Treasury of invisible front vitamins: 5 built-in freezers

Liebherr Company is a well—deserved authority in the field of refrigeration equipment production. And although the brand's products are not cheap, they are preferred for the vaunted German workmanship and advanced functionality.

In the "baby" Liebherr IGN 1064, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. Judge for yourself, there is a No Frost auto-defrosting system in the freezer, and FrostSafe containers keep cold longer when opening the door thanks to a special closed design. For the convenience of extracting and loading the contents, the drawers are placed on special rollers, in addition, the upper containers are easily removed when there is a need to put large-volume products in the freezer (for example, a multi-tiered dessert).

Perhaps the only drawback of the model is a small volume (63 liters), which is very striking against the background of peers of a similar form factor. The device is built into a niche with dimensions of 71.4x56x55 cm, while the facade door is attached directly to the freezer door. A pleasant moment in the design of the latter is the equipment with a SoftSystem door closer, which slows down the movement of the door, and when the opening angle of about 30 ° is reached, it helps to smoothly close it automatically.

One of the useful functions in the arsenal of the model is the fast freezing of SuperFrost — when activated, the temperature in the freezer quickly drops to -32 °C, creating a "cold reserve" for freezing products with maximum preservation of vitamins and macronutrients. The economy of the freezer also won flattering words — for a year of continuous operation, the device "winds up" only 132 kW of light, for which it was awarded the A++ high-class energy efficiency mark. In general, Liebherr IGN 1064 will fit into a small kitchen, where the device will be assigned the role of the main treasury of vitamins.

A compact built-in freezer with German roots in the pedigree offers 72 liters of useful volume for storing frozen provisions.

The interior of the freezer includes three containers of the same size with a transparent front wall. On the front panel of the middle drawer there are pictograms-tips with recommended shelf life of a particular type of products: 2-6 months for fish and sausage products, 4-8 months for cheese and poultry, 6-12 months for vegetables, fruits and meat of long-term storage.

An evaporator is placed along the perimeter of the chamber walls, which is a component of the Low Frost cooling system. Its implementation has reduced the intensity of ice formation, and also significantly simplifies manual defrosting of the freezer, since the ice on the inner walls increases slowly and in a thin layer.

The main performance characteristics of the model differ little from their closest colleagues in the workshop: the temperature inside the chamber is maintained up to -24 °C, and the freezing capacity of the contents is up to 8 kg / day. Nevertheless, the brainchild of Bosch is ahead of the whole planet when it comes to the duration of cold preservation in the absence of power (up to 21 hours) and saving electricity consumption (144 kW/year). Thanks to wastefulness, the freezer received an entrance ticket to the group of high-class energy efficiency devices A++. The model will take away a minimum of precious space in the kitchen and is suitable for preparing for the future not a very large number of food supplies, but it can pamper the household with them all year round.

The Zanussi ZUF 11420 freezer is a strong middling both in terms of functionality and in terms of capacity — the total useful volume of the "insides" of the model is 98 liters. To embed the Zanussi ZUF 11420 in a kitchen set, you will need to prepare a niche 60 cm wide and 55 cm deep, while the model's height is 82 cm.

The freezer space is occupied by three standard-sized drawers and one container of reduced height at the very bottom, which can be used to store various grocery trifles like croissants, dough, etc. Even lower is the control panel of the device, which is why you will need to bow to the freezer if you need to change the parameters of its operation.

To speed up the cooling process of food supplies with maximum preservation of vitamins and nutrients, a quick freeze is provided in the small arsenal of functions of the Zanussi ZUF 11420. During the day, the model is able to cool to a minimum temperature (-24 °C) about 18 kg of products. A similar figure appears in the duration of maintaining cold — up to 18 hours with unplanned power outages.

At the disposal of the camera got a re-hung door. If it is not locked to the end, an audible indication of an open door is triggered. The model deserves special praise for the almost silent operation of the compressor, which is noted in every second product review. A democratic price tag is designed to further increase the attractiveness of the device in the eyes of potential buyers — one of the most affordable among models of a similar volume.

The stately American Whirlpool AFB 1840 will serve as an excellent acquisition for thrifty families. Having the size of an average two-chamber refrigerator, the volume of the freezer chamber is 210 liters.

Behind the hinged, re-hung door of the device there is a spacious compartment consisting of 7 containers for storing frozen provisions. A pair of drawers in the centre has an increased capacity. In the chamber, you can freeze up to 19 kg of products per day, including preserving their useful properties and fresh appearance thanks to the use of the fast freezing function. No less impressive was the figure of the duration of cold preservation — 23 hours in the absence of power supply.

Now about the "chips" of Whirlpool AFB 1840. The main one among them is the proprietary technology "6th sense", which has found application both among refrigeration equipment and in the detachment of other household appliances of the brand. In this case, the meaning of the technology is reduced to tracking temperature fluctuations inside the freezer and the subsequent redistribution of air flows to the desired zones for maximum cooling efficiency. All this works in conjunction with the No Frost system, which is put on guard to prevent the formation of frost and ice on the walls.

The "control panel" of the freezer is made in the form of a keypad with a small display in the centre to display the temperature. It is standard located at the very top. The additional assets of the model have antibacterial protection, which ensures the hygiene of food storage. Finally, the freezer deserves close attention to its person, if only because in its weight category (volume over 200 liters), the model has been assigned the most "delicious" price tag.

Ordinary people know the name of the German company Liebherr thanks to refrigerators and freezers. Among the built-in freezers, one of the most interesting offers of the brand is the SIGN 3576 model, which entered the market in mid-2017.

The device will be useful in any household, whether it is an apartment in a high-rise building or a country house. The freezer with a volume of 209 liters is divided into 9 compartments: 7 classic containers and a tandem of paired drawers in the centre are comfortably located in it. The interior space can be organized in a convenient way due to the VarioSpace system, which helps to free up additional space for large-sized products.

Favorable conditions for long-term storage of frozen food supplies are created by the circulation system of cooled air flows around the perimeter of the chamber, in parallel with which the ice level on the evaporator is constantly monitored and automatic defrosting (No Frost) is performed. A separate place has been allocated for ice in the chamber — its production in an amount of up to 1.3 kg/day is carried out by the IceMaker ice generator put into service with the model. It is possible to connect it to the water supply and manually fill the tank with water.

The camera is controlled by touch buttons, which, along with the screen, are located on top of the front panel. Full access to them opens when unlocking the door, equipped with a convenient SoftSystem door closer. The list of advantages of the model can be listed for a very long time, but not to mention the fast freezing of SuperFrost and the A++ energy consumption class would be a bad thing. Liebherr SIGN 3576 belongs to the category of the most technologically savvy "built-in", which, in turn, justifies the high cost of the freezer.