Compare the Best FreezersAugust 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

In total we found 28 freezers ranging from $140 to $965. A new freezer costs on average $611 and 80% of freezers are priced between $299 and $895. The most expensive freezer that we found is the Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW at $964, and the cheapest is the Magic Chef MCUF3W2 at only $140.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

The average price of AEG freezers is $769 which is the highest average price of all freezer brands. AEG freezers range in price from $601 to $952.

The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is Siemens freezers with an average price of $677. Siemens freezers range in price from $572 to $820.

The average price of Frigidaire freezers is $663 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands. Frigidaire freezers start at $305 and their most expensive freezer costs $964.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 8 expert reviews and 6,998 user reviews for freezers from across the internet and used this data to evaluate the average rating for each brand of freezer. Zanussi is the top rated freezer brand with an average rating of 91%. Indesit is the second best brand with 91% and Beko is the third best brand with 90%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

We found 29 current offers for freezers from eBay making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is over 4 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Appliances Connection for whom we found 7 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Overstock with 4 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 trend. The biggest month in 2017 for new freezer releases was January, with 105 new freezers released that month. In October 2016 165 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. 95 new freezers were released in April 2015 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 6% in the first 6 months after they wer first released. On a typical new freezer costing $611, by waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $36.

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 1,000L. The freezer net capacities of the majority of freezers range from 60L to 110L. The Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which currently retails 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 Neff GI1113F30, which is a 72L capacity freezer and is available at $629.45.

Types

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

Upright is the most common type amongst new freezers. We found 1,367 freezers that are upright freezers. Chest is the second most popular type amongst new freezers. We found 522 freezers that are chest freezers.

Widths

Across the range of freezers, the widths range from 430mm to 1,861mm. The Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which is available at $964.32, has the widest width and is a 1,860mm wide freezer. The freezer with the narrowest width is the Zanussi ZBF11421, which is a 540mm wide freezer and currently retails for $474.19.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The freezer with the tallest height is the AEG ABB68821LS, which is a 1,850mm high freezer and is available at $646.07. The freezer with the shortest height is the AEG AHB71821LW, which is a 668mm high freezer and is priced at $654.79.

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 1,122 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+, which makes this the most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 726 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A++, making this the second most popular 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. 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. 100% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.