Compare the Best FreezersApril 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

The price range of freezers is from $257 to $3,100 and in total we found prices for 18 freezers. The average price of a new freezer is $762 and the 80% of freezers are priced between $322 and $999. The most expensive freezer that we found is the Miele FNS 37492 iE at $3,100, and the cheapest is the Zanussi ZFX31401WA at only $258.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

The highest average freezer price out of all brands is Miele freezers with an average price of $3,100. Miele freezers start at $3,100 and their most expensive freezer costs $3,100.

AEG freezers start at $565 and their most expensive freezer costs $1,277. The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $832.

The third highest average freezer price out of all brands is Siemens freezers with an average price of $677. Siemens freezers start at $617 and their most expensive freezer costs $815.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 9 expert reviews and 9,933 user reviews for freezers and used these reviews 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

The biggest freezer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 24 current freezer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Overstock with 6 offers. That means eBay is over 4 times bigger than Overstock when it comes to freezers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

January to March is the most common period for new freezers to be released in. The biggest month in 2019 for new freezer releases was January, with four new freezers released that month. In 2018 most new freezers were released in 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?

In the first 6 months after release, freezers drop in price by 3% on average.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $27 on a typical $762 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.

Comparing all freezers, the freezer net capacities range from 22L to 1,079L. The freezer net capacities of most freezers range from 60L to 110L. The Whirlpool UW8F2, which is priced at $761.31, has the highest freezer net capacity and is a 260L capacity freezer. The freezer with the lowest freezer net capacity is the Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which is a 30L capacity freezer and sells for $257.98.

Types

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

Amongst new freezers, the most common type is upright. We found 1,466 freezers that are upright freezers. We found 622 freezers that are chest freezers, making chest the second most frequently found type amongst new freezers.

Widths

Comparing all freezers, the widths range from 350mm to 1,861mm. The GE FCM5SKWW, which is available at $324.99, has the widest width and is a 730.25mm wide freezer. The freezer with the narrowest width is the Zanussi ZFX31401WA, which is a 439mm wide freezer and is on sale for $257.98.

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 is priced at $761.31. The freezer with the shortest height is the Amica GB 15151 W, which is a 500mm high freezer and is priced at $316.90.

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.

A+ is the most common energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 1,134 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. The second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A++. We found 529 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. 23 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. 95.8% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.