upright freezer

Standing frozen-food cabinet

An upright freezer is a freezer built like a refrigerator—tall and narrow with a front-opening door and interior shelves.

This distinguishes it from a chest freezer, which opens from the top.

Uprights take up less floor space and make contents easier to access, though they're generally less energy-efficient than chest models.

Opposites
freezer orientation/design

upright freezerchest freezer

Top-loading frozen storage unit

temperature function

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Enclosed cooking chamber

warming drawer · food warmer · hot box · refrigerator

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G