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Freezer Buying Guide
The right freezer can complement your lifestyle. With an upright or chest freezer, buy foods in bulk to save money and make fewer trips to the grocery store. You'll also have room to store large cuts of meat that don't fit in your fridge. Before you buy, make sure you consider space constraints and features to ensure the freezer you choose is the perfect fit.
Types of Freezers
Freezers
Upright Freezer
- Highly organized space
- In-the-door storage and adjustable freezer shelves
- Easy access to freezer foods without having to dig through piles of frozen items
Chest Freezers
- Great for big items you need to stack
- Maximizes usable space by filling the full width and height of the chest
Freezer Features
When choosing features for your new freezer, plan for the future. You want your new freezer to last for years.
Capacity
Lowe's carries freezers that range in size from 5 to 25 cubic feet. To find your best fit, consider the following:
- Family Size: Multiply the number of people in your family by 2.5 cubic feet. A large family needs a lot of storage space for food.
- Food Shopping Habits: Do you buy food, especially meat, in bulk packages to save money? A cubic foot of freezer space holds about 35 pounds of food.
- Food Preparation Habits: Does your family prepare food in bulk? Farmers, gardeners and hunters may need freezers more than city apartment dwellers.
- Available Space in Your Home: This factor may also influence your decision whether to buy an upright or chest freezer.
Extra Options
- Frost Free: Frost-free freezers prevent freezer burn, which occurs when food is improperly wrapped or kept frozen for too long. They automatically defrost about once a day, and a timer turns the compressor fan on and off, while simultaneously turning on a small heater to melt away any collected frost. During the defrost cycle, the internal freezer temperature doesn't change by more than 2 degrees, so food isn't adversely affected.
- Temperature Alarm: A freezer with a temperature alarm offers added peace of mind. This feature monitors the temperature of your freezer at all times and alerts you if it dips below optimum freezing conditions. Freezers keep food at 18°F and fast-freeze at 26°F. Fast-freezing is the ideal freezing temperature for fresh food to retain most of its nutritional value.
- Freezer Lock: If you have small children or need to limit access to your freezer, a freezer with a lock-and-key mechanism can provide added security.
Energy Savings
Huge advances in insulation mean today's freezers consume far less energy than older models.
According to ENERGY STAR®, if you purchased your freezer before 1993, you're spending an extra $35 each year compared to a new ENERGY STAR qualified model. If you bought it in the 1980s, it's costing you an extra $70 each year.
The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have confirmed that with the help of ENERGY STAR, Americans saved enough energy in 2010 to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 33 million cars — all while saving nearly $18 billion on utility bills.