If you have space for like a bedside table, or a coffee table, or even a table table, you have space for a small chest freezer. It doesn't necessarily have to be in the kitchen.

Looks like the average small ones are only about 3.5 cubic feet. I've rarely seen 1.2 cubic feet ones as well.

That said, if all you have is one of those small kitchenettes with barely enough space for a microwave, you're kind of kneecapped in terms of food prep in other ways as well.

Pro tip

Move to a bigger house