Raw food for dogs- the way to be cost effective seems to be buying big quantities. Pros & cons pls?

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We have 2 medium and one small dog. When we had only one dog, they were fed raw and kibble, which was really good for digestion, coat, general health. Now that we've added to our dog family, for various reasons they're all on canned food, temporarily, but we want to go back to raw food. RN I'm looking at costs. Is it more cost effective to buy a lot and freeze it? It's a lot to pay out in one go but other than that, what are the pros and cons?
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I buy frozen minces.
If you are ordering online then delivery costs will relevant along with storage space.
Where I used to live I bought 9 months worth of raw food for 2 dogs. This was the minimum amount available due to delivery to my area. I had a large chest freezer in my garage.
When the older one died this was no longer practical as it would have been 18 months supply, so I changed to a company where I could get a minimum of a months worth delivered at a reasonable cost. I normally order about 2 months supply for the same delivery cost.
Costs will depend on where you buy. Like everything else prices vary between companies. You need to do your own comparison depending on what else you would feed. Cheap food or better quality food.
I found raw feeding cheaper than quality kibble.
Do you have a big enough freezer or will you need a bigger one? Do you have space for a bigger freezer?