If your family uses frozen foods on a regular basis, and the freezer section of the refrigerator can not adequately hold all of your food supplies, then a separate freezer is what you need. Though it may not seem like a necessary buy, it will actually cut your costs in the long run, as you will need to make fewer trips to supermarkets, you will be able to take advantage of more special offers, and you will have space available to freeze leftover food rather than throwing it away. As with any larger purchase, you should consider what you want the freezer to do. Although freezers may look equal from the outside, except for color, different models offer varying features and functions and vary in operation. It is important that you choose a model that offers the functions you need because you will own it for some time. Two chief factors to bear in mind when purchasing a freezer are the amount of space it takes up and what it is used for. Larger, chest models are ideal for food that will be stored for up to several months at a time and that you will not be looking for often. If you are looking to store food that you want easy and frequent access to, upright models are good choices. Plus, they only take up the same space as a refrigerator. They are, however, a little costlier and not as energy efficient. For defrosting purposes, some upright freezer models offer automatic defrost functions. Chest freezers do not offer this feature and must be manually defrosted. Though automatic defrost is more convenient, they perform their task by removing humidity from the air. They remove the moisture from the frozen food at the same time, leading to freezer burn. With a manual model, this is not an issue. Ice cream kept in a manual model doesn’t develop the interesting layer it can get in a freezer that automatically defrosts. And to speed the process, some manual models provide power cycles to move the process along. In appearance, an upright freezer is very similar to a single-door refrigerator. The sizes of upright freezers range from the smaller, 33-1/2 inch tall models to those that reach 70 inches tall. The smaller units have about 5 cubic feet of storage space while the larger models feature about 20 cubic feet. Upright freezers are found in both frost-free and manual defrost models and start at around $250.00. Frost-free models often cost around an additional $100.00.

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