I'll have a cold one, please - decision-making is hard!

It was a pleasant surprise for us to buy a house that came with all major appliances, and even nicer that the fridge and stove were only a year or two old. The only thing lacking was a deep freeze for storing things like the half side of beef that Chris covets, and the rather large turkeys that we end up buying at Thanksgiving because we wait until the last moment! So, we've been researching chest-style deep freezes lately, and are stuck between getting a model that has a lock or one that doesn't. The difference in price is about $40 - $50. Part of us thinks that a lock is a nice security feature, but it can also be argued that the entire utility room (where we'll put the deep freeze) needs to be locked anyway, as we also don't want our furnace, washer/dryer, and tools to be mistaken for playthings either. We also can see a time where we lose the key and can no longer access the food trapped inside the deep freeze! I'm not sure what the better alternative is! *sigh*

Disclaimer: I am actually not a fan of beer and thus certainly not drinking any.

Comments

[Erin]

Hey Laura,
Unless your going to put the thing outside there's no need for a lock on your freezer. If your worried about child safety you can use a multi-purpose childlatch (see link)http://www.babyage.com/product_details.aspx?productid=5840 .
Later,
Erin

[ani]

Certaily worth looking into. I don't care for beer either.

[Carolyn J.]

I thought to myself, "Why would you want to lock your freezer? Do you have a lot of beef theft down there?" Then I remembered. Duh!

I taped the key to my freezer inside my refrigerator.

[Jooliee]

Hey... if you live in canada can't you just put the food outside to freeze?

[Jooliee]

Hey... if you live in canada can't you just put the food outside to freeze?