Insignia™ - 7.0 Cu. Ft. Garage Ready-Chest Freezer - White

Reviewing: Insignia’s NS-CZ70WH0 7 cu ft chest freezer with overhead light. I purchased this on July 13, 2022. It’s now November 4, 2022. I’m a 53 yr old, 140 lb male, who does’t work out & whose mustles have atrophied a bit (due to age & not working out), who lives alone with 2 cats, and who eats exclusively at home, except for 1 fast food sandwich per month, on average (facts relevant to unit’s weight & size). Intended placement: in my living room, where room temp ranges from 68-74 degrees. My biggest concerns at the time of purchase were: 1. Is it too big for my needs? 2. Too small? Answer: It’s now full and is PERFECT for my needs. I’d regret the purchase if I’d gone smaller; larger would have been overkill. 3. Is it a quality brand? Answer: Yes! It’s made by Haier (per my findings on the web), is identical (likely same maker) to Cosco’s Midea freezer, except that Midea’s can also be used as a refrigerator (and costs 20-30% more. 4. Will the temperature be cold enough? Answer: I bought a Taylor brand mechanical freezer thermometer from a different store that showed temperature in the store to be 70 degrees (seemed accurate to me). At middle temerature setting, the thermometer read exactly zero degrees. At coldest setting, I *think* it read -9 degrees (relying on memory, here). 5. Will I regret not buying one with an option to use it as a refrigerator? Answer: No! I can’t imagine ever giving up the freezer space for that. 6. Will it potentially have been damaged at the factory, and if so, will I have a hard time convincing Best Buy of that, for exhange? Answer: I wanted to open it in-store, with a Best Buy employee as my witness, but the middle aged, long-time appliace guy at Best Buy assured me that I could return it for full refund within 14 days, no questions asked, even if damaged, but also told me: Insignia’s NEVER get returned; Samsungs and other brands do, but never Insignia’s. That spoke volune to me, of Insignia’s quality. 7. Do I really need a light inside the freezer? Answer: Yes! External lighting doesn’t always work so well. I’d’ve likely used a flashlight often, (when I could find mine) had it not had its own light. 8. Will it be easy to move around, if the need arrises? I was able to lift and carry the box into my house and place it, with zero problems. Moving it safely would have been exceedingly difficult and risky, had I opened it at Best Buy. The top, and 4 sides of the box slide right off after the straps are cut. I’m glad Best Buy’s appliance guy talked me out of doing that! 9. Will it be loud? Answer: No! I can hear a very quiet click when it turns on or off; otherwise, it’s silent. 10. When I first opened it, I saw a very small gap between metal plate linings, but came to the conclusion that this was only to provide a surface for frost, and was not a gap in insulation. Conclusion: I should have bought this years ago! If it ever breaks down, I’d want an identical replacement. For me, this is THE ONE! If I only had the same luck with women and guitars…

Lightweight and compact. Love the space inside. In love with the light inside. Come with an ice scrapper and hanging basket. Easy to get started, took little time to freeze once plugged up. Can barely hear it running!

I have a 10 cubic foot freezer full of meat and produce and needed anotger smaller one for the massive amount of corn/greenbeans/wax beans/peppers/broccoli that my garden has produced this year. Plus I'll have room for a few thanksgiving sale turkeys. Oh it also has a light. That is great my older one does not and i have a flashlight magnet on it lol If youve never tried one you have to put some turkey breasts in herb butter in a sous vide. The most tender-mouth watering turkey breast you've never had. Lightly brown under the broiler after removing from the sous vide. (Best buy sells sous vide machines too I'm sure.) I've had it a few weeks now and its working beautifully. One word of advice -grab a nice pair of thick gloves and put them on a command hanger right on the freezer side or front. I always end up digging a bit and oof! Its hard on my hands. If I have any issues I'll update.