Misty's Mom

Since it's back to my DH and me we have a lot of empty space in our upright freezer. I thought I had heard a long time ago that you could put quilts in it to take up space so that the freezer would run more efficiently. Well, I've looked and looked and can't find anything on the subject. Have any of you heard of this or done this? I would seal my quilts in plastic bags to prevent any odors from getting to them. What do y'all think?

tessagin

Never heard of that but maybe some one else has.

Tartan

I have heard of covering the freezer with a blanket when the power goes out to keep the cold in. I would think the quilts would serve the same function?

Billi

Well I don't know if it will make your freezer work more efficiently but I have heard that people with very fitted designer jeans are encouraged to deep freeze jeans for a couple of weeks to rid them of bacteria and odor instead of washing them. It's to keep the integrity of the shape of the jeans and denim. So I don't think the freezer will harm your quilts even if you didn't wrap them up. When I had a deep freeze when supplies got low I would keep gallon jugs of water in it to keep it more full and working better.

Misty's Mom

I read about freezer blocks where you put insulation in taped up boxes in the freezer, but I don't want that near my food

Lori S

Just put stryofoam in to take up the space.

QUILTNMO

never heard of such a THing but not sure i would do that!

Bobbielinks

I have never heard about quilts in the freezer to run the freezer more efficiently. But I have always been told a full freezer will use less power than an empty one so I add milk jugs of water to keep the freezer full. When I need the space in the freezer I remove the jugs but do not empty them just let them set in the heated garage until I need the water to water flowers and vegetables. I try to conserve wherever I can.

Prism99

I agree with putting milk jugs filled with water inside a freezer to keep it operating efficiently.

nativetexan

ha, ha. maybe a clean unplugged freezer for storage space. but can't think of any moisture being good for a quilt.