Reading reviews for similar, most of these will do fine in regular conditions. Most 5cf freezers are around $200 and they're all made by a few companies. The $400 ones are, bluntly, a ripoff.
On garages etc - some claim they will. https://www.midea.com/us/Refrigerators/Chest-Freezers Whether they really will is always going to be a risk. I'd rather pay another $50 and get one that's rated to be garage ready if faced with that.
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5 cu ft chest freezer $170 at Walmart
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Last edited by rickgregory; November 23, 2021, 12:28 PM.
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This would be my concern, would it stand up to life in a basement never mind garage.
In somethings you get what you pay for.
I use the buck a day ratio, at 170 your even, and 340 you've doubled your money at 510 tripled etc, and who know it could last thru 20 years of trouble free use.
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My hesitation is that, of course, this is an inexpensive freezer. Will it stand up to the harsh conditions in a south Texas garage? If a freezer fails, I stand to loose $200 in meat. (Although, a freezer alarm with internet connectivity would mitigate that.)
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I see "easy-access defrost drain" this means you have to defrost it. Not self self defrosting.
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If I only had a side-by-side freezer like you do, Michael_in_TX , I'd snap that freezer up and use it only for meat. Plus I'd watch the Thermoworks sale and get a freezer thermometer with alarm for it. Sound like a plan?
Either way, let us know what you decide. I live vicariously through the MCS purchases on this site.
Kathryn
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