If you have a refrigerator with a freezer, the volume of which does not allow you to hold all the necessary products, then it's time to think about purchasing such a device as a freezer. The price for it can fluctuate greatly: from 10 thousand rubles. up to several tens of thousands. The cost will depend on the capacity, specifications and manufacturer.
When choosing, first of all, you should be guided by the purposes for which the freezer is purchased. Such devices are bought not only for household needs, they are useful for storing food in cafes, restaurants, shops. For the latter, a freezer with a glass door is an ideal choice - it is designed to store and display perishable goods in sales areas.
If you are buying a freezer for your home, then you will have a choice: horizontal or vertical loading. Cabinets with horizontal loading are called chest freezers. They are usually more spacious - the inner compartment contains many slatted drawers that can be rearranged as desired. The disadvantages of this design include thethe fact that products tend to fall through the wires of the lattice (even in packages). However, this only happens with food that has not yet been frozen. The design itself also raises questions - not everyone will like a large white chest or an elongated chest, because it needs to be placed somewhere. Although some buyers are delighted with this form, and are happy to install such a freezer on the loggia, in the kitchen along the wall, in the pantry, etc.
Vertical loading is considered more traditional. Such devices are called freezers. Inside, they look like a regular freezer - a lot of convenient plastic drawers-compartments.
Next, you need to pay attention to the labeling: the number of stars that show the shelf life of products. One star is 6 °C and a week's shelf life. Two stars mean 12°C and a month's shelf life. Three stars - 18 ° C and a three-month period. Four stars means 18-24 °C and a shelf life of up to one year.
It's good if the freezer has a quick (shock) freezing function. It will allow you to save all the useful substances in fresh vegetables and fruits. In addition, we pay attention to such details as the presence of a thermostat, an electronic panel showing the actual temperature inside the chamber, an ice cube generator (if necessary). The freezer uses a lot of electricity, so if it is energy efficient, it will save you some of the family budget. We pay attention to volume. The freezer should have exactly such a capacity that all the necessary products, plus a small supply, are placed there. The additional volume is needed not to leave you room to maneuver (you have to calculate this yourself), but for the free circulation of air flows in the chamber.
Using all of the above information, you will be able to purchase the freezer that best suits your needs.
