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Drawers.
Chest Fridge (2009)
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Re: Chest Fridge (2009)
#12Modern refrigerators are designed for browsing. A chest fridge could save a person a lot of calories over time
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#13It's a cool idea, and might be great for a secondary fridge. For a primary fridge though, it's so much more convenient to have direct access to everything through a vertical door. I like energy efficiency, but I'm willing to pay 300kWh a year (around $40 here) for that convenience, let alone the space efficiency.
If you completely remodeled a kitchen around a chest fridge it might not be too terribly inconvenient. But the major blocker is that virtually every kitchen is designed with a perfect spot for a tall, relatively shallow fridge.
Indeed. I could imagine a very neat one built into the cabinetry where the counter top could be lifted up or something.
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#14It's more about freezers than fridges. Less frequent access and ton more work to get the temps back. I never thought about it but it was such an a-ha moment for me when I recently learned about it that I'm genuinely flabbergasted why it's not more popular.
Re: Chest Fridge (2009)
#15No. Drawers.
+1
waist level, some below countertops, some above a freezer drawer. humidity settings.
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#16It's a cool idea, and might be great for a secondary fridge. For a primary fridge though, it's so much more convenient to have direct access to everything through a vertical door. I like energy efficiency, but I'm willing to pay 300kWh a year (around $40 here) for that convenience, let alone the space efficiency.
If you completely remodeled a kitchen around a chest fridge it might not be too terribly inconvenient. But the major blocker is that virtually every kitchen is designed with a perfect spot for a tall, relatively shallow fridge.
It's inconvenient as soon as you need to get something from the bottom of the fridge, kitchen layout does not change this one at all. And I grew up in a home with multiple chest fridges in addition to a shelved ones so I know the hurdles.
They are good to store something you're not accessing all the time though, like frozen berries etc.
Re: Chest Fridge (2009)
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you completely remodeled a kitchen around a chest fridge it might not be too terribly inconvenient. But the major blocker is that virtually every kitchen is designed with a perfect spot for a tall, relatively shallow fridge.
Indeed. I could imagine a very neat one built into the cabinetry where the counter top could be lifted up or something.
It would be inconvenient to have to clear the counter each time you want to access the fridge.
Re: Chest Fridge (2009)
#18Why? a: space. A standup fridge freezer is floor space efficient. How much rent is the chest freezer using per year :) Made up numbers 10k for 1000sqft 10 per sq ft So say $40 a year in rent. Still not too bad I guess
$800 a month for rent is pretty good
Re: Chest Fridge (2009)
#19It's a cool idea, and might be great for a secondary fridge. For a primary fridge though, it's so much more convenient to have direct access to everything through a vertical door. I like energy efficiency, but I'm willing to pay 300kWh a year (around $40 here) for that convenience, let alone the space efficiency.
Most people in dense urban areas would actually pay less. By going vertical you’re freezing a whole m2 that was otherwise necessarily occupied by the fridge. In most places, 300 kWh is much cheaper than an extra irrevocable m2 for your fridge. Plus, a horizontal fridge is just… convenient. You can’t even put things on top of a vertical fridge.
I put things on top of my vertical fridge all the time. Also, how do you access a chest fridge with items sitting on top of lid?
Re: Chest Fridge (2009)
#20It's a cool idea, and might be great for a secondary fridge. For a primary fridge though, it's so much more convenient to have direct access to everything through a vertical door. I like energy efficiency, but I'm willing to pay 300kWh a year (around $40 here) for that convenience, let alone the space efficiency.
Most people in dense urban areas would actually pay less. By going vertical you’re freezing a whole m2 that was otherwise necessarily occupied by the fridge. In most places, 300 kWh is much cheaper than an extra irrevocable m2 for your fridge. Plus, a horizontal fridge is just… convenient. You can’t even put things on top of a vertical fridge.
I literally don't understand this comment at all. What point are you trying to make?