Compare the Best FreezersApril 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 46 freezers ranging from $187 to $1,479. The average price of a new freezer is $819 and the 80% of freezers are priced between $370 and $1,195. The Magic Chef MCUF3W2 is the cheapest freezer at only $188, and AEG AGB72924NX is the most expensive at $1,479.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

Bosch freezers start at $793 and their most expensive freezer costs $1,401. The highest average freezer price out of all brands is Bosch freezers with an average price of $1,112.

AEG freezers range in price from $649 to $1,479, and the second highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $945.

The average price of Siemens freezers is $888 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands. Siemens freezers start at $673 and their most expensive freezer costs $1,188.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 8 expert reviews and 6,204 user reviews for freezers and used these reviews to calculate 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

The biggest freezer retailer by number of products currently for sale is Cameo Kitchens. We found 93 current freezer offers from Cameo Kitchens. The second biggest retailer is eBay with 58 offers. That means Cameo Kitchens is much bigger than eBay when it comes to freezers. Appliances Connection is the third biggest retailer with 5 current offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

Over the last 3 years we couldn't see any evident trend in the release month for new freezers. 92 new freezers were released in January 2017 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. October was the biggest month in 2016 for new freezers, with 168 new freezers released that month. The biggest month in 2015 for new freezer releases was April, with 103 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

New freezers drop in price by an average of 1% in the first 6 months after they wer first released. On a typical new freezer costing $819, by waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $8.

Freezer Net Capacities

This is the total usable (net) capacity of the freezer, measured in litres.

The freezer net capacities of freezers range from 30L to 1,000L. The freezer net capacities of most freezers range from 72L to 110L. The freezer with the highest freezer net capacity is the FrigidaireFFFC22M6QW, which is a 612L capacity freezer and currently retails for $964.32. The FrigidaireFFFC22M6QW, which is priced at $231.93, has the lowest freezer net capacity and is a 30L capacity freezer.

Types

We found 632 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes upright the most frequently found type amongst new freezers. We found 226 freezers that are chest freezers, making this the second most frequently found type amongst new freezers.

Widths

The widths of freezers range from 439mm to 1,860mm. The freezer with the widest width is the FrigidaireFFFC22M6QW, which is a 1,860mm wide freezer and is priced at $964.32. The FrigidaireFFFC22M6QW, which is available at $231.93, has the narrowest width and is a 439mm wide freezer.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 492mm to 2,150mm. The BoschGSN58AW30, which sells for $1,194.71, has the tallest height and is a 1,910mm high freezer. The BoschGSN58AW30, which can be purchased for $231.93, has the shortest height and is a 510mm 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 1,930 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+++,A++,A+++, which makes A+++,A++,A+++ the most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 482 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+, making A+ 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 . For each retailer it shows the total number of 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. 55 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 by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 94.8% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.