Best fridge freezers: the 10 coolest appliances for your home and budget Looking for the best fridge freezer? It’s the place where you keep the ice cream, the beer, the cheese, and the emergency frozen pizza, and arguably the hardest working appliance in the kitchen, but choosing one that’s right for your home and family isn’t as simple a task as you might expect. But fear not, for we’ve researched the entire appliance industry – from classic built-in designs and delightful retro models, to the very latest in NASA inspired cooling tech – to bring you the best options for any situation, style, and budget. The latest designs can make a statement, entertain, or be adaptable, but they all aim to take the very best care of your fresh and frozen groceries, and we’ve been particularly careful to recommend models that help to reduce the amount of food waste we produce. Best fridge freezers 1. Bosch Serie 6 KGN86AIDP Best fridge freezer for pro-kitchen style Type: XL Fridge FreezerCapacity: 479 litres (fridge) and 152 litres (freezer)Dimensions: 1860 x 860 x 810mmFeatures: D energy rated, twin compressors, Home Connect App, XL CapacityReasons to buy: • Large freezer • Versatile drawers • Energy efficient Reasons to avoid: • Doesn’t fit in a standard kitchen gap At 86cm wide this super-sized metal-clad fridge freezer is part jumbo American Style and part traditional design, with a classic 70/30 fridge freezer layout. But compared to a basic 60cm wide design you’ll enjoy a cavernous interior with glass sleeves wide enough to take the largest pans and baking trays. Unusually, in the fridge Bosch has included two separate pull-out drawers; one that stores fruit and vegetables at exactly 0°C, plus a separate drawer for meat and fish with a temperature regulating slider which lets you change the temperature by up to 4°C lower than the rest of the fridge. As part of the Home Connect range you can also control the temperature and adjust the lighting of this fridge freezer via smartphone app, and even receive alerts if someone leaves the door open. The app also has a useful guide that helps you store your groceries correctly, to help avoid unnecessary wastage. Down in the freezer, the combination of drawers and glass shelves makes it more versatile than most, and you can easily remove sections to make room for usually large items and being No Frost you never need worry about thawing it out. 2. Samsung Bespoke 2.03m Fridge Freezer with Twin Cooling Plus RB38A7B53S9 Best fridge freezer for colourful kitchens Type: Mix and match fridges and freezersCapacity: 387litres (273 litre fridge, 114 litre freezer)Dimensions: H2030 x W595 x D658mmFeatures: Changeable door panels, versatile shelving, flexible fridge/freeze compartment, twin cooling compressorReasons to buy: • Modular design • Customisable doors • Flexible inner layout • Stylish Reasons to avoid: • Nothing of note If you’ve been yearning for a Glam Lavender or Satin Sky Blue fridge freezer, you’ve come to the right place. Samsung’s Bespoke collection is a brilliantly versatile range of fridge freezers, standalone fridges, and freezers, that can not only be joined together seamlessly to create an unbeatable wall of cool, but the colour and finish of each door front is entirely up to you. There are currently 12 colour options to choose from including whites, black and silver, but also navy, peach and even beige. They’re all wonderfully complementary and look fantastic together. But style is nothing without substance, and thankfully Samsung’s Bespoke fridge freezer has loads including dual compressors for accurate temperature control, an Optimal Fresh + box, which is essentially a fridge compartment that can be set to two different temperatures – one for meat maybe, one for fruit and veg – plus a freezer drawer that can also be used as extra fridge space, or three other temperatures, if needs be. 3. Beko HarvestFresh GNE490IR3VPS Best fridge freezer for big families on a small budget Type: Multi-doorCapacity: 485litres (311litres fridge, 174litres freezer)Dimensions: H1920 x W760 x 725mmFeatures: twin compressors, HarvestFresh technology, 0° compartmentReasons to buy: • Lost of space for the price • Easy access freezer drawers • Extra wide fridge shelves Reasons to avoid: • Not very efficient Multi-door fridge freezers are extremely convenient, but do tend to cost a fortune, which makes this Beko model refreshingly affordable and great for anyone who needs loads of cold storage. Pull-out freezer drawers are a revelation too, making it quick and easy to get to the food, even the stuff that usually gets forgotten at the back. The large fridge has three full-width shelves and a separate chiller compartment that maintains a low temperature at around 0ºC, helping meat and cheese to stay fresh for longer. There are also two generous pull-out baskets that have a hidden secret. It’s something Beko calls HarvestFresh, and it uses different coloured LED lights to replicate the sun’s natural 24-hour cycle to help maintain optimal freshness for your fruit and veg. It sounds fanciful, but the claims have been backed up by independent tests, and studies have shown that even after harvest the phytochemical composition of fruit and vegetables continued to alter in response to light. Clever stuff! While not the most energy-efficient design available (E rated) it does have twin compressors for accurate temperature control as well as No Frost for effortless maintenance. 4. LG Door-in-Door GSJV70PZTF Best fridge freezer for clever features Type: American StyleCapacity: 636litres (416 litre fridge, 219 litres freezer)Dimensions: H1790 x W913 x D735mmFeatures: Door-in-door design, water dispenser, UV lightReasons to buy: • Innovative design • Excellent temperature control • Vast capacity Reasons to avoid: • For huge kitchens only • Narrow freezer shelves A classic side-by-side American fridge freezer updated with the latest in hi-tech cooling and smart control. If you’ve not seen it before, LG has included their superb Door-in-Door feature here, which allows you to easily get anything stored in the top fridge door by opening a secret door. Great for grabbing a drink or condiments, it is quick, easy…

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