My in-laws just bought a larger deep freeze and said we could take their old one. I am trying to figure out the best way to use it.
We have a Costco membership and usually buy our meat and fish in bulk, then bag them up for dinner servings. My wife and I have been starting to meal prep on the weekends (mainly prep work of cutting veggies up) and have been bagging and freezing those as well.
We buy a decent amount of fast snacking food to heat up in the oven or air fry, and thats where I am getting confused.
Is it best to meal prep/store meat in a deep freeze, or should we keep all of that in the upright fridge/freezer and put frozen pizza, French fries, chicken chunks, etc in there?
Also if anyone has recommendations for a cheap vac seal machine that would be cool.
I have noticed frost accumulation in the freezer over the last few years. I believe it was purchased during 2020 lockdown when we had the whole family living in one house, but when my father in law showed me it there was a decent amount of frost inside.
I can check for an anti frost setting, but am guessing it will become part of general maintenance correct? I was planning on redoing all the seals once we get it to help, but I am not sure if that will be enough.