Compare the Best FreezersDecember 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

Freezers range in price from $131 to $1,157 and in total we found prices for 28 freezers. A new freezer costs on average $479 and 80% of freezers are priced between $171 and $793. The Frigidaire FFFH17F2QW is the most expensive freezer that we found at $1,157, and the Russell Hobbs RHTTFZ1B is the cheapest at only $132.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

Frigidaire freezers start at $1,157 and their most expensive freezer costs $1,157. The average price of Frigidaire freezers is $1,157 which is the highest average price of all freezer brands.

The average price of Siemens freezers is $652 which is the second highest average price of all freezer brands. Siemens freezers start at $570 and their most expensive freezer costs $793.

The average price of AEG freezers is $651 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands. AEG freezers start at $460 and their most expensive freezer costs $867.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 9 expert reviews and 9,949 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 37 current offers for freezers from eBay making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is over 6 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Overstock for whom we found 6 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Walmart with 6 current freezer offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

Most new freezers tend to be released between January and March. If you wait until January 2020 then you might be able to get better features on your freezer. Also the price of the current freezers may drop off just before the latest models are released in January. In 2018 most new freezers were released in March, with 66 new freezers released that month. January was the biggest month in 2017 for new freezers, with 99 new freezers released that month. The biggest month in 2016 for new freezer releases was October, with 141 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

On average, in the first 6 months after release, freezers drop in price by 3%.

That means that on a typical freezer costing $479 you could save on average $17 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 Frigidaire FFFH17F2QW, which is a 453L capacity freezer and is priced at $1,156.80. The Russell Hobbs RHTTFZ1B, which currently retails for $131.53, has the lowest freezer net capacity and is a 31L 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 1,450 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes upright the most frequently found type amongst new freezers. The second most common type amongst new freezers is chest. We found 615 freezers that are chest freezers.

Widths

The widths of freezers range from 350mm to 1,861mm. The freezer with the widest width is the GE FCM11PHWW, which is a 1,289mm wide freezer and is priced at $379.00. The Russell Hobbs RHTTFZ1B, which is on sale for $131.53, has the narrowest width and is a 480mm wide freezer.

Heights

Comparing all freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The freezer with the tallest height is the Whirlpool UW8F2, which is a 1,875mm high freezer and currently retails for $809.00. The Russell Hobbs RHTTFZ1B, which is available at $131.53, has the shortest height and is a 500mm 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 popular energy efficiency rating is A+. We found 1,121 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. A++ is the second most popular energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 523 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. 35 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. 94.6% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.