Compare the Best FreezersNovember 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 $141 to $867. On average, a new freezer costs $431 and 80% of freezers are priced between $186 and $788. The AEG ABB68211AF is the most expensive freezer that we found at $866, and the Whirlpool AFB is the cheapest at only $141.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

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

The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $642. AEG freezers range in price from $404 to $866.

The third highest average freezer price out of all brands is Neff freezers with an average price of $627. Neff freezers start at $627 and their most expensive freezer costs $627.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 9 expert reviews and 10,484 user reviews for freezers and used this data to determine 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

We found 34 current offers for freezers from eBay making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is over 5 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Overstock for whom we found 6 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Walmart with 4 current freezer offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

Most new freezers tend to be released between January and March. For the latest freezer features you may want to consider waiting until January 2020. Also the price of the current freezers may drop off just before the latest models are released in January. March was the biggest month last year for new freezers, with 67 new freezers released that month. 101 new freezers were released in January 2017 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. In October 2016, 150 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases.

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 $15 on a typical $431 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 freezer with the highest freezer net capacity is the Iceking CF600W, which is a 560L capacity freezer and is available at $559.45. The Russell Hobbs RHUCFZ3W, which can be purchased for $192.30, 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.

Upright is the most frequently found type amongst new freezers. We found 1,460 freezers that are upright freezers. We found 623 freezers that are chest freezers, making this the second most common type amongst new freezers.

Widths

Comparing all freezers, the widths range from 350mm to 1,861mm. The freezer with the widest width is the Iceking CF600W, which is a 1,800mm wide freezer and is priced at $559.45. The Russell Hobbs RHUCFZ3W, which sells for $192.30, has the narrowest width and is a 501mm wide freezer.

Heights

The heights of freezers range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The Whirlpool UW8F2, which is available at $788.49, has the tallest height and is a 1,875mm high freezer. The Siemens GI11VAF30, which sells for $624.70, 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.

Amongst new freezers, the most common energy efficiency rating is A+. We found 1,123 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. A++ is the second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. 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. 31 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. 91.2% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.