Buying a Home Appliance for Kitchen
November 2, 2007
Fridge freezer is the most requirement appliance in every kitchen. It is a device which comes integrated with a range of improved features like less defrosting of the food or it may have ice cool water on tap. It is an essential part of our living. We can find these mechanisms in different shapes and sizes. The modern unit of fridge freezer has come with extra features.
When you go to an electronics store to shop a fridge, you must have in mind the key point of the mechanism of the appliance. Take a view over the energy rating of the unit you have selected for your home. In modern fridges you can find them using less than 25% energy than the ones used earlier.
Difference Between fridge and freezer
Freezer is a device used for preserving the food item for a long period. You can get fridge freezer which contains small compartments in it. Fridge and freezer is two different units providing different functions.
If you buy fridge and freezer separately then it is a waste of money and it takes a lot of space in your kitchen making you kitchen look so convoluted. But now you are provided with fridge and freezer in one unit, which confines cooling and freezing into one unit. It matches you better and saves space in your kitchen.
Size and storage capacity
A chest freezer is a top opening device and has bigger capacities to store food in garages. Fridges are available in variety of shapes and sizes. Smaller fridges can fit below your worktops, whereas large fridges are designed to stand alone. Large fridges offer great storage capacity. You can find variety of style and sizes of fridge freezers. If you have less work with freezer then buy a model that has a small freezer and large fridge capacity to suit your need.
Efficiency
All freezer mechanisms are labelled with its energy rating. Its energy rating is from ‘A’ to ‘G’. ‘A’ energy rating mechanism is more efficient than the ‘G’ energy rating freezer. If you buy fridge freezer that is an A energy efficient unit, you can save more money on you electric annual bills.
Measuring unit
Fridge freezer’s storage capacity is measured in ‘cubic feet’. When you shop for fridge freezer make sure if the storage capacity suits your requirements.
Distinct Types of Fridge Freezers
October 22, 2007
Fridge freezers are vital home appliances without which nothing can be stored or preserved even for near future. Lots of variations have been made so far to impress or to satisfy the expectations of the buyers. Numerous models have come in the UK market with impressive feature to reduce the strain of the users. Some of the essential types of fridge freezers have been explained briefly.
American Style
This type of American style fridge freezers has gained its popularity due to its attractive design. The demand for these types of units has increased a lot. Size and capacity are the two essential advantages of these models. You can get a larger fridge freezer in this type to fit the large families’ expectations and necessities. These fridge freezers have been given ratings from ‘A’ to ‘G’, which indicates the power efficiency of the device and A is the most effective rating. You can store more stuff inside this model of fridge freezers. You can have additional features like:
• Salad crisper trays
• Beverage chilled filter water
• Ice cubes
Chest Models
When you want to have extra freezer space, this is an apt type of fridge freezer. You can store more stuffs inside the freezer capacity. Adjustable thermostat is a vital feature which allows user to adjust the temperature level as you like. Fast freeze option is also available in these units. Chest models are mostly manufactured in 2 distinct colours namely white and silver.
Integrated Design
Both freezer and fridge compartment will be integrated as one in these models. These models do not come with double doors. Your appliance will look like a cupboard and no one thinks it has a freezer compartment inside it. These units are manufactured as freestanding units.
Standard Fridge Freezers
Standard fridge freezers will be a perfect choice, if you do not have enough space to keep separate appliances in your kitchen. If you require 3:7 ratios, you can order in this proportion to get more space in fridge compartment. These models have mostly featured with useful options like:
• Auto Defrosting
• Humidity controlled salad crispers
• Frost-free option
• Bottle Racks
Upright Pattern
These types of appliances have come with separate freezer option. Choose an optimum size of freezer to freeze more food stuffs. Tall freezers are suitable for mass storage which includes multiple drawers. These appliances have come with distinct star ratings which indicate the efficiency in freezing performances. Most of the manufacturers offer compartment flaps and transparent drawers with the appliance as a package. These upright models offer useful functions like:
• Integrated ice trays
• Super Freeze
• Frost-free
These are all the popular type of fridge freezers available in the UK. Choose a fridge freezer that fulfils your needs.
CHOOSE AN IDEAL FRIDGE FREEZER!
June 30, 2007
After deciding to buy a fridge freezer, it is important to consider about your needs and expectations. In addition, you have to think about the design and size of the appliance. Never forget to look into the energy consumption of the unit. It is easy to buy a fridge freezer from a shop, but the maintenance should be very important. If it is not conservative in power consumption then you have to spend a lot for electricity.
Be aware of basic features!
• Energy labels
Every fridge freezer has availed with energy labels which indicate the efficiency level of the unit especially in energy consumption. If it consumes power conservatively, then it is rated as ‘A’. The rating process ends with the grade ‘G’.
• Size
When you have more space in your room, you can prefer large size fridge freezer, if not better go for the smaller sized units. When you want to freeze a larger capacity of food items, you can prefer a unit which offers high storage capacity in the freezer compartment. But if you are in need to store more things in fridge section, then go for big ones to get more storage in fridge portion.
• Freezing capacity
The ability to freeze within 24 hours is known as freezing capacity of the fridge freezer. An ideal unit should have adequate freezing capacity. The freezing capacity is usually measured in kilo grams.
• Temperature
The freezer has to have a minimum temperature of 18 Degree Celsius. The optimum freezing temperature has another name as ‘fast freezing’. It is not good to alter the freezer temperature often. It should be maintained constantly.
• Storage capacity
The ability to store within both fridge as well as freezer compartments is called as storage capacity of a fridge freezer. This storage capacity is measured with the units as litres or sometimes as cubic feet. The very small unit can offer up to 120 litres storage. You can store separately in freezer section which is measured in kilo grams.
• Shelves
A perfect fridge freezer has come with adequate number of shelves. Only then the users can keep various commodities like bottles, bowls, eggs, sandwiches and vegetables.
• Additional features
Apart from the above mentioned features, it is important to have certain other features like:
• Reversible doors
• Freezer star rating
• Freezer controls
• Warning light
• Thermometer
• Thermostat
• Fast Freeze or super cool
• Auto defrosting etc.
Thus, the above features make up a perfect fridge freezer.
