However, it does not have a reversible door. Like most upright freezers, the GE FUF17DLR Upright Freezer has a frost-free cooling system, which means you’ll never need to defrost it yourself.

To help you, we’ve subdivided our freezer ratings by size (small, medium, and large) and type (chest or upright), so you can compare freezers of the same or similar capacity by features and price.

That’s one good reason to consider a stand-alone freezer. After testing dozens of models—by filling them with boxes of frozen spinach for six weeks—we found 10 chest freezers and six ...