Bosch Fridge Freezer Buying Guide

There are quite a few different styles of cooling appliance available, from separate compact freezers to wide American-style fridge freezers. The most popular style for UK households is the combination fridge freezer with the fridge at the top and the freezer at the bottom. These models are all 60cm wide as standard and come in differing heights and offer the best compromise between storage capacity and floor space. It’s worth noting that larger external dimensions don’t necessarily correlate to more internal storage volume, so it’s worth checking internal capacity to see if it fits the needs of your home and/or family.

If you’re installing your fridge freezer in a fitted kitchen, you might favour an integrated (built-in) model to blend in with your units. There’s a wider choice of freestanding fridge freezers available, and they’re generally a bit cheaper to buy. They also don’t need a fascia panel and so are quicker to install.

• Lowest power usage: ideal for smaller households. Cut down on your electricity bill by only using what you need.
• Space efficiency: by combining both fridge and freezer you leave much more space in your kitchen.
• Flexible sizing: from 55cm up to 86cm XXL you are sure to find an appliance to fit your niche.
• Customisable storage: what combination models lose out in capacity, they make up with storage flexibility thanks to VarioZone.

• Wide not deep: by halving the door size, you can get a big capacity without the door cutting into your kitchen walkway.
• Internal Water Dispenser: gives you cool and pure water from inside keeping the front of your appliance visually clean.
• Automatic Ice Cube Maker: Ideal for cocktails and summer drinks, the automatic ice cube maker is on hand whenever you need it.
• Effortless Access: the 3 door design not only looks fantastic, it also gives you great access from a variety of angles.

• XXL Capacity: full size fridge and freezer in one appliance.
• External Ice and Water Dispenser: get ice and fresh water without needing to open your appliance door.
• NoFrost: Never defrost again with Bosch side by side Fridge Freezers.
• Load with ease: open both doors to effortlessly organise your shopping into your fridge and freezer at once.

Once you’ve decided on the size and style of your fridge freezer, look out for well-designed storage features and can help you keep your food and drinks neatly stored and easy to access. Features like integral bottle racks stop bottles rattling around on shelves or in the door, and they don’t take up a whole shelf either. Adjustable shelves and fully extendable drawers make it easy to move things up and down, and in and out, maximising the space available for the items you buy each week. Bosch’s BigBox is a great example – easily taking care of larger frozen items so you don’t need to rearrange everything else in the freezer every time you buy something big.

It’s easy to save time in the long run by doing your homework up front. Look out for flexible storage solutions and LED lighting that make it easier to store and find items in a full fridge, and for innovations like Bosch’s NoFrost which eliminates the need for manual freezer defrosting.

Food waste and its associated cost is a continuing problem in the UK and it can be easy to overlook food in your fridge or freezer if you can’t easily see it. Clever storage solutions like Bosch’s VitaFresh drawers are a great solution to this problem. They store different types of food at the best temperature and humidity and also make food easier to find. Food waste can also be avoided by looking out for appliances with built-in door alarms that let you know if the fridge or freezer door has been accidentally left open.