Freezer cabinet: tips for buyers

If you have a refrigerator with a freezer, the volumes of which do not allow you to store all the necessary products, then it's time to think about purchasing a device like a freezer cabinet. The price for it can fluctuate greatly: from 10 thousand rubles. Up to several tens of thousands. The cost will depend on the capacity, technical characteristics and the manufacturer.

When choosing you, first of all, it is necessary to be guided by the goals for which a freezer is purchased. Such devices are bought not only for household needs, they will be useful for storing products in cafes, restaurants, shops. For the latter, the ideal choice is a freezer with a glass door - it is designed to store and display perishable goods in trading rooms.

If you buy a freezer for the house, then you will have a choice: horizontal or vertical loading. Cabinets with horizontal loading are called freezing chests. They are, as a rule, more spacious - the inner compartment contains a lot of trellised boxes that can be rearranged at will. The drawbacks of this design include the fact that products tend to fall through the lattice twigs (even in packages). However, this only happens with food that has not yet been frozen. The very design also raises questions - not everyone likes a big white chest or an elongated chest, because it needs to be placed somewhere. Although some of the 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 an ordinary freezer - lots of convenient plastic drawer-compartments.

Next, you need to pay attention to the marking: the number of stars that show the period of storage time of products. One star is 6 ° C and a one week shelf life. Two stars mean 12 ° C and a monthly shelf life. Three stars - 18 ° C and three months. Four stars are 18-24 ° С and a shelf life of up to one year.

It is good, if the freezer will have the function of fast (shock) freezing. It will allow to keep all 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, the ice cube generator (if necessary). The freezer cabinet consumes a lot of electricity, so if it is energy-efficient, it will save you a portion of the family budget. Pay attention to the volume. The freezer cabinet must have exactly the same capacity, so that all necessary products, plus a small supply, are blocked there. The additional volume is not needed to leave you room for maneuver (this you must calculate yourself), but for free circulation of air flows in the chamber.

Applying all the above information, you will be able to purchase a freezer that most fully meets your needs.