Compare the Best FreezersOctober 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 19 freezers ranging from $159 to $1,080. On average, a new freezer costs $629 and 80% of freezers are priced between $369 and $834. The cheapest freezer that we found is the Magic Chef MCUF3W2 at only $160, and the most expensive is the AEG ABE81226NC at $1,079.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

Frigidaire freezers range in price from $964 to $964, and the average price of Frigidaire freezers is $964 which is the highest average price of all freezer brands.

AEG freezers range in price from $611 to $1,079, and the second highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $759.

Siemens freezers start at $581 and their most expensive freezer costs $834. The average price of Siemens freezers is $707 which is the third highest average price of all freezer brands.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 9 expert reviews and 10,026 user reviews for freezers from across the internet and used this information to calculate the average rating for each brand of freezer. The top rated freezer brand is Hoover with an average rating of 93%. The second best brand is Haier with 92% and the third best brand is Zanussi with 92%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

We found 18 current offers for freezers from eBay making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is over 3 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Appliances Connection for whom we found 5 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Overstock with 3 current freezer offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

We couldn't see any prominent pattern in the release dates for new freezers over the last 3 years. 103 new freezers were released in January 2017 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. In 2016 most new freezers were released in October, with 163 new freezers released that month. April was the biggest month in 2015 for new freezers, with 95 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

On average freezers drop in price by 5% in the first 6 months after release. That means that on a typical freezer costing $629 you could save on average $30 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 1,000L. The freezer net capacities of most freezers range from 60L to 110L. The Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which is available at $964.32, has the highest freezer net capacity and is a 612L capacity freezer. The freezer with the lowest freezer net capacity is the Siemens GI11VAD40, which is a 70L capacity freezer and currently retails for $796.31.

Types

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

We found 1,360 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes upright the most popular type amongst new freezers. Chest is the second most frequently found type amongst new freezers. We found 576 freezers that are chest freezers.

Widths

The widths of freezers range from 430mm to 1,861mm. The freezer with the widest width is the Frigidaire FFFC22M6QW, which is a 1,860mm wide freezer and sells for $964.32. The Magic Chef MCUF3W2, which currently retails for $159.99, has the narrowest width and is a 515.6mm wide freezer.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The AEG ABE81226NC, which currently retails for $1,079.31, has the tallest height and is a 1,224mm high freezer. The freezer with the shortest height is the Siemens GI11VAD30, which is a 712mm high freezer and is available at $658.79.

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.

Amongst new freezers, the most popular energy efficiency rating is A+. We found 1,097 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+. The second most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers is A++. We found 637 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. 7 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. 38.9% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.