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Ron PrattWelcome aboard, Jason – glad you’re here!
You have done your research which is good and your conclusion that air flow is a requirement is correct. Typically what makes a chest style freezer better than an upright is the cold air mass stays put when you open the lid vs. a door that lets it “fall out”. In principle the fall out is a good thing when people use their kitchen refrigerator which gets opened and closed during the day as that means a change of air. I would think as long as the fan circulates around the aging beef on your wire racks coupled with the humidity control features that you should be OK. If I were you I might not bet the farm by starting out with umpteen sub-primals aging until I was confident that the set up will work. Within 21 or 28 days with one chunk-o-cow you’ll know how it will perform. By all means keep us posted!