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Bosch GSU23421GB
by Tamarind
It had been a long time since I purchased a freezer as my current one was very old. In fact, if I didn't retire it, it would have been due a long service award. After much deliberation the only one that looked a possibility was the Bosch Logixx. I already had a fridge in this range and was very pleased with its performance, so I paid ... my money and it was duly delivered. I have not been disappointed with my decision.
The majority of freezers tend to have wire baskets which I don't particularly like, however the Bosch Logixx has plastic drawers. The drawers have a carry handle on each side making them easy to lift in and out of the freezer. The drawers are easy to clean and if, for example a bag of peas bursst, the contents are contained within the drawer rather than spread throughout the freezer. One of the drawers is very deep which is handy for large items - at last I have somewhere to put the turkey at Christmas without having to rearrange the whole freezer. There is also a narrow drawer at the top of the freezer; mainly used for ice cube trays.
There is a Fast Freeze option if you are placing fresh food in the freezer, however, if it is only small quantities you do not need to switch this on. If the door is left open for more than 30 seconds an alarm goes off. I have found this handy if I haven't quite closed the door properly. At least the contents aren't quietly defrosting without you knowing about it. The freezer comes with 2 large refreezeable ice packs which help delay food defrosting in the event of a power failure. (I find they serve a dual purpose, as I also use then in my cool box when going food shopping).
I have to say, the best part of this freezer is the fully automatic No Frost system which means you do not have the chore of defrosting the freezer. A job I certainly do not miss!
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Indesit TZA 1
by elmopants
Ok so a freezers a freezer right? As long as it can freeze things and make ice cubes, thats all you need right? Well when we moved house we got a built in fridge so no need for our old and trusty fridge freezer had to go and we needed a larder freezer to fill a gap. We searched all the usual places and looked for a suitable machine. ... We concidered the cheaper end of the range as we couldn't see the point of spending fortunes, they all do the same thing right? Not entirely it seems.
First off we ordered and collected ours from Comet and is was the cheapest A rated efficiency type machine that came in silver. Fitted in the back of our Golf with the seats down and suprising light for a biggish lump. The usual packaging seems to have protected it well enough and it was simple to unpack and set up, well how complicated could be I guess. There are 3 good sized draws inside with the bottom one being half the size of the others to allow for the workings. Slightly dissapointing but its big enough for a loaf or bread and a couple of baps. The middle draw is pretty standard and the top draw is the "fast freeze" compartment. The outside is a nice metallic silver and the finish is good quality. Controls are minimal with just a coin slotted dial to adjust the temperature, a power light and a temperature warning light.
There really isn't a lot more to say about the freezer, its simple, it freezes things so what more do you need.
It lacks a wonderful de-icing feature but as long as you make sure the door is closed it stays fairly frost free. To de-frost manually it comes with a nice little fold out spout to drain the water off.
So that about wraps it up, it freezes, holds a descent amount, looks ok and is easy to use so all is good then? Not quite...
The one big bug bear with this freezer is the amount of noise it makes. Whooshing, rattling whirring and various other noises disturb the peace, its a relief when it shuts off every now and then. Its a shame because it looks nice, shame to have to hide it away because of it noisy habits.
A friend of mine also has a cheap freezer and thats noisy too so I guess the moral is if you need to have the freezer in the kitchen then a bit of extra spend is worth the peace and quiet.
Overall, a descent freezer, quality made but a bit to noisy to be excellent.
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Servis M7571C F
by stevepeto
I was on the hunt for a new fridge recently. We had an
erm... nasty looking Zanussi and we had decided on a Retro Fridge. The obvious initial choice was a SMEG, they look fantastic in the pictures that I saw, even if it was £800+ for a fridge, and I really like them.
However I had trouble finding a review that gave the ... SMEG a thumb up, most reviews I found stated bad quality and weak fittings inside the fridge. AS well as very poor customer service I went to see for myself and indeed they did seem to be flimsy and weak, also the door was nice and chunky, but seemed really light as if it had no substance, and the big chunky handle was plastic. It would seem that SMEG have lost a little quality.
So I decided against a SMEG but then had the dilemma of choosing another fridge. I wanted something Retro looking and after an internet search I found this, the Servis M7571. There are two models, the M7571s which is Silver and the M7571c which is cream.
Again I couldn't find many reviews, although I did find a brilliant price of £317 delivered, I called a number of shops near me as I wanted to take a look inside but could find no-one who stocked it. Leaving it for a few weeks I had to make a decision and so I went and bought this product blind, ie without seeing it the shop, and...
... I am over the moon with this purchase. I went for the cream one and it is a beautiful paint finish, a nice shiny cream. The door is thick and heavy and the handle is metal, you really feel that you have purchased something of quality as you open the door. The top and bottom of the door have a stainless steel plate running across the full width, and the word Servis at the top of the door in an elegant font (although not really Retro looking).
Inside there is plenty of room for all your chilled items including a small freezer compartment at the top. The shelves seem sturdy and more importantly the plugs that are inserted in the side of the fridge which hold the shelves up seem up to the job too, there are enough of these plugs to allow you to adjust the shelves to some degree too. The door itself holds a lot, including a place for eggs and butter, as well as rubber slats in the door shelves that hold any bottle steady and stops them moving around.
The only bad point, which to be honest is one I can live with is that the two salad draws at the bottom seem a little flimsy and they do not slide out that easily, sometimes, if the bottom most shelf is full then you need to slightly lift that shelf to pull the salad draws out and the weight of the items on the shelf force it onto the salad draws.
This negative point however is a small one. If you are looking for a nice Retro fridge to look stunning in your kitchen then this is a worthy contender and I strongly suggest you look at it before shelling out over £800 on a SMEG (assuming you can find a place that stocks it (the servis one that is)), certainly not a cheap fridge, as I say I paid £317 which is the cheapest I saw it for, but it has a certain class that a bog standard white fridge just doesn't give and i think is worth the little extra.
In fact if you contact me I will take some pics and email them too you if you cannot find a stockist. One other thing I will add is that if you find the Servis Uk website, the picture there is slightly different in that the writing on mine is on the door rather than the top frame and is not as "50s" looking.
I have only had this fridge a month so i cannot comment on repairs or after sales service, but should naything happen i shall update this review.
FRIDGE
200 litres (7.1cu.ft) gross
175 litres (6.2cu.ft) net
3 Glass Shelves
2 Dairy Shelves
2 Bottle Retainer
ICE BOX
25 litres (0.9cu.ft) gross
20 litres (0.7cu.ft) net
A 4 Star Ice Box
A: Energy Rating
A: Energy Consumption: 255 kwh/yr
DIMENSIONS (mm):
H 1270 x W 540 x D 600
COLOURS:
Cream, Silver
EDIT 30/05/07
1. if you put something like a 2ltr bottle of coke in the door shelves sometime you can drag out the rubber holders that keep items in place.
2. If items of food touch the back of the fridge i found that they actually freeze, and there is no easy way of stopping items touching the back.
EDIT: 17/08/07
Another minor niggle i have is the door draws, they have this rubber lining which is to keep milk bottles in place etc, however if you put something in there that is a tight squuze, like a 2ltr coke bottle for example, it can pull these rubber linings out a bit and they never seem to go back in as tightly
EDIT 20.08.07
Wow, have i really had the fridge this long? ok so over a year later we still have the fridge. the only bug bears I have about the fridge are:
there is a plastic strip that goes on the glass shelf above the salad trays this easily gets pulled of.
and the rubber lining i mention in the other update is still an issue
apart from that everything is fine, it has not broken down once, i still cannot really fault this unit.
EDIT 24/10/08:
The plastic handle that is used to open the small freezer broke today, no strength put into it but when I pulled the handle it fell to pieces, ordering a replacement was easy enough, but it cost £12.80 which is a total rip off.
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