100 Ways to Reduce Your Impact

Step 38 Freezer fillers

Keep the freezer full of something, such as loaves of bread or milk jugs filled with water, to keep the cold air from "falling out" when the door is opened.

Tip from bundlemeup.

Comments

[Sasza]

Yeah, just wait til you have to get something out of the freezer.

[AstralQueen]

Or do what we did and get another freezer. Our is small and energy efficient. :D

[SamuraiNinjaGuy]

A better way of thinking of this is that the heat from the outside penetrates the air inside the freezer faster then the items inside. By keeping the freezer at or near max capacity, you have less air that needs to be cooled.