Best Freezers With Smart Storage Features
These well-designed chest and upright freezers make it easy to find your food—and perform well in CR's tests
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When it comes to major appliances, freezers are about as no-frills as you can get; basically they’re big empty boxes. And the bigger they are, the harder they are to organize. That’s especially true for chest freezers, where your food can get lost in the deep recesses. But even some upright freezers are short on organizational help.
More of today’s models are designed to make it easier to find what you’re looking for, including tiered storage bins in chest freezers and adjustable drawers and shelves in upright freezers. We compared the built-in storage features on some of the largest of our top-performing freezers—those with 10 cubic feet of storage or more—and highlight them below.
Before you shop, decide how much freezer capacity you need and what you’ll be storing. Are you a big warehouse shopper? Do you have a bounty of vegetables from your garden? Maybe you like to cook in batches. Does your family fish or buy large cuts of meat? Or maybe all you need is a place to stack boxes of chicken nuggets and frozen pizza.
Chest Freezers
Chest freezers can be more than 30 inches deep, making it difficult to reach the bottom, never mind find what’s there. To tame the chaos, look for models with as many bins and dividers as possible.
Upright Freezers
Designed more like a refrigerator, upright freezers are easier to organize than chest freezers. They’re equipped with shelves, and with the contents stacked at eye level or below it’s easier to take inventory.
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