Chest freezers in the UK, also known as deep freezers, differ from most typical kitchen freezers as the door opens like a lid from the top of the appliance. Standard under counter freezers and two-in-one fridge freezers, on other hand, tend to have doors that open to the side. As a result, the user will need to reach down into a chest freezer to obtain the contents instead of reaching outwards.
One of the biggest advantages of opting for a chest freezer is their low energy usage. As the door on a chest freezer in the UK opens from the top, this helps to prevent cold air from escaping, thus increasing the appliance’s energy efficiency.
This energy efficiency is ideal for anyone looking to keep their electricity bills at a lower level. The majority of chest freezers also require manual defrosting typically twice a year. While this can sound like more hassle, frost-free or auto defrost freezers often consume more energy and are more expensive to purchase, too.
Alongside being incredibly economical, it’s also worth mentioning that chest freezers tend to be a popular and practical style of freezer for storing bulky goods. There are no shelves that can limit what you can store and where, giving the user plenty of freedom to save and organise frozen food to suit their preferences.
Despite being available in varying capacities, chest freezers typically allow you to store a greater amount of goods, too, reducing the number of trips you need to make to the supermarket and saving you time to boot!
Some families use chest freezers as overflow frozen storage and therefore tend to keep them in their garage. However, many garages have no climate control and chest freezers (like many other household appliances) aren’t designed to be stored in extremely cold or hot conditions.
If you want to keep your chest freezer in prime condition and reduce the likelihood of malfunctions, it’s therefore recommended that you keep them indoors or somewhere else that you can monitor the room temperature. For example, in your utility area, basement, or pantry.
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