Unhappy with the little freezer in your fridge? Choose a freestanding freezer! F.ua will show you how to choose the right freezer. It keeps frozen food well even with frequent power outages.
Before deciding which freezer to choose for your home, study 3 important parameters.
Useful volume
When choosing a freezer, pay attention to its useful volume. The larger the unit, the more food you can freeze.
There are two types of freezers:
- vertical - convenient and practical if you plan to freeze a lot of different products. Sorting them according to the compartments of the boxes will not be difficult. Depending on the height of the equipment, they are equipped with 3 to 8 compartments. Transparent containers are roomy enough and slide out easily. On some models, they are mounted on telescopic rails, making it even easier to adjust the height. This model has enough space to accommodate large products;
- horizontal (chest freezers) - the most spacious units. They are convenient for storing food in very large quantities. The minimum volume is 100 liters with 6 kg of frozen food per day, the maximum is 572 liters with the ability to freeze 33 kg per day. Many brands with large displacement, for ease of use, are equipped with hinged baskets and a divider.
Defrosting system
Choosing a freezer will not be difficult if you decide on a defrosting system:
- the manual defrosting system involves defrosting the freezing unit on its own once a year;
- the automatic defrosting system is very convenient. Products, even after long-term storage, do not freeze into an ice block. The “No Frost” technology evenly cools the workpieces without the formation of frost and ice, thanks to the constant circulation of cold air. The resulting moisture is removed from the freezer by means of an evaporator. It is advisable to keep the workpieces in plastic bags, since dry air dries out the products. Chambers equipped with the “No Frost” system do not need to be defrosted periodically, but washing once a year is still necessary to prevent dirt from accumulating.
Additional functions
To know how to choose a good freezer, pay attention to the additional equipment of the unit:
- the super freeze mode cools fresh food in a matter of minutes at a temperature of -32 ° C, while maintaining a maximum of vitamins and nutrients. Please note: intensive freezing is turned on for no more than a day, since the compressor in this mode works continuously. Just turn on the “Storage” mode for energy saving. Some models automatically return to standard mode when the desired temperature is reached;
- sound and light signals - signal an open (not tightly closed) door and an increase in temperature in the chamber;
- it is much easier to open the door of the unit with the help of the lever handle pressing the seal. The air inside the chamber is discharged, so it takes effort to open the door with a regular handle;
- autonomous cold controllers are useful in case of power outages. One such battery maintains a subzero temperature in the chamber from 17 to 21 hours. Therefore, when choosing a freezer for your home, be sure to pay attention to whether they are included.
Remember: before choosing a freezer, pay attention to the energy class. The more economical the unit is, the less electricity it consumes.
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