Best American Fridge Freezer 2021 – Buyer’s Guide

The Samsung Family Hub is a product which will revolutionise the way you engage with your food storage. Smart home appliances are rapidly on the rise, and if you have already got your home kitted out with the latest technology, then grabbing a smart fridge freezer will help you stay connected.

Internal cameras are a pretty futuristic feature that allows you to see inside without opening the door. Even when you’re not at home, just check the app for easy food management on the go. You can create a shopping list, then nip to the shops and use the camera to make sure you haven’t forgotten any vital meal ingredients.

You can even watch TV as you cook or listen to the radio through the appliance, thanks to the 21.5 inch control screen. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity lets you connect it to any smart multi-room speakers too. Great if you like to make meal preparation a fully entertaining event.

A unique feature is the CoolSelect+ Zone at the lower right, which lets you choose between additional fridge/freezer space. It’s always great to have this kind of flexibility in the family home. The Samsung RF56M9540SR is one of the best smart American fridge freezers on the market, and will keep you ahead of the game.

Features: Egg rack, Ice and Water Dispenser, Adjustable shelves

Technology: Colour LCD, Temperature, Holiday mode, Browser and Calendar, Music

The LG GSL560PZXV is a tried and true American fridge freezer. The large capacity, SpacePlus Ice system, and Moist Balance crisper are all features that make this one of the best.

It boasts 591 litres of total capacity, which is an enviable size for any family. It also has a total no frost system which allows your food to stay fresh longer without the hassle of accumulated ice on your produce.

The SpacePlus Ice system doesn’t waste any space for storage inside the freezer. That way you get maximum storage for frozen food as well as ice on demand.

With the Moist Balance Crisper, excess moisture from food evaporates and then condenses on the lattice instead of puddling around your food, thus maintaining the right balance of moisture in the box.

If internal storage space is really an issue and you don’t want to have to start buying extra chest freezers and cutting down on the weekly shop, then an American fridge freezer could be the answer.

The perfect one could give you around 3x the storage space of an ordinary fridge freezer, and over 100L extra compared to having two separate appliances.

The fridge is on the right and freezer on the left, so both are easily accessed. In the fridge section, there is a bottle rack, five door storage compartments, two salad crisper drawers and four shelves, so you can accommodate everything in the best way to suit you.

The ice and water compartments do need plumbing in, but this is worth it for the luxury of cool drinks on hot days.

The stainless steel outer will fit into any kitchen decor, and holiday mode will keep everything in working order when you’re not there to check it yourself.

This is a clever fridge freezer with plenty of features which will really help your kitchen and mealtimes flow. The 591L capacity can hold around 32 bags of shopping, so nothing will be crammed in and pushed to the back to be lost forever.

The innovative Door in Door design basically means that there is a little separate chamber where you can store all of those things you use the most. Whether it be bottles of juice, the milk for your cups of tea or the marmalade for your toast every morning, it gives quick and easy access to your favourite snacks and drinks, without losing any cold air. This is because you don’t need to open the large main door.

A plumbed in water and ice dispenser provides fresh produce when you need it, and there is no need to top up the tank. Other features which may appeal include the MoistureBalance crisper, which increases moisture by 20% for perfect fresh fruit and veg storage, and a nice bright LED light for full view of everything in there.

Slightly more boring (but very important) features include Bio Shield protection to prevent the build up of mould and bacteria, adjustable front feet to aid with levelling the unit and fully controllable temperature dials. And it is frost free, for an easier life.

LG’s Door In Door design has revolutionised the American Fridge Freezer world, and the fact that it is like a Tardis when it comes to storage makes it well worth the price.

If you find it best to do your food shopping in bulk and tend to freeze leftovers en masse, then a huge product like this 600 litre model from Beko will have ample storage space for all of your chilled and frozen groceries.

A stainless steel design with side-by-side doors and two huge freezer-drawers, this would be the perfect option for a large family or a household of sharers. Plus, there is a fingerprint-proof coating to keep it clean.

We think this product offers excellent value for money for what you get. While most are a pain to move around, this Beko model comes with wheels that make it easy to manoeuvre when setting up.

Benefits of this Beko offering include antibacterial door seals, integrated odour filter and blue internal LED lights that actually help to maintain the vitamin content in your fresh fruit and vegetables. With an A+ energy rating, it’s also an efficient and environmentally friendly option for the home.

A nice feature is the internal LED display, which allows you to manually set your temperatures with ease. While it would be nice to see an integrated ice and chilled water dispenser, what it lacks in fancy add-ons, it makes up for with a spacious interior and useful shelving for eggs and bottles.

Technology: Intuitive cooling, Active Fresh, LED lighting and display, Auto Defrost, Air Flow cooling, Anti-bacterial door seals

Grabbing an American fridge freezer for just over £500 is something which would have been unheard of a few years ago, but technology is a wonderful thing now, and this fab option falls perfectly in that bracket. It may be on the cheaper side, but it certainly doesn’t seem it – this is why it is our best budget pick.

It is available in silver and black, which will suit any kitchen decor. Inside, there is a very generous capacity over 500L in total, and the doors open as normal too so everything is easily accessible.

In terms of those little extras which also make your life easier, the freezer is frost free, and there are an open door alert and internal light. It lacks a temperature warning signal, but for the price, it is a little addition we can live without.

A noise level of just 43dB and energy rating of A+ are the icing on the cakes. They make it the perfect solution to your family kitchen, keeping things quiet enough to get on with your socialising and meal times but cost effective to run, too.

If you don’t want to spend loads of money but are in desperate need of extra space, then it is a great way to get the best of both worlds. There are two salad drawers and shelves in the door to top it off.

Thanks to a super generous 592L capacity overall, making it one of the largest on the market, this is a fantastic option for those needing all the space possible. We think it is actually one of the best premium American fridge freezers available currently.

NoFrost technology prevents ice build-ups and MultiAirflow tech keeps temperatures consistent. There are even vitaFresh Plus drawers where the temperature and humidity can be fine-tuned to keep meat or veg fresher for longer.

A handy BigBox drawer in the freezer will help you at Christmas when the turkey needs to be stored somewhere, or when summer hits and those large tubs of ice cream need to be kept safe.

There are also plenty of shelving opportunities in the door, which we are a big fan of. It can be annoying not being able to fit big bottles of fizzy pop, your milk, all your sauces or those little remaining cloves of garlic/dips/cheese anywhere safely. But it is safe to say you’ll have no issues here. There is also a bottle rack, as well as shelving in the freezer side for individual ice lollies or that small bag of peas which would otherwise end up tipped over.

It is nice and easy to position thanks to four wheels on the base. You can pop it just where it needs to be and easily wheel it back out when it comes to the big spring clean. It is still very deep though, so just beware and ensure you can fit it through your front door on delivery!

A handy fridge freezer for any kitchen, with nice medium capacity for anyone who needs everything within one appliance to save space but doesn’t require a gigantic 500+L capacity.

It will hold around 23 bags of groceries. The clever No Frost freezer means you won’t have to bring everything out every few months to scrape away at chunks of ice, so you’ll always have maximum capacity available.

This is possible as it always keeps air circulating around each shelf, which also helps to keep everything at the perfect temperature; vital in the summer months when it is stocked with ice cream every couple of days.

If you just want to place your new water dispensing appliance in your kitchen without messing about with plumbing, then this is the perfect solution. Just pop it in place without the need to call the plumber first.

There is an A+ energy rating, and it has a 15-hour power failure safe storage ability. You’ll have plenty of time to make the necessary amendments if your electricity goes off. The interior LED is nice and bright, too. It is a little difficult to fit bottles in the fridge door, and larger items don’t fit comfortably in the freezer drawers. But apart from this, the price is great, and it is the perfect easy solution for families.