GE® Chest Freezer - 7 cu. ft.

We needed another freezer & originally went to Sam's to purchase the 5 cu ft GE freezer. When we got to the club we saw that they also had this 7 cu ft in stock & it was just $30 more than the 5 cu ft. After comparing to two side by side we decided on this one. It is actually pretty large on the inside & comes with 2 removeable hanging baskets. One feature we really like is that there is a removeable metal "divider fence" on the open side of the inside step. This step is there to provide room for the compressor which is located below it on the outside. We also have a 5 cu ft freezer of a different brand that we still use. It also has the same step but no "divider fence" & we have found that frozen goods don't always want to stay on that step when the freezer is not full. So the fence is a very good idea. We have owned it for about a month now & it is working well. It holds 0 degrees with the temp dial set at number 4. Only "con" would be that it DOES NOT have wheels. The bottom is flat & you just slide it. Not that big of a deal for us. If you try & buy in bulk to save some bucks like we do, kick in the extra $30 & get this 7 cu ft & not the smaller one. You'll eventually need the extra interior freezer space.

I bought the GE 7.0 freezer at Sam's Club. I looked at Home Depot and Loews and a few other stores for a 7.0 freezer. The one at Sam's was better and the price was about $40 cheaper. The GE 7.0 freezers at the other stores only had 1 wire basket. The one at Sam's had 2 wire baskets. Plus, where the compressor is, on the right side of the freezer, there is a gate that slides down and keeps all the food from falling into the bottom of the freezer--which is a plus. And the freezer has a lock on it. It was easy for me to get it into my basement with a small collapsible hand truck, by myself. I had it all set up before my wife even got home. After I had cleaned it, I set the temperature to a little past 4 on the temp setting, and within 6 hours it was already at zero degrees. I bought a little thermometer and put it on the basket to show me the temp. By morning it was already between 4 and 5 degrees below zero. When you plug it in, there's a little green light to show you that the freezer is on, and it is very quiet--you don't even know it's down there. The next morning we filled it with food. It helps us with our shopping at Sam's. We love it--Ken