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<blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 1771562" data-attributes="member: 7488"><p>In theory, a frost-free freezer (a stand alone unit, or the freezer side of your fridge) holds food for about 90 days. A manual defrost freezer holds for a year. The frost-free doesn't keep as long as it effectively thaws a bit in order to dry the frost out of the unit. I have a manual defrost chest freezer partly for this reason, and partly because they are cheaper than the frost-free models. In practice, the time can vary based on how well the product is packaged. </p><p></p><p>Last month I bought a half that hung 410 pounds that ended up around 325 trimmed and packaged. We had as many roasts and steaks cut as possible (including chicken fry from the eye of round, kept the short ribs on the bone, kept roasts from the rump/chuck/peak, kept the skirt and flank) and still ended up with 148 pounds of ground beef. </p><p></p><p>As Terry said, start with a quarter if you want to just see how much you go through. Usually the price per pound is the same on the 1/4, 1/2, or whole so you don't lose a bulk discount. Then if you like it you can just up your order next time. That is what we did, as we split our order three ways (so I have a "sixth" or a bit less that a quarter) with my parents and my wife's parents. We did this in order to try out our source without any one of us being our a grand or more for a half. I suspect this will last us through the summer and into the fall, so long as week keep up out chicken and pork intake. Next year we'll probably buy a whole an split it three ways, or if no one else chips then I'll just get a side for myself.</p><p></p><p>If anyone is curious, I'm dining on Limousin with a bit of "rogue" Angus that snuck in the bloodline at some point <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inactive, post: 1771562, member: 7488"] In theory, a frost-free freezer (a stand alone unit, or the freezer side of your fridge) holds food for about 90 days. A manual defrost freezer holds for a year. The frost-free doesn't keep as long as it effectively thaws a bit in order to dry the frost out of the unit. I have a manual defrost chest freezer partly for this reason, and partly because they are cheaper than the frost-free models. In practice, the time can vary based on how well the product is packaged. Last month I bought a half that hung 410 pounds that ended up around 325 trimmed and packaged. We had as many roasts and steaks cut as possible (including chicken fry from the eye of round, kept the short ribs on the bone, kept roasts from the rump/chuck/peak, kept the skirt and flank) and still ended up with 148 pounds of ground beef. As Terry said, start with a quarter if you want to just see how much you go through. Usually the price per pound is the same on the 1/4, 1/2, or whole so you don't lose a bulk discount. Then if you like it you can just up your order next time. That is what we did, as we split our order three ways (so I have a "sixth" or a bit less that a quarter) with my parents and my wife's parents. We did this in order to try out our source without any one of us being our a grand or more for a half. I suspect this will last us through the summer and into the fall, so long as week keep up out chicken and pork intake. Next year we'll probably buy a whole an split it three ways, or if no one else chips then I'll just get a side for myself. If anyone is curious, I'm dining on Limousin with a bit of "rogue" Angus that snuck in the bloodline at some point ;) [/QUOTE]
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