Why Don't You Get One? : AWESOME CHEST FREEZERS

When I lived in Sweden I was placed in a house with 7 Swedish people. We had one freezer with six shelves and because I was last, I didn't get a shelf and had to negotiate space with people I would charitably describe as antisocial. Yeah. Also, Swedish people seem to like freezing things. Berries, mushrooms, apple sauce, game meat, meatballs, potatoes...all in the freezer. There was no room left. Finally one of the roommates moved out and I claimed my shelf. But the girl who moved in was not going to stand for the injustice of not having any room for her lingonberry harvest. We noticed the other houses had gotten chest freezers, so we got two of them. Soon they were completely full.

Why? They are just useful. In a place where grocery shopping meant biking over a mile, often in the cold and dark, being able to store things was a huge boon. Now in New York city, where grocery shopping is also a pain in the ass, I'm very happy to have one. I don't go to the grocery store very often anymore.

In fact, if you don't have one, you are foolish. I bet you think you don't have room, but you do. You can use it as a table or put shelves over it, it doesn't take up that much room. I live in a tiny apartment like everyone else in NYC and use mine as a bedroom table. If your roommates are supportive you can just use as a table in the common room.

Here is the one I have. It was less than $200 and I got free shipping. Energy bills? It's only $24 dollars a year!

You'll definitely earn it back too, because buying in bulk is the best way to get good grassfed local meat. Buying 5 lbs of meat is silly. Get a whole lamb. You'll pay less and get to try some really good cuts.

Most of this is in my own self-interest. With the Meatshare I run I'm going to have to stop offering shares of less than 30 lbs because it's not efficient for myself or the farmers. Besides, if you are really doing paleo, 5 lbs of meat is only going to last a day or so. And while frozen meat has a bad reputation in some circles, the trust is that quality varies by the freezing method and if it's frozen correctly you shouldn't have a lot of water loss and the quality should be really high. 

So get one of these. Do it now! You'd be surprised how many people want to use mine: for horsemeat, for lambskins for tanning, for chickens. Sorry, y'all, there is no reason not to have one yourself.

Look, even John Durant has one, and it was featured in the NYtimes! His is smaller than mine unfortunately :( Unfortunately because he can't store stuff for me haha. Maybe I should get another one too :)

Funny story, but when that article was being written I hadn't been to John's apartment before. When the reporter was interviewing me he told me that John had his own meat locker. I kept imagining a real meat locker in a room in his apartment with carcasses hanging from butchering hooks. Haha.