When I bought my flat three years ago I decided that even if I skimped on everything else I would definitely be buying a Smeg fridge-freezer. I managed to find it online for a knock-down price of £1100 and had it delivered for free for that price. After years of living in shared accommodation and having just a shelf in the fridge to call my own, the luuxury of having three shelves and two salad drawers almost sent me giddy! The freezer is slightly smaller but it still has two good-sized drawers and a top compartment which I find plenty for storing weeks worth of food in.

I get loads of compliments from people when they see my Smeg and several of my friends have now said they're buying one based on how great mine is. And you can get them in a whole range of colours so everyone will be able to find one that suits (mine's in pastel green and it is beautiful).

It has an energy rating of A so you can feel guilt-free about the environment whilst keeping your food cold and I use it for about two years before it needed defrosting and, when I did, it took just two hours.

In short, these things are amazing and I can't recommend highly enough. They are expensive but you will have it, and love it, for years. Definitely worth the investment.