With a freezer that gives ample storage facility, you have the advantage of storing food specials, seasonal jams and berries in bulk amount. Chest freezers which are specially meant for these purposes are also considered to be the most economical type of freezer. They contain an in-built side wall insulation that helps the freezer in holding their cold temperatures with the least energy consumption. In cases of power cut, if the freezer lid is not open, a chest freezer can keep its contents frozen for as long as three days, depending on the quantity of the frozen food. In comparison to upright freezers, the chest models are also considered to have a longer lifecycles.

C4 is a popular brand of chest freezers from the house of Norfrost. With a capacity of 108 litres and two baskets to store frozen foods, this model of chest freezers is considered to be quite dependable and efficient. Its counter-balanced lid gives easy access to the contents stored inside and also has the child-lock facility. Its power failure safe storage is about 20 hours.

Hotpoint is another brand name that manufactures chest freezer. Its RC17P model has a capacity of 105 litres and also has the fast freeze option. Another member of this family is RCNAA53P. It has a height of 88.5 cm, a width of 134.5 cm and a depth of 66 cm. Its total gross capacity is 289 litres. The annual energy consumption of this model is 248 KWh and can keep the contents frozen for 40 hours after a power cut. It is build with the super-insulated technology and includes two freezer baskets.

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