Minor Freezer BrandsFebruary 2019

Capacity

A dedicated freezer is ideal for families that need to store large quantities of frozen food. Often they can be combined with a matching fridge to create a huge fridge freezer combined of two appliances placed next to each other. They key is to make sure that the freezer door is reversible, which will allow your combined fridge freezer unit doors to both open from the middle.

Advances in insulation technology have allowed freezer manufacturers to increase the available space inside modern freezer units. The biggest upright freezers have over 350 litres of internal storage and the largest chest freezer can have nearly 600 litres of internal storage - that's enough to store three supermarket shopping trolleys full of food!

Frost Free Interior

Older freezers and some budget models require periodic defrosting which means switching the freezer off, removing all the food, and catching all the thawing ice in a tray. This is necessary to prevent excessive frost build up inside the freezer and to keep it operating efficiently.

Many freezers have frost free technology. This means that no defrosting is required and the freezer will not frost up over time. They work by controlling the humidity level inside the freezer to prevent frost particles from forming.

Easy Access Drawers

Some freezers come with easy to access pull out drawers. Transparent draw fronts make it easy to see what's stored inside and smooth sliding rails make pulling the drawer out effortless. Look out for deep drawer sizes which can be useful for storing bulky items.

Ice Makers

Built in ice makers are available in some stand alone freezers. Commonly they make the ice in one of the drawers which can then be pulled out and used.

Most automatic ice makers will normally need a plumbed water connection within 1.5m of the freezer. Some freezers may have simpler, semi automatic ice makers that you must fill manually.

Other Features

Installation Tips

Freezer Prices

Freezers range in price from £69 to £4,101 and in total we found prices for 561 freezers. On average, a new freezer costs £448 and 80% of freezers are priced between £149 and £862. The cheapest freezer that we found is the Russell Hobbs Rhttfz1 at only £69, and the most expensive is the Siemens FI24DP02 at £4,101.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

Siemens freezers range in price from £325 to £4,101, and the average price of Siemens freezers is £1,073 which is the highest average price of all freezer brands.

The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is Miele freezers with an average price of £1,011. Miele freezers range in price from £346 to £1,899.

LG freezers range in price from £900 to £900, and the third highest average freezer price out of all brands is LG freezers with an average price of £900.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 7 expert reviews and 9,963 user reviews for freezers and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top rated freezer brand is Hisense with an average rating of 95%. The second best brand is AEG with 92% and the third best brand is Zanussi with 91%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

The biggest freezer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 351 current freezer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is AO with 160 offers. That means eBay is more than twice as big as AO when it comes to freezers. Appliances Direct is the third biggest retailer with 134 current offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

Most new freezers tend to be released between January and March. That means that most of the latest freezer technology was released in within the last 3 months, and now is good time to buy. In 2018 most new freezers were released in March, with 54 new freezers released that month. 102 new freezers were released in January 2017 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. October was the biggest month in 2016 for new freezers, with 163 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

New freezers drop in price by an average of 2% in the first 6 months after they wer first released. If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of £10 on a typical £448 new freezer by waiting 6 months before buying.

Freezer Net Capacities

'Freezer Net Capacity' is the total usable (net) capacity of the freezer, measured in litres.

Across the range of freezers, the freezer net capacities range from 22L to 1,079L. The freezer net capacities of the majority of freezers range from 70L to 120L. The freezer with the highest freezer net capacity is the Liebherr GT6122, which is a 605L capacity freezer and is available at £649.00. The Zanussi ZFX31400WA, which is priced at £89.00, has the lowest freezer net capacity and is a 30L capacity freezer.

Types

The freezer 'type' refers to the nature of the case design and whether it is standalone or designed to be integrated into a kitchen.

Amongst new freezers, the most frequently found type is upright. We found 1,411 freezers that are upright freezers. We found 594 freezers that are chest freezers, making this the second most common type amongst new freezers.

Widths

Across the range of freezers, the widths range from 350mm to 1,861mm. The freezer with the widest width is the Iceking CF600, which is a 1,800mm wide freezer and is on sale for £449.00. The Iceking CF60AP, which is available at £114.99, has the narrowest width and is a 350mm wide freezer.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The Siemens FI24NP31, which is available at £2,999.00, has the tallest height and is a 2,134mm high freezer. The LEC U50052WMK2, which currently retails for £138.99, has the shortest height and is a 492mm high freezer.

Energy Efficiency of Freezers

The Energy Efficiency Class of a freezer shows how well it uses energy, and how much is unnecessarily wasted. Products are ranked from G to A++ in terms of how little energy they use compared to the norm.

Amongst new freezers, the most frequently found energy efficiency rating is A+. We found 1,057 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. A++ is the second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 519 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A++.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Freezers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying freezers. For each retailer it shows the total number of freezers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying freezers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 233 of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Freezers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for freezers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of freezer prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's freezer prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 66.4% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.