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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: banbh on June 23, 2010, 11:42:57 am

Title: freezer capacity question
Post by: banbh on June 23, 2010, 11:42:57 am

Now I must confess an addiction. I like Lidl and Aldi and their offers! They have an 85 litre freezer on the way
for €130.
I wonder how much of a 75kg liveweight pig this would take?

Anyone butcher a similar pig? How many freezer litres did it take?

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 23, 2010, 03:52:09 pm

Boned out, headless and trotterless not a lot of space at all.  I know thats not helpful, I squeezed 3  85 av. lw pigs into a freezer about that size.  Took some packing though. 

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: banbh on June 24, 2010, 11:47:57 am

Thank You HM

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 24, 2010, 07:20:25 pm

Your welcome,   :)

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: Glaswegian on June 24, 2010, 08:23:19 pm

hi banbh.

do you know when the freezers are coming to lidl?.i have been looking around for a reasonably priced one for a while.(i'm in sligo).

                             cheers.

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: WinslowPorker on June 24, 2010, 08:28:15 pm

Hi i have just had my pigs butchered ang they were 84kg kill weight!! anyway a half of that boned, chops, joints & sausages took up 2 trays. hope this helps

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: banbh on June 24, 2010, 09:02:20 pm

Cheers WP, I assume standard freezer trays under standard fridge??

Hi wegie, next monday.

Title: Re: freezer capacity question
Post by: Glaswegian on June 24, 2010, 09:08:22 pm

cheers banbh. ;)