My parents raised 4 kids and i was always amazed at how mom accepted the necessity of going shopping daily because she had a bottom freezer-top refigerator unit. And we all drank milk by the half gallon,,,daily!! She still ,at 90, enjoys going on a little outing from the family house to the supermarket, daily.
Only three shelves, two drawers for bread and produce, and a little door space,,,really is very little room for fresh fruit, leftovers, condiments, a six pack of beer and a six pack of soda/juice, a few half gallons of fresh milk. Very cramped,,,and you waste lots of time looking for buried food ,,,that may have spoiled.
Even tho we have a 6 ft standup freezer in the next door 'family room'/den. And no pantry back then,,,what were those non-cooking designers thinking ?!!
So why not put a solo refrigerator of 5ft or 6ft in the kitchen,,,and the freezer in the den, basement or garage ? And not have to go to the store ,,,every day as the advertising and marketing people want,,,to buy milk and cheese and fruits and vegetables ?
So i go to Costco biweekly/monthly and put sockeye salmon, shrimp of 2 sizes, and scallops on the top shelf of the freezer. Then steaks and beef patties on the second shelf. And chicken and pork of various cuts on the third shelf. And a variety of breads on the fourth shelf, to 2-3min microwave defrost as needed.
Mom keeps her ice cream in the kitchen freezer 1/2, close.
We have neighbors with both 7ft. separate units in the kitchen of a new custom home with a large kitchen. Mom says her old kitchen design with the view blocking cabinets hanging over the range peninsula is too small for that,,,as are both bathrooms that an adult can barely turn around in!! More old bad design,,,
