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Show Value of Home Freezer Depends on Family Need A home freezer for the farm can be an asset or a liability depending de-pending upon individual needs. The initial cost is high and folki who don't actually need a freezer often wind up with a financial liability. li-ability. To make freezing food profitable, you have to have extra food to preserve or live near a market that regularly features money-saving money-saving food specials that you can buy in bulk. If you raise your own meat and chickens, a freezer is a good investment. in-vestment. And, if you often hunt wild game, a home freezer will certainly be more convenient than a locker in town. Yet, if you don't consistently produce more food or meat than you use, or can't save by buying in bulk, you can get along just as well with a refrigerator as with a home freezer. Important considerations when buying a freezer are such things as installation costs, electric rates, availability of servicing of freezer and availability and price of packaging pack-aging materials. In the long run little Is saved by buying a small freezer, for the unit should be large enough to make the cost per food pound small. Six to eight oubio feet (measure of capacity) per person is a good guide to follow in purchasing pur-chasing a freezer. In determining the size you want, also consider how much space Is available in the home. |