For a
little while now we have been slowly saving up to buy a new fridge freezer to
replace our existing one which is unsurprisingly on its last legs having given
us 10 years plus of loyal service after being given to me second hand.
Being a
family on a tight budget the expense of buying a new fridge freezer is a large
expense for us, and as such I want to make sure we buy the best fridge freezer
for us and our budget. As there are so many brands and models of fridge
freezers available on the market to narrow down our search and help find the
right one for us, I have been looking researching what we should consider when
buying a fridge freezer.
Fridge
Freezer types
As I mentioned
there is a huge array of fridge freezers available on the market, with the
choice of styles and sizes being a vast one, but when looking at fridge freezer
types there are 3 basic types to consider -
Freestanding
fridge freezers: can be fitted anywhere in your kitchen/pantry and come in a
range of sizes and colours. They are type of fridge freezer that is popular and
plentiful on the market and often is the cheapest type of fridge freezer.
American-style
fridge freezers: are large with fridge and freezer side-by-side, and as they are
large they take up a lot of floor space. Not only are they expensive to buy they
can also be expensive to run. Thanks to their large size they hold a huge
amount of food and often have lots of extra features.
Integrated
fridge freezers: fit behind kitchen cupboard doors rather than being on display.
Integrated models tend to have a higher price tag than freestanding models with
fewer models available on the market.
Whilst the
novelty of an American-style model is appealing due to funds and lack of space
they are not an option for us and as we cannot fit an integrated fridge freezer
into our kitchen we are planning on getting a freestanding fridge freezer (this
type is what we already have) which has the added benefit of being a model that
would be easiest to take with us and fit in a new kitchen if we move.
