Monday, November 16, 2009

A Walk-In Cooler that will Pay for itself

As promised my friend Nate sent me pictures of the walk-in cooler he was building in his basement and let me tell you I am as jealous as can be. He and his help has certainly put a lot of time into constructing this and their hard work has paid off. Wait till you see these pictures.

The stainless steel table that he had bought specifically for this. If I remember right he only paid maybe $200 for it, brand new.











A standing back view. The cooler is to the right.













Some awesome cutlery, scale, vacuum sealer and of course a stereo for entertainment.












I know what your thinking. That is a regular wall a/c unit.

How can that keep the cooler at a freezing temperature?

You will see shortly!







A very nice digital thermometer to keep an eye on the temp. As you can see it's COLD.












There you have a very nice table to cut on, a sink to wash up in, all the utensils hanging there on the wall and a couple stools to relax on.











This is what makes the walk-in cooler so special and so cold using just a plain a/c unit.

They call this "The Cool Bot".

The Cool Bot turns any brand of off-the-shelf, window-type air conditioning unit (purchased separately) into a turbo-charged cooling machine. With it, you can transform a highly-insulated room into a walk-in cooler, keeping your vegetables fresh and thermostatically controlled cool down to 32° F!



I want to thank Nate for sharing these pics with me so I can share them with you. I sure hope it pays off for him and I have a feeling it will.

12 comments:

Janet, said...

This reminds me of they guy on the old show 'Home Improvement.' It looks like something he would build. Seriously, tho, there's a guy down the road from us who did this. He used to cut meat at Krogers, he would take his vacation during deer season and cut up deer for people. Sometimes the deer would be piled high outside his little building.

Rick Kratzke said...

Janet, that happens a lot more than you think.

Murphyfish said...

Hi Rick, Just picked up on your blog in a round about way from wandering owl, looks pretty interesting, mind if I tag along for a while?

Terry Scoville said...

That is a great idea. Wish I had the extra space. Looks like it can be achieved on a fairly inexpensive budget too. A bonus in the current economy.

Rick Kratzke said...

Murphyfish, the more the merrier. Come on in.

Terry, I agree.

SimplyOutdoors said...

That is a pretty neat setup. I'm going to have to remember it for when I get a bigger house.

Rick Kratzke said...

Arthur, you and me both.

Tipper said...

Now that is a set up-wow!

Rick Kratzke said...

Tipper, I have a feeling he is going to have a waiting line at the door.

crackshothunter said...

your right rick, I already got 2 in the cooler! LOL! none are mine yet, sigh.

Wild Ed said...

It would be really cool to have a place besides the kitchen counter to process meat. The cooler looks really neat.

Rick Kratzke said...

Nate, I had a feeling you would be busy

Ed, I agree more room is better.