Chest freezers are a very common household appliance Jean. They are not "frost-free" via the temp change method. I store lamb, beef, cooked soup, farmer's market bounty, and a few quick grab and go meals in my deep freeze. The only items that go in our fridge's freezer are ones that we go through so rapidly that the defrost/refreeze cycle of the fridge's freezer won't cause freezer burn or ruin them because they won't stay in there long. Unless someone has an apartment/tiny house, uncommon household set-up, or simply doesn't cook much, I can't imagine why you wouldn't have a decent chest freezer.

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