Reliable fridge freezer brands??

abwsco wrote:

I have a Liebherr. Was told they're better than a Bosch, sort of a poor mans Miele. Cheapest place I could find mine was at my local Euronics centre. HTH

Freestanding models

The Whirlpool ARC 7470 is £430 from Powerhouse. Its great strength is that the fridge cools groceries down quickly to keep them in tip-top condition for longer – and it’s frost free, too, so there’s no bothersome defrosting. The freezer takes a while to freeze fresh food, but overall this model is still fantastic value for money.

The Bosch KGU 32123 Logixx we tested has changed its name to the Bosch KGU 32125 Logixx. The replacement model has a redesigned wine rack and salad drawer. It has everything you need from a fridge-freezer. It keeps food at consistently cool temperatures, and it’s a cinch to defrost. There’s a good set of features such as moveable shelves, a wine rack and a warning signal if the temperature inside gets too high. It’s £600 from John Lewis and Miller Brothers.

The Hotpoint FFA80P we tested has recently been renamed the Hotpoint FFA81P, £380 online. The replacement model has a few small cosmetic changes. Quiet and spacious, it’s the highest-scoring conventional model in our tests (though there are some American-style models that score more highly). The layout gives you lots of flexibility, and it’s particularly good at freezing large amounts of food quickly to preserve texture and quality

The Siemens KG36P320GB is one of the quietest fridge-freezers around. It’s more fridge than freezer – the fridge is 185 litres, the freezer 71 litres – but it’s still pretty spacious. It picked up full marks in most of our temperature tests and – despite being a little awkward to defrost – it’s a great choice. It’s £530 from Comet.

The Siemens VarioZone KG28XM40BG is the first mix-and-match fridge and freezer. You can convert its two compartments to suit your chilling and freezing needs. For example, if you’re preparing for a party, and needed to chill wine and canapés, you can change both compartments to fridge mode in time for the festivities. As a conventional fridge-freezer it’s great, scoring top marks for cooling and freezing. Its LCD display makes it simple to select the correct settings and manage the conversion process. Its main drawback is that it’s pricey, at around £900 online.