20 Best Freezer For Hot Garage (2023 Updated)

It took about a week or two before I could see that it really did work 🙂 I guess I needed to give it time and add enough stuff. It’s nice and quiet and running great! I liked the price and that it was delivered to my door.

Very light weight. I haven’t used the key yet but I bet it works fine. It is a nice touch. It is pretty small but it still fits a lot inside. You need to understand a lot of reviews are made under stress and poor experiences or higher expectations.

Just go with your gut, do research and be open minded and open armed, you just might not be disappointed. Not always :).

This is a very small freezer but is sufficient for a few extras. The bottom is deep enough for 5 or 6 bags of frozen veggies, the top shelf is deeper which I use for items frozen flat in freezer bags ie.

mashed bananas for banana bread, veggies for soup, several layer nicely on the top. Don’t know how fast frost develops, I put the less used items in it so doesn’t get opened often. Said it weighed 44lbs, I lifted it easily so don’t think so & unpacking was easy.

So far, working fine. It is more expensive than a larger one for some reason, but didn’t have room for more than this size.

I gave this little freezer a 5-star review despite the fact that it “went out” after about a year — just “died” one day. The defective freezer was replaced quickly, and I am enjoying the convenience of a little extra freezer space.

I will keep a close eye on the new one and hope that I just got unlucky with the first one. I appreciated the quick replacement.

Wow! I had no idea how big 5cu. ft (I have no clue about measurement) but I am excited that it is big. The instruction on how to was easy. Establishing the Chest Freezer was easy. The reason for the 4 stars is that either my floor is off or the leveling (if any) was not an option to level the chest.

I used part of the package (plastic) that came with the chest freezer and used it to level the chest. The problem no longer exists. Love my chest freezer, inside the basket, is perfect for ice cream, and the depth (inside) is perfect for hubby buying flee of beef.

This little freezer is perfect for my garage. I like that it has a light on the front that tells you if it’s running or not. It arrived a day before expected in perfect condition. Fair price and as advertised.

Thank you Wayfair!!.

This freezer came very well packaged and arrived without a dent. I bought it for an auxiliary to my larger chest freezer. With the pandemic, I only shop once a month so the added capacity and small space requirements work out perfectly for me.

Have had a few freezers over 50 years. Can’t say reliability in the long run has improved based on decreasing longevity but we’ll see how this GE fares. It appears to be doing the job intended and it runs VERY quiet.

Great! There are some observations worth pointing out though. 1) There is no storage area on the bottom of the door to accommodate larger frozen food bags. This is due to the presence of a pull-out bin in the main storage area.

We were used to the door storage with a shallow bin so. ??? 2) The DIGITAL thermal control unit default setting was 0 deg F. which is “deep freeze storage”. Maybe not an issue but the range of user setting is -6 to +6 deg F, pretty narrow.

Freezing as you probably know is 32 deg F and below. If the freezer is used for long term storage. OK but we are in and out of it daily. Thaw time for goods removed is higher than it was for previous freezers which we set at around 28.

I suppose the rationale is that frozen goods at 0 deg will take a lot longer to thaw in case of a power failure. Again, personal preference for a higher option for temp setting. I won’t go into my feelings regarding DIGITAL control system reliability other than to say a power surge killed our previous freezer with a digital controller that otherwise was working fine.

3) The magnetic door seal is so robust that it take a herculean jerk movement to open the the door. To be gentler causes the unit to drag on the floor. I’m looking forward to hopefully many years of reliable service.

If the observations as noted above are acceptable, then go for it.

First off, I was impressed with the level of packaging it came in. No way was it getting scratched, dented or otherwise damaged. Once all packaging was removed, the door handle needed to be installed, which was super easy.

Next was putting it where you wanted it and leveling it so that the door would swing shut on its own when opened to a 45 degree angle. I waited nearly 24 hours to plug it in to allow oil in the compressor to settle.

I have it set up in my living room,( I have a small kitchen ) and cant even hear it run, real quiet. Electronic controls on the door and the ability to lock the door were some of the selling points for me.

So far I have had it two weeks, put a split half of beef and a half of hog in it with room to spare. Totally happy with my purchase and would highly recommend.

While the garage ready feature is very nice, this model has a few flaws that are major. First, while it says it is 17 cubic ft, the interior is measurably smaller than the 30-year-old 17 cubic ft Gibson freezer that this GE replaced.

Second, the shelves are very weak and bend in the middle without being full or loaded with meat. I didn’t have that problem with the Gibson even with meat from 1/2 a cow. Third, when you open the door, the whole freezer slides on the cement, even with food in the freezer.

I had to put rubber on the front legs to stop the sliding. I’m hoping it will last 30 yrs like my old Gibson, but I doubt it.

I was looking to upgrade from a small chest freezer, as it is such a chore to remove everything to find exactly what you want from a freezer then have to put it all back. And just when you think you have it organized to the correct places, you get to do it the next time! So I researched all the different models; read some of the reviews(you sometimes can’t rely on that as not all reviews reflect honest opinions).

Then I decided on this model, the 14. 1 Cu Ft Garage-Ready Upright. The features are what attracted me at first; having glass shelves, “see-thru” drawers(a large one on the bottom & small one in the center), having a digital display on the outside of the door to set the temperature & an audible alarm.

I also read how these units are made & found out that this model was the same size as a larger capacity freezer which means that this one has more insulation to keep things frozen. It is also one of the only Energy Efficient models, which was another plus! I had the delivery guys set it in the basement, plugged it in, set the temp to 0, installed the handle, & waited for 24hrs then moved my things from the other freezer to this one.

It has been 3 weeks now & I can’t be happier to be able to have everything organized & be able to get something without emptying the freezer! So far, this is a great unit!! I have been very impressed with the quality of all the appliances we have purchased from G.

E. within the past year!! Keep up the great work!!!.

There are so many things I like about this freezer, but I have to say there is one big issue that I have encountered. First the good things: The freezer is good at maintaining the temperature I set. I’ve used a thermometer and it seems to be spot on every time I look.

That’s great and is the primary purpose of the freezer! I also like: the display that tells the set temperature; the many shelves and drawers of different sizes for organization; the overall build quality feels good and looks good; and the size of the freezer is exactly what I needed.

Now the one issue I have is that the key / latch to lock the freezer is absolutely useless. I’ve tried so many times to use it and push the door closed while locking the freezer and it just doesn’t work.

If I latch the freezer closed and pull on the door, there is a little bit more resistance but it always pops open. Luckily the freezer is in the basement and my kids can’t get to it. If they could, I know they could easily open the freezer even if I “locked” it.

This freezer obviously costs more than the Sam’s 4th of July special chest freezer, but the added value is well worth the cost. The shelves and interior layout are great. Interior light is very nice.

I monitor the freezer temp with 2 different probes, and the temp range is much smaller than my cheap chest freezer. I keep both in my garage. The chest freezer varies from about – 12F to 20F. This upright varies from about – 6F to 9F.

All freezers vary with changing outdoor temp and humidity, but this one is way more consistent. It’s usually within 3 degrees of 0F, and that is during 103F to 110F outdoor Texas temperatures. The only odd thing is that it only shows you set temperature and not actual temp.

You’ll have to get your own sensors for actual temp. But I haven’t seen others that have actual temp either.

I was looking for a freezer for quite a while, and what caught my eye about this one was the color. Every one of these chest freezers I looked at is always white, so seeing a black one was refreshing and being it was going in the basement it wouldn’t show the dirt as much and wouldn’t yellow.

Also, these freezers are all basically the same look, quality, and internal design. I have to say this one is built quite nice with a clean and strong outside shell. Great seal on the door and when firing it up within a half hour of being plugged in the unit would start to freeze water with the adjustment knob to half way.

Cons: The only cons I could find with this unit was the adjustment knob had no pointer. The flat of the knob was the same shape on both ends no paint or anything to determine which way it was pointing besides turning it to see where it was set, a little dab of red paint took care of that.

Also the lid did not lay flat for a good seal. On the back of the unit where the hinges are you just have to pop off the plastic covers and loosen the screws until the lid lays flat all around then just snug the screws back up and pop the covers back on.

No big deal minor adjustment it happens. Also noticed the reviews of damage during delivery and I will tell you the unit is extremely well packaged and if damaged they had to work hard to do it. Mine came in perfect condition with no damage but lets face it you take that chance with any appliance you buy.

Anyway great freezer, you won’t be sorry you got it.

So far so good. Unlike other customers, my freezer purchased at the beginning of November 2021 arrived without a scratch or dent. My biggest concern was that the delivery person told me it was loaded into the truck on its side.

The box is graphically marked which way is up. I have always been told that if any refrigeration unit has to be laid on its side you should stand it upright for quite a while, a day or more to allow the coolant to settle back to the bottom.

I didn’t plug the freezer in for 24 hours and when I did I could hear the sound of dripping and gurgling liquid. Now I no longer hear that when it is running so I assume no damage happened. I let it run for 24 hours before putting anything other than a few ice trays to make sure it worked OK.

So far I am pleased with the freezer and hope to get a few years of service from it. I set the control dial to 3/4 toward the max and the temperature monitor reads between minus 6 and minus 14 below zero.

The interior is very fragile and easily dented. I dropped a plastic thermometer into it before it had any food in it and it put a big dent into the floor which kind of shocked me. I wouldn’t drop any heavy frozen items into it for fear of damaging the coolant tubes which must be beneath the interior skin.

Like others, I sure wish it had a light to show it was running. That’s why I use a digital readout wired thermometer to monitor the temperature. I would buy this freezer again based on my experience so far which is only about a month of use.

Need a freezer that ships same day, is deep, saves space, runs silently, at a great price that keeps your food like the frozen arctic? THIS IS THE ONE. I prayed over this several times that it would arrive without dents or damage because I don’t have help to return it – and it came today in perfect condition by FedEx.

In 3 more hours I can add food to it so I’m staying up, having coffee and so relieved to have an extra freezer to take strain off my fridge freezer. The freezers I bought from Walmart 5 years ago were $105 Haier brand and this was $157 tax $167.

Ordered early Saturday morning and delivered Sunday! It’s already REALLY cold. No dents, no dings, shipped immediately, very light so I could drag it inside by myself, 5 cu ft I wish it was a 10-15 cu ft but this is helpful for now.

Thankful to God for helping me find such a great freezer at this price. I recommend it 100%.

With three kids, we often run out of freezer room on the regular fridge. This forces us to store meat in the regular fridge and eat it immediately. We are finding ourselves throwing out spoiled meat time to time and with increasing prices, we are trying to avoid this.

This freezer heat has been a game changer almost immediately. We plan on buying in bulk now, I just wish I did this sooner! This model is so quiet and barely runs since it is so efficient.

I purchase this Freezer in December 2020. I love it. It comes with removable wire basket that is very handy and useful. I wanted an extra basket (actually, they should have included either one extra basket or made it larger).

However, with my surprise Frigidaire DO NOT HAVE THAT BASKET and I just cannot get. I am highly disappointed with this reputable company. By the way, a toll free number is a joke I was on hold for good more than hour and Codeless phone battery almost closed to died:).

They should do something about that. I will not recommend it to anyone though it is very useful and nice compact size freezer.

This product will work for the one year warranty, but after that, it’s a ticking time bomb. It’s not a matter of IF it will fail, it’s just a matter of WHEN. Ours ran great for 25 months, but at month 26, almost to the hour, it just up and failed.

The compressor, the absolute heart and soul of a freezer just up and failed, suddenly and without warning. After careful inspection, it’s really obvious that the compressor is undersized for what its asked to do, most likely designed for a more efficient refrigerant, and it just ran too long and too hard.

Eventually, it just gave up. This is cost cutting and under-engineering and GE could have done better. The cost to acquire a replacement compressor and get it installed is around $1500, so do the math.

IT’S CHEAPER TO TRASH IT THAN DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX IT! None of the appliance repair guys around here can safely work with R600a refrigerant anyhow (SF Bay Area, not exactly in the sticks). So, while we tried to do right and give it a go with a repair.

this one’s going to just add to ever-growing mountain of consumer trash. This freezer and all of it’s similar models are designed to fail. Not sure that’s a great strategy for GE, because they have plenty of competition.

If I could give it Zero stars, I would. When we purchased this freezer, it seemed like the answer to our needs. For 25 months, it was a reliable, trustworthy appliance that did exactly what was asked of it.

Then on day, almost month 26 to the hour, the veil was lifted from our eyes and the true SUCK of this appliance became crystal clear,This freezer is BUILT TO FAIL. Oh sure, it will last for the year that the warranty covers, but one day it will FAIL.

it won’t be a gradual thing, you won’t have a warning. just one day you’ll go out there and it won’t freeze. This thing has ONE job, ONLY ONE JOB, keep things frozen. I suppose that when it’s set at 0 F and it’s maintaining 31 F, technically speaking water is “frozen” but that’s not what it’s supposed to do.

The culprit? An undersized compressor that works hard for a couple of years and finally just can’t keep up any more. I think they just slapped R600a into an old-style freon compressor and it’s just not got the stones to keep up with the extra load.

The engineering that went into this thing is almost negligent. Cost of a new compressor plus installation and recharge? I got quotes from $1200 – 1600; THE DAMNED THING COST $800 NEW!!! Another appliance in the landfill.

Caveat Emptor.

I’ve only had the freezer for a couple of days, so cannot comment on its longevity, but I can say that I love all the features and the configuration of the shelves and drawer inside. Yes, it has 2 large bottom drawers, but also what I refer to as a “deli drawer” for small, loose items.

This is such a great idea! It is in my garage, hence, I bought the garage ready model. I let it sit empty for 24 hours (you don’t have to wait that long) then started filling it with already frozen items from another freezer.

I will soon start putting fresh items and am sure they will freeze very fast. Because I buy in bulk and freeze vacuum sealed bags of food, I am using plastic bins to hold and separate items such as poultry, fish and seafood, pork, and beef.

The door shelves are spacious and perfect for holding bags of frozen vegetables. Although I’ve only had it for a couple of days, this freezer meets my expectations and I fully expect many years of service.

The amount of space even with the four sliding baskets is great. The baskets are not interchangeable between the two rails so you can’t place them all on the top rail or all on the bottom rail, only two for each rail system.

As for the bottom two, if you pack your frozen goods too high the baskets will not slide from side to side but can still be lifted up in order to access the frozen goods underneath. The light on the lid is bright, making it easy to see everything inside even if there’s not other light in the room.

The lid is easy to lift but care needs to be taken when closing it as it does not have a soft close lid, is slightly heavy and will land with a thud if not gently guided down. Closes tightly every time.

It took about six hours to get ours up to a state of fully frozen from the moment we first plugged it in. We don’t have ours fully packed yet and there’s no sign of ice build up on the sides or the lid since we purchased this in June of 2022.

It’s next to our old deep freezer which is 5. 7 Cu. Ft. We thought we might not have enough room with this one so we kept the old one but this is a very large deep freezer perfect for garage and/or basement, ours is in the basement.

I purchased this freezer one month ago. It fits perfect in my space and hold more than I expected. Each shelf his has a freezer element for even freezing. I have one issue the upper most section of the freezer frosts over all the time.

Even if I do not open the door or add new items in three days it is covered again. The interesting part of this is when I was looking at the freezer another shopper told me how much she loves hers. She had it for several months.

she warned me that hers gets frost build up in the same space I now have it. She warned me to keep an eye on it. She ignored it at first, but it built up enough to keep the door from closing correctly and she lost the whole freezer of food.

I now check it and clean the frost off. No other section of the freezer has frost build up. I am writing this so Frigidaire can follow up. maybe there is a defect in the door or seal. I did call customer service and they were not help.

He told me to unplug the freezer and plug it back in. If I was not concerned about this issue, I would give the freezer a high rating. Much less for the customer service. When I asked if they keep trends on customer complaints his response was, we get thousands of calls a day.

How would we do that. I asked him if they made notes on each call. He said sure. I suggested that date is tracked. He said OK. I asked if he knew how to access that info. He said no. This when I gave up.

I love my new freezer. The neighbor man who works in the cooling industry said to not plug it in for 24hrs in case it was laid down in transit. So after 24 hrs, I plugged it in and it has been great so far.

After I open the door the seal gets tighter if I immediately try to open it again and it feels like the door is stuck but it just needs a good pull. The size is perfect for our garage freezer. It is just my husband and I, but I wanted room for extra ice cream and popsicles for the grandchildren and storage space to stock up on our frozen goods.

Perfect little freezer right out of the box.

Selected this compact upright as we needed a small freezer and didn’t want to be digging through piles or forgetting what we had stored. Super quiet. can hardly hear it and I sit about 12 to 15 ft away from it most of the work day.

Perfect size shelves for normal Pizza boxes. I did measure a 10-Deg temperature gradient between the top (+6 F) and bottom (-4 F) shelf areas (not unexpected). A chest-type freezer would likely be more consistent, but bending over and digging for things gets more difficult as we age.

Attempting to re-open immediately after closing is quite difficult (from the vacuum – i. e. good door seal). Overall quite pleased with this so far.

Seems to be well made. Very quite. I have just one issue with this freezer, it is hard to use because the door seal is so tight my wife can’t open the door. The help suggestion for a fix was to scrub the seal around the door with water and baking soda.

This “solution” did make it a bit easier, my wife was able to open the door by using two hands and really leaning into the pull. Not ideal. I brushed some of the residual powder from the seal and once again the door was impossible to open.

You end up dragging the freezer across the room trying to pull the door open if you’re not careful. We were also told the difference in the warm air and the cold air can cause the issue. I should move the freezer to a cooler room.

Really, if that’s the case then this freezer is not “garage ready”. It was extremely hard to open when it was first set up before it ever cooled down. This was insulting, I’ve had freezers before and they were not almost impossible to open.

I don’t blame the help agent, I’m sure she was just reading from a script. At this point I’ve had to resort to using a wide putty knife to break the seal to open the door. The door seal was made to work too well.

I certainly won’t have a air leak issue.

I had to replace a freezer that died with the last heat wave. This one says “garage ready” meaning it can work in temperature up to 110°F so I’m hoping it will do just that. For starters it did chill very quickly to below the temperature setting in less than the recommended four hours.

I wish the temperature display on the door was the actual temperature inside, not just the goal. That seems rather useless! The door seals so tightly that it is hard to open. I wish there were more options for shelf placements and perhaps even another shelf or two for organizing things.

The top shelf is high so I have to look up to see what’s on it. I’m tall, and find this a bit of a problem so someone shorter might have more trouble. Overall it seems to be a good freezer. It does the job, although there are a few features that I don’t find very convenient.

This freezer has a lot of pros and cons. I purchased 2 of them for my home based business. One works great; the other not so much (and is currently on order to be replaced). While the defective unit does freeze to temp.

, the “brains” don’t function properly and they are not telling the unit that the appropriate temp. has been reached so every 6 hrs the high temp. alarm sounds and the unit is constantly running. G. E.

person came and replaced the control panel and the “brain” in the back of the unit but that has not fixed the issue which is why a new rplacement is on order. My second one is working properly and has tons of space.

My only cons so far regarding that one is it is a very tight seal so you really have to pull hard to open the freezer and the door storage is not so great.

I purchased a large freezer to place in the garage. The price was reasonable, discounted due to what looked like a small scratch. I was contacted immediately after I purchased this on line to confirm time frame for delivery.

Delivery was on time. All communications were professional.

Quiet, efficient, good size between too small and too big. Only issue is there is an opening where I assume there is supposed to be a cover accessing the compressor. not sure that I care, but thought about calling someone.

We purchased this freezer because we missed our previous large size freezer that we sold when we relocated to another state. We downsized from a house into an apartment while deciding where we wanted to purchase a home.

Our apartment has a standard size apartment refrigerator/freezer that doesn’t hold much, and we found ourselves having to run to the grocery store every week on our days off to shop, because we couldn’t buy extra food and freeze it.

Also in the late Spring/Summer/Fall Seasons we could not buy a lot of fresh Fruits/Vegetables because we couldn’t freeze them. We missed being able to do all of those things, so decided to purchase a small chest freezer, and based on research and reviews for this freezer, we purchased it.

It fits great in our small apartment, is very quiet, and is bigger inside that we thought it would be. Whether you live in a house, condo, or apartment, this would be a great freezer for you. We no longer have to go grocery shopping “every week,” on our days off, because of this freezer, which in itself is a great thing!.

we recieve our freezer damaged so i called right away i was told by a representive that a repairman would come out. I explain to her that the outside case is damage and she said they would order a new one but there out of stock now.

i ask to speak to a manager she said one would contact me within 48 hours of the call. In the meantime we check the operation of the freezer and everything appears to be fine. we plug the freezer in and tested over the weekend it seems to be working fine so we decided to put it in operation.

In the meantime the manager hasn’t called me back yet it’s been over a week i would like to get this settled. I’d be willing to keep this freezer if they gave me a discount on the damages , it would save me time and be able to use it for ice it gets very hot here in Texas.

Plus it would save you guy’s a lot of money in freight dropping one off and picking up the damaged one. My contact information is John Dosch Cell # 214-980-0217.

We used to have a Whirlpool Sidekick. It was a complete nightmare! So far this Maytag is working great but it’s still new. Hopeful we can say the same in a year from now. The temp is holding pretty steady, between -4 and 4 degrees.

When you have the door open for anything longer than to just open/close it does tend to go up a bit but does always go back down.

In the short time I’ve had it, I’m very pleased with the Frigidaire – 14. 8 Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer. The disappointing part was I ended up buying the floor model because the new – still in the box freezer I originally purchased and transported home was severely dented at the bottom right corner which I only realized when I got it home and took the factory box off it.

The box seemed fine on the outside but the unit was badly damage when the box was removed leading me to believe the unit was damaged at the factory before it was even boxed up. I ended up driving back a second time to the appliance store to pick up a floor model of the same freezer – thankfully it is working fine thus far.

It’s a freezer, so not a lot of expectations except making and holding “Cold”. This unit started up and cooled down immediately after installation. After 2 weeks of use it has easily maintained -10 F packed 2/3rds full of food.

We really like how quiet it runs. It is hard to tell when it starts or stops. The interior light is very well placed, and the included wheels make it easy to roll where needed. Our only wish is that it came with 3 interior baskets instead of the supplied 2.

At this time, we are very pleased with our Frigidaire 14. 8 cu ft chest freezer purchase. We are hoping it lasts as long as the old one did.

My freezer was damaged during a long distance move so we had to replace it. With limited supply available we chose this one for delivery. The first one was crushed in the box. The box was fine but the unit had obvious strap crush around it as if from factory.

They had to send another. It is fine. The motor is a bit louder than our old one but it’s plenty cold. The top trays are nice but our old one came with dividers for the deep part. We ended up modifying them to fit this freezer.

Wish dividers came with this one for the price!.

We had a Kenmore chest freezer, about twice the size if this one, that we had for 20 years. We decided that we didn’t need one that large, so we ended up replacing it with a model from Magic Chef, which we purchased from a different retailer.

The Magic Chef model did not seal well when closed, so we went through a lengthy process to have a new seal sent to us, which we would have to replace ourselves. After waiting about two weeks, I checked on the status and was told it was on back order.

So, we ended up returning that one and went to BrandsMart to see their selection. I like the fact that BrandsMart had quite a few models in the store that we could see in person. We finally decided to get this one from Frigidaire.

So far we are very pleased with it. It keeps all of our food frozen solid uniformly at the 5 setting. When we first got it we did the “light test,” meaning that we placed a light inside of the freezer while it was in a dark room and closed the lid.

We saw no light coming through, which confirmed a solid seal when closed. I hope this one will last as long as the one we had before it. Time will tell, but for now at least I highly recommend it.

Bought this freezer to replace an Amana freezer that died after 45 years. The Frigidaire freezer seemed to be protected well in packaging and was clean, shiny and undamaged. Plugged it in, let it cool for a while, and transferred materials (already frozen) from old freezer and had no problem lowering overall temp to normal range within a few hours.

Looking forward to many years of service. One comment is that we need to acquire some smaller wire baskets or similar to be able to more easily access stored materials. Hate to have things buried and hard to access.

With baskets you can lift out large groups of material to access below.

I put my new chest freezer in my detached garage. Surprised at how much room was in it. According to the charts it would hold a 1/4 cow, but there was plenty of space left over. This freezer is uncomplicated.

Just set the outside knob on the recommended number and leave it. It was plenty cold within less than 6 hours. It doesn’t run that much but maintains a temperature well below freezing. I am very pleased with it.