Compare the Best FreezersNovember 2018

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 $190 to $965 and in total we found prices for 10 freezers. The average price of a new freezer is $516 and the 80% of freezers are priced between $299 and $870. The Magic Chef MCUF3W2 is the cheapest freezer at only $190, and Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW is the most expensive at $964.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

The highest average freezer price out of all brands is Bosch freezers with an average price of $870. Bosch freezers range in price from $870 to $870.

The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is Siemens freezers with an average price of $678. Siemens freezers range in price from $582 to $774.

Frigidaire freezers start at $350 and their most expensive freezer costs $964. The third highest average freezer price out of all brands is Frigidaire freezers with an average price of $657.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 9 expert reviews and 10,028 user reviews for freezers and used this data to determine the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top three freezer brands are Indesit, Beko and Bosch. Indesit has an average rating of 81%, Beko has an average rating of 81% and Bosch has an average rating of 77%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

We found 10 current offers for freezers from eBay making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is much bigger than the second biggest retailer, Appliances Connection for whom we found 5 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Overstock with 3 current freezer offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

We looked at the release dates for new freezers over the last 3 years, but couldn't see any prominent pattern. In 2017 most new freezers were released in January, with 103 new freezers released that month. In October 2016 163 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. The biggest month in 2015 for new freezer releases was April, with 95 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

In the first 6 months after release, freezers drop in price by 5% on average. If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $25 on a typical $516 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 1,000L. The freezer net capacities of most freezers range from 60L to 110L. The Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which sells for $964.32, has the highest freezer net capacity and is a 612L capacity freezer. The freezer with the lowest freezer net capacity is the Siemens GI11VAD40, which is a 70L capacity freezer and is on sale for $774.18.

Types

The type of the freezer denotes it's case design.

We found 1,373 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes this the most popular type amongst new freezers. We found 582 freezers that are chest freezers, making chest the second most frequently found type amongst new freezers.

Widths

Across the range of freezers, the widths range from 430mm to 1,861mm. The Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which can be purchased for $964.32, has the widest width and is a 1,860mm wide freezer. The Magic Chef MCUF3W2, which sells for $190.37, has the narrowest width and is a 515.6mm wide freezer.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The freezer with the tallest height is the Bosch GSV36VW32, which is a 1,860mm high freezer and is on sale for $869.52. The Siemens GI11VAD40, which currently retails for $774.18, has the shortest height and is a 712mm 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 frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A+. We found 1,036 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. We found 496 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A++, making this the second most common energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers.

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. 9 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. 90% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.