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| September 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

If you buy boxloads of burgers at a warehouse club or like to keep a few weeks' worth of dinner fixings on hand, the 4- to 6-cubic-foot freezer compartments in most refrigerators may seem positively lilliputian.

A separate freezer can give you more cold-storage space. Those now on the market have 4 to 25 cubic feet of space and cost from $140 for one of the smallest units to $750 or so for a spacious model with adjustable shelves, bins, and lighting. Three sizes--5, 15, and 20 cubic feet--account for half of all purchases. Operating a new 15-cubic-foot freezer costs about $30 to $55 a year (at average electric rates), depending on the type. That's in the same ...

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