Energy usage with a chest-freezer-turned-fridge is barely 0.1kWh a day. Modern stand-up refrigerators use around 1kWh a day. Tom Chalko, an extremely energy-conscious Australian, ...

The best chest freezers allow you to move beyond the limits of your refrigerator’s built-in freezer, so you can stockpile ice cream, meats and vegetables for future use without stressing about ...

Lowe’s has a Hotpoint 8.8 cu ft manual defrost Chest Freezer in white that converts to a refrigerator for $299, a savings of $50 off the regular price of $349.

A second refrigerator offers the same amount of frozen-food storage as a small chest freezer. Check out the best models from Consumer Reports' tests.