Compare the Best FreezersFebruary 2020

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

In total we found 35 freezers ranging from $128 to $3,200. On average, a new freezer costs $624 and 80% of freezers are priced between $193 and $936. The cheapest freezer that we found is the Russell Hobbs RHTTFZ1B at only $129, and the most expensive is the Miele FNS 37492 iE at $3,200.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

Miele freezers range in price from $3,200 to $3,200, and the highest average freezer price out of all brands is Miele freezers with an average price of $3,200.

The average price of AEG freezers is $773 which is the second highest average price of all freezer brands. AEG freezers start at $451 and their most expensive freezer costs $1,269.

The average price of Siemens freezers is $736 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands. Siemens freezers start at $613 and their most expensive freezer costs $936.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 9 expert reviews and 9,936 user reviews for freezers and used this information to calculate the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top three freezer brands are Gorenje, Bosch and AEG. Gorenje has an average rating of 90%, Bosch has an average rating of 88% and AEG has an average rating of 87%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

We found 37 current offers for freezers from eBay making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is over 6 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Overstock for whom we found 6 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Walmart with 5 current freezer 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. January was the biggest month last year for new freezers, with four new freezers released that month. The biggest month in 2018 for new freezer releases was March, with 66 new freezers released that month. In January 2017, 99 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

On average freezers drop in price by 3% in the first 6 months after release.

A typical new freezer costs on average $624. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $22.

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 Frigidaire FFFH17F2QW, which is a 453L capacity freezer and is on sale for $429.02. The freezer with the lowest freezer net capacity is the Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which is a 30L capacity freezer and is priced at $259.17.

Types

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

We found 1,460 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes this the most popular type amongst new freezers. Chest is the second most popular type amongst new freezers. We found 616 freezers that are chest freezers.

Widths

Comparing all freezers, the widths range from 350mm to 1,861mm. The Zanussi ZFC41400WA, which is available at $571.18, has the widest width and is a 1,325mm wide freezer. The Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which currently retails for $259.17, has the narrowest width and is a 439mm wide freezer.

Heights

Comparing all freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The freezer with the tallest height is the Whirlpool UW8F2, which is a 1,875mm high freezer and sells for $792.09. The Russell Hobbs RHTTFZ1B, which sells for $128.78, has the shortest height and is a 500mm 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.

The most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A+. We found 1,125 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. The second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A++. We found 526 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. 35 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. 94.6% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.