logan205, aren't fridges still the bigger energy hog overall?

ryan_ellis1mo ago

Man that digging struggle is real, I feel your pain every time I gotta find the ground beef at the bottom.