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FREEZERS

After all these years, there is still not a wide range of freezers available in Israel. Unless you want something very narrow and with drawers, instead of shelves, you’ll have to import it.

GE and Amana make chest and upright models ranging from five cubic feet to 25 cubic feet. GE and Frigidaire have 17 and 21 cubic foot models made specifically for export. Whirlpool makes 5, 9, and 12 cubic feet upright freezers without transformers. The American machines are much less expensive—per cubic foot-- than the European brands. After paying for shipping, insurance, and service contracts, the USA 10 cubic foot freezer is equal in price to the local tax-free brand, Amcor, and superior in quality. Surprising prices are available in the larger USA models—the difference between a GE 7-cubic foot chest freezer and a GE 27-cubic foot chest freezer is only about $250.

Custom Integrated freezers

The only freezers that are the size of refrigerators and have the option of putting your own surface on the door are from Subzero. If you have the space and don’t mind the noise, you can get a commercial freezer in stainless steel for about 1/3 the price.

Chest freezers open from the top. They cost less than upright models. Cold tends to stay in chest freezers even when they are open, so they are also cheaper to use—but they can be hard on the lower back, and food is more difficult to locate in them. Amana makes chest freezers for export in 7, 10, and 28 cubic feet. GE chest freezers in 5, 7, 10, 15, 22, and 27 cubic feet—are available with built-in transformers.

Upright freezers are easier to use. You do not have to bend over and lift as with chest freezers. Uprights cost about 10% more to buy and to use. GE makes frost-free, 17 and 21 cubic foot models. Both Amana and GE require transformers. Kelvinator, Frigidaire and GE sometimes have them built-in. European brands have closed drawers instead of the open shelves of the American brands. The drawers take up space and one must pull them out to see what’s inside. Don’t import European models from the US—buy in Israel.

Note: Though frost-free freezers might be more convenient, the food is less thoroughly and consistently frozen than in non-frost-free models. The frost-free models go through a cycle of warming up…thawing the frost, and refreezing. That’s where the “freezer taste” of ice crystals in ice cream comes from.

To save electricity: keep refrigerators and freezers closed.

One time fees per shipment (not per item) are ~$620 including US and Israel documents, devanning, port fees, communications, terminal handling charges, customs clearing, delivery, and vat.	Base US price in $	Including shipping, insurance, installation, 1yr service contract, and Israel taxes
Whirlpool Chest Freezer WH53 19 cft	688	1,241
GE fug 17 DR frost free, 59 H, 28 W, 30 D	736	1,324
Frigidaire chest freezer 15 cft 220 volt	649	1,358
GE All Freezer Upright (White Only) FUF20dprwh	793	1,463
GE FUG20DR, 20 cft upright freezer, frost free	810	1,486
Maytag GV1728 ALL FREEZER	800	2,077
Subzero freezer only 601f stainless 36" wide (Specify Hinges)	4611	7,630

Kef can (nearly) always match/beat your best price.
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