I'm still undecided on what to do. I haven't completely emptied it yet so it is still plugged in. However, I have stopped buying anything additional to put in it.
Aside from the soup I mentioned, I do freeze other meals and freeze small portions of items. As for the meat.... I've decided I no longer want to buy commercial grown/sold meat. So no more buying pork loin when it is $1.99/lb or stocking up on whole chickens when they are $0.69/lb. I'm done with that. My meat purchases lately have all been at the local co-op which sells organic and all-natural meat. They are very transparent regarding the source of all their products. The only problem is that the meat is very expensive which makes me want to buy less meat and eat more veg meals. From that perspective I wouldn't need to have the freezer. The other thing I am thinking about is buying a whole or half side directly from a local farmer. Introduce the need for a freezer again.
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