The downside of chest home freezers is that although the baskets are suspended, they are more difficult to organize than vertical models, and it is easy to retrieve items buried near the bottom of the chest. They also have a larger footprint than the equivalent vertical model - the 22 cubic feet chest freezer takes up 2 by 6 feet of floor space, while the equivalent vertical requires 2 x 2. Manual defrosting (which can be time-consuming) is the only option.