Quote Originally Posted by Mitch21 View Post
While the front opening model may be more convenient to get to your foods, the top-opening chest model is much more efficient and keeps your frozen foods fresher. The cold stays in the chest when opened from the top rather than the cold "spilling" out when opening a front model.
I have never had a problem, the ice cream will still bend a spoon and it doesn't get that funny melty refrozen stuff like in the one above the fridge. Being 5'2" I find it much preferable to practically climbing in to get something near the bottom.