Russell Hobbs RH198CF3003 198L Freestanding White Chest Freezer with 5 Year Warranty, Adjustable Thermostat, 4 Star Freezer Rating & Suitable for Outbuildings & Garages

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This high-quality chest freezer from Fridgemaster offers plenty of storage space and a four-star freezer rating. Why not add one to your Euronics basket today? Because they’re such large items and require a constant source of electricity to operate, chest freezers can be quite costly to run over the course of a year.

Cost is always an important thing to take into account when you’re buying a new chest freezer. Things that tend to affect the price most include –

Replaced a very, very old chest freezer that was really inefficient, but decided to go bigger with the new one. Bigger?!!!! It's amazing! Even though I found the 'holds x amount of shopping bags', I can't visualise that, so I went off the external dimensions, good mistake! This cookie is set by Bazaarvoice. This is a session cookie used for internal Bazaarvoice web analytics to be correlated to the same user browsing session for interactions within a particular client domain. Let’s start by looking at my top choice – the HOOVER HHCH 202 EL Chest Freezer. Top 5 Best Chest Freezers UK You can also adjust the temperature according to the food you’re storing. The Fast Freeze setting rapidly lowers the temperature when new food is added – useful if you have just done your supermarket shop. Plus, the rotary dial makes selecting the desired temperature a breeze. Handy Features This was a tough choice for the first place, in the end, I went with the hoover as the top choice because it’s a little cheaper, is safe in outbuildings and it’s got a temperature alarm.

Hoover are one of my favourite appliance brands, they’ve been creating great products for decades and they never disappoint. Chest freezers do not come with a fan. This restricts the air circulation, which causes its temperature to be inconsistent. Nevertheless, as long as your chest freezer can keep a below-freezing temperature, it will not harm your foods. It can keep your foods cold for as long as three days when there are power outages, or you're moving to another home, as long as its lid is not open. Looking for a larger capacity chest freezer? You can also buy this Fridgemaster model with a 302-litre net capacity – MCF306. Stylish Design In any case, they’re usually not prohibitively expensive to run for most people. How long do chest freezers last?The basket is so handy and there's still loads of space underneath (I assumed the basket would annoy me and I'd take it out). Runs really, really quietly. Assuming it's efficient compared to my old one, but time will tell when we next read the meter. If you think you’re going to get the full use out of it, then yes. Typically people who buy chest freezers like to have a lot of frozen food stored at one time. This makes them great for larger households and also for commercial use. If you are interested in buying the Bush BCF198L chest freezer, then make sure you don’t pay over the odds. A chest freezer allows you to store a large number of frozen goods at one time, which means you’re able to cut down on trips to the supermarket and will always have a ready supply of food. Perfect for a large family.

They are also typically very well insulated. So they will easily stay frozen through relatively short power cuts provided you keep it closed. Size Hopefully, you now have a much clearer idea of what to look for when trying to find the best freezer for you. Often a chest freezer will be too large to have in the kitchen, so a lot of people will put them in the garage instead. This isn’t necessarily a problem but you do need to make sure the garage is well insulated. If not, then the cold during the winter could cause frost to build up around the machine, which could easily result in it becoming faulty. Do chest freezers use a lot of electricity? If you’re going to use it indoors and you want something sturdy and built to last then the Smeg is an excellent choice. Things To Look For In A Chest Freezer Energy Efficiency The appliance comes with built-in sidewall insulation, allowing it to hold its cold temperature pretty wall for longer periods. Therefore, a chest freezer is energy efficient.

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Although a chest freezer might not be the most complicated electrical appliance you could buy, it’s still important to think about what features are important to you as well as space/budget you have available so you can make the right choice. If you’re looking for something small, cheap to buy, and cheap to run then this is the best choice for you. Final Thoughts This is also countered by the top-opening design of a chest freezer. You know that cold air falls and hot air rises. A lot of chest freezers have manual temperature control. This is very handy when you’re freezing items that might require a particular temperature to stay fresh. Pros and Cons of a Chest Freezer Pros: So of course, this chest freezer is no different, it’s got a large capacity at 198L which is big enough for even a family and it’s one of the more energy-efficient models so it doesn’t cost the earth to run.