Upright Freezers

The greatest advantage of an upright freezer is its organization. Thanks to its shelves and drawers, frozen items are easy to sort and quickly locate. A vertical unit also occupies less floor space than a chest freezer of the same capacity, making it more suitable for smaller areas like kitchens.

NoFrost is an automatic defrosting function that prevents ice and frost build-up in the freezer. This means you do not have to defrost the freezer by hand in normal use, which saves effort. Without automatic defrost, the freezer must be defrosted once the ice is more than half a centimetre thick.

Quick freezing is a function that temporarily lowers the freezer's temperature to extremely cold levels. Switch on quick freezing before you add a large amount of unfrozen food. The freezing capacity tells you how many kilograms of fresh food the appliance can freeze in 24 hours, so spread larger batches over several days. Rapid freezing forms smaller ice crystals, which helps preserve the texture of the food.

This depends on the model. Not all freezers operate properly if the surrounding temperature drops too low. If you plan to place the freezer in a cool area, check the manual for its climate class and the lowest recommended operating temperature.

Electricity consumption depends on the size of the unit, energy class, and operating conditions. The energy label indicates the estimated annual electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours (kWh/year). Compare freezers of the same size by this figure.