Freezer temp?

[Dot]

What temp do you lot set your freezers at please. i.e. Waeco's, Engels etc.

[BruceS]

-8 or -9 ............... any less just chews up power/gas.

[Dot]

Thank you

[Newcastle George]

At that temp your icecream would be liquid Bruce.

George

[Wilbor]

My freezer is a 240v jobie, it is on -16 and cycled off at the moment.

[BruceS]

You're probably right George.
My Engel has an LCD temperature readout on the top of it. The probe is up towards the top of the deep freeze compartment and I suspect the temperature would be several degrees lower down the bottom.
I know trying to keep it at -18 makes the Engel cycle right throughout the night.
I love my icecream and don't have it rock hard or else Wendy bends the spoon!!
Dot I know you have a new unit. Does it have a gauge on it?
I think you'll just have to experiment with it. Start low & work up until you can "handle" the icecream.
If you are using it only for long term storage of meat or processed food you may need it colder.

[SteveW]

Wait for it!

[Dot]

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Yep here it is. It has frozen a bottle of water at this temp. Will try the ice cream later.

[Keith Morris]

"tanks" here===
I keep my WEIS BARS and Russell's chicken and beef snacks in the 55 litre car freezer and I run that at (-) 20c due to longer term storage. The Solar keeps the 4 x house batteries charged and the 55 litre is only a small area.
I run the house freezer at (-)10c. for the general [human] frozen food, and the fridge section at or around 3c.
The house fridge/freezer chews up the power when on 12 volt, whereas the car freezer uses very little.
I suggest that you play with it 'till you get the feel of it, and keep the WEIS Bars just right.
Keith.

[Newcastle George]

While the icecream that we have states to store it at -18 I find that -15 is cold enough to be able to spoon it out without difficulty yet be firm enough for enjoyment. Our domestic frig at home has temperature setting display and -15 is what We have it set at.

George