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Originally Posted by ajrsmom
Does it cost more to have 3 separate freezers instead of one efficient bigger one?
If you already have a large freezer, couldn't you just separate the levels?
It's really nice of you to help him out!!
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I'm sure the cost is a little more using three rather than one. We have a "tendency"(for a lack of a better word) to have very low electric bills here so I guess we "splurge" a little in some ways. Mine runs about $80 per month for 3000 SF home,and the man I was talking about, well his runs even less.
Plus since we are in a very rural area and only have one grocery (small neighborhood one at that) we grow lots of our food. Even this man that lives by himself has a 1/2 acre garden, fruit trees, nut trees, gooseberry bushes and more. So he freezes everything rather than can. He also raises rabbits for meat and hunts for other meat. Plus once or twice a year the packing company has a truckload chicken sale; usually a 35 pound box of whole marinated chicken for $20 and other chicken specials. So freezers are important here; LOL So in the long run like I said I guess we "splurge" on the electric costs vs. all the other savings we gather from freezers here.
I have tried the layering levels, but usually having to empty the top layers to get to the others turns into a mess for me. I evenbought "containers" tp layer the foods in, but that took up too much space.
What do the rest of you do as far as your month ahead cooking? Do you fully prepare dishes, partially prepare or what?