Relay used to control home appliance

Hi, I'm working on a project in which I need to be able to switch on
and off an upright freezer. I'm trying to control the relay via a
transistor controlled by a basic stamp (as I assume this is really the
only way its going to get done). Unfortunatly I have been researching
relays for the past four hours or so and understand the theory behind
them very well but not how to use them / how to select the proper relay
for this project. Stopping by radio shack on my way home from work
today I saw a relay (electromechanical) that claimed a contact rating
or 10A at 110VAC, which seemed around the correct range (A upright
freezer I had looked at said it only drew 5A at 110VAC) and that its
maximum operating voltage was 250VAC, well enough to not fry incase of
any spikes. the rest of it I'm not exaclty sure what to make of, It
said the nominal coil current is 8.4mA, the continuous coil voltage is
132VAC, that the Pull-in voltage was 9.6VAC and that the Dropout
voltage was 36VAC. What i'm trying to determine is simply does this
relay require 8.4mA to maintain its position and 9.6VAC to switch? or
36VAC to switch or 8.4mA of current to switch?
If someone could shed some light (or atleast point me in the direction
of where specifically I could find this information) on what the
Pull-In voltage, Continuous Coil Voltage, Nominal coil current, and
Dropout voltage indicate I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
John Alamia

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