Can't believe how LARGE this is- more than enough for my needs (I'd estimate large enough to hold at least a month's worth of frozen food). Glad I didn't get the 3 cubic feet one. It holds MUCH more than the photo (or video) suggests (more below). Well-packed, in perfect shape. Indeed, as the instructions assert, if the freezer isn't level the door doesn't stay closed. I'd never done this before, have poor manual dexterity and it took me quite a while to adjust the feet on each side, using a level horizontally and vertically (checking the side to side tilt and the front-to-back). It wasn't difficult, but it required time and patience. The instructions say turn each foot (two at the front corners) to the right to lower, to the left to raise, which confused me a bit but it translates to counter-clockwise to lower, clockwise to raise. Once I finally got it level (I have a wonky surface in my travel trailer), the door closed tight. At one point I tried locking the door with the key and THAT did the trick, so if it ever becomes an issue (like when traveling) nice to have a surefire method for ensuring that the door remains closed.

Note- I got it all situated, THEN read the part about initially setting the temperature knob to 5, the highest it will go, so had to pull it out again and set it (see photo of the back- the white round dial on the left). SO, all ready to go, plugged it in, and put in an ice cube tray of water. It took less than TWO hours to freeze solid! (I read reviews of other freezers that said it took overnight for ice to freeze initially).

To give you an idea of what can fit in the freezer (I experimented), it can hold 39 full-size Banquet TV dinners + 2 smaller packages, like Lean Cuisines, + 4 small frozen juice containers + 8 smallish burritos, like Don Jose's. I've checked repeatedly, and regarding a large bag of ice, there's none of that slightly melting and then re-freezing again, which results in ice that's congealed cubes and requires an icepick (my house fridge does that). Ice cubes remain frozen solid and separate, and ice cream is as hard as a rock, the way I like it.

I was unable to upload the video of the freezer from the Whynter site for some reason, you can go there to see it (but it also shows those little containers/cartons of Haagen Dazs-type icecream, which don't provide an accurate impression of how MUCH it holds). You can also download the owner's manual (note: the freezer is listed under refrigerators, for some reason). FYI, the owner's manual states that the freezer draws 75 watts, .88 amps. It comes with a small paper sticker on the front that removes easily after soaking for a few minutes with dishwashing lotion. So quiet, you can barely tell when it's running. And it's BEAUTIFUL. Couldn't be happier with this freezer! If it malfunctions or dies I'll update my review.

I fired it up after 2 1/2 hrs it started freezing the water inside. Not sure how long will it last. I just don't like the color. Wish they have stainless steel color.

Don't be deceived by the small size. This freezer can hold a lot. I use it to store whatever doesn't fit in my regular freezer, and at holiday times, it has made the difference between: Can't fit anything! -to- take a deep breath, I can store all my frozen stuff. It has some deep shelves. I use it with the Anti-Frost Freezer Mat, and I only need to defrost it rarely, like when something was sticking out and we didn't realize the door didn't close due to that. It keeps everything frozen nicely.

We purchased this unit to fit in the basement compartment of a motor coach. It arrived in flawless condition and was operated " in home" for a month , prior to installation into the coach. It has traveled around the US in varied ambient climates and has performed perfectly thus far .

Bought this for breastmilk storage. It goes down to -10F which is amazing, but we just keep it at -4F. Its super quiet and we barely even notice its there sitting in the living room. Has a key to lock the door even though we don't use it, that's a great feature. I was worried about needing to send it back as I read all the reviews and saw that packaging was terrible. When the box arrived, as others said the packaging was thin, luckily there were only 2 tiny dents which is barely noticeable so I didn't have to return it. They could definitely improve on packaging, but otherwise a great little freezer.