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    "Walk In" cold storage conversion

    Hey guys,

    Something I've been toying with is the idea of an at-home butchering station. My wife's input into this idea can be discussed at a later date.

    Anyway.

    I'm wondering - I know a lot of folks with big leases and/or additional properties have big, walk-in style meat lockers where whole carcasses can be hung for cooling/storage. But, I don't have that kind of space, or funding. What I do have is space for a big refrigerator out in my garage. I'm curious to know if a working fridge could be converted into a serviceable short-term meat locker. I understand it's inherently big enough for a single carcass - say fully skinned, de-headed and with the shanks cut. But, working with something that size, is there any reason why that wouldn't work? Air circulation, temperature, anything?

    Thanks,
    -LaS

    #2
    Don't see why not, I went to a hunting ranch that used a "ice box" , the two door style like you see in front of the convenience store to keep bags of ice.

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      #3
      Kitchen works fine.

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        #4
        Originally posted by denimdeerslayer View Post
        Kitchen works fine.
        Wife: "Hey babe, I'm going to get some water out of the fridge, need anything?"

        Me: "No wait I-"

        Wife: "GOOD GOD!"

        Me: "*truck cranks*.."

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          #5
          There has to be some way to modify a deep freeze thermostat to fridge temps. Then you could suspend struts/beams and hang the quarters from the struts for as long as you'd like in your garage. Like a dry aging process.

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            #6
            Ive seen a fridge, side by side, with all shelves removed. Eye bolt with eye inside. Guy hands his deer in the fridge, then just washes it out when finished.

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              #7
              There is a thread on here somewhere that someone did a refrigerator conversion on.

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