Iceking vs NEFF Freezers

Iceking and NEFF are at opposite ends of the market. Iceking's 33-litre TT35EW tabletop costs £119, its 60-litre RZ109EW undercounter £149 and its 242-litre RZ245EW tall freezer £399. NEFF's built-in range starts at £599 for the GU7212FE0G undercounter model with Full NoFrost and reaches £1,229 for the GI7812EE0G tall freezer. The NEFF undercounter costs £450 more than Iceking's RZ109EW undercounter.

The technical difference is defrosting and fitting. Iceking freezers need manual defrosting, have basic features, simple temperature settings and come in white only. NEFF's N50 and N90 models use Full NoFrost so defrosting is never needed, and the brand's freezers are built in behind kitchen cabinet doors. The NEFF GI1216DE0 N70 undercounter at £629 is a Low Frost model, so it still needs occasional defrosting.

Iceking suits budget buyers who need frozen storage in a flat, office or small kitchen, and who are happy to defrost by hand a few times a year. The 242-litre RZ245EW gives a family a large tall freezer for under £400. NEFF suits fitted kitchens that want an integrated freezer to match a NEFF built-in larder fridge, with a consistent look and no defrosting on its N50 and N90 models. Measure housing height carefully before ordering any built-in model. Iceking's range offers no built-in models, so anyone wanting a fitted look must look at NEFF. The 242-litre RZ245EW also offers the most litres for the money in this pairing. Iceking's RZ109EW undercounter at £149 is the closest budget match to a NEFF undercounter.

Bottom line: choose Iceking if you want the lowest price on a tabletop, undercounter or 242-litre tall freezer, from £119 to £399, and accept manual defrosting. Choose NEFF if you want a built-in, Full NoFrost freezer for a fitted kitchen, from £599 upwards.