Compare the Best FreezersOctober 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

We currently list 24 freezers ranging from $159 to $859. A new freezer costs on average $399 and 80% of freezers are priced between $184 and $755. The cheapest freezer that we found is the Igenix IG100 at only $160, and the most expensive is the AEG ABB68211AF at $859.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

Frigidaire freezers start at $827 and their most expensive freezer costs $827. The highest average freezer price out of all brands is Frigidaire freezers with an average price of $827.

AEG freezers start at $430 and their most expensive freezer costs $859. The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $644.

Siemens freezers range in price from $565 to $565, and the average price of Siemens freezers is $565 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 8 expert reviews and 10,447 user reviews for freezers and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top rated freezer brand is Gorenje with an average rating of 90%. The second best brand is Bosch with 88% and the third best brand is AEG with 87%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

The biggest freezer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 34 current freezer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Overstock with 5 offers. That means eBay is over 6 times bigger than Overstock when it comes to freezers. Walmart is the third biggest retailer with 4 current offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

The most common period for new freezers to be released in is between January and March. For the latest freezer features you may want to think about waiting until January 2020. Alternatively you might be able to buy one of the current freezers cheaper in January once the latest models have been released. 67 new freezers were released in March 2018 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. In January 2017, 101 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. The biggest month in 2016 for new freezer releases was October, with 154 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

New freezers drop in price by an average of 3% in the first 6 months after they were first released.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $14 on a typical $399 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.

The freezer net capacities of freezers range from 22L to 1,079L. The freezer net capacities of most freezers range from 70L to 120L. The Iceking CF600W, which is available at $559.45, has the highest freezer net capacity and is a 560L capacity freezer. The Russell Hobbs RHUCFZ3W, which is on sale for $184.23, has the lowest freezer net capacity and is a 68L capacity freezer.

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 1,461 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes upright the most popular type amongst new freezers. The second most frequently found type amongst new freezers is chest. We found 621 freezers that are chest freezers.

Widths

The widths of freezers range from 350mm to 1,861mm. The Iceking CF600W, which sells for $559.45, has the widest width and is a 1,800mm wide freezer. The freezer with the narrowest width is the Russell Hobbs RHUCFZ3W, which is a 501mm wide freezer and sells for $184.23.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The Whirlpool UW8F2, which can be purchased for $755.37, has the tallest height and is a 1,875mm high freezer. The AEG ABB68211AF, which is priced at $858.72, has the shortest height and is an 815mm 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.

We found 1,120 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+, which makes A+ the most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. The second most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A++. We found 535 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. 29 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. 85.3% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.