Frigidaire's FFU1724DW is a medium-sized upright freezer with a no-nonsense design both inside and out.

Since the FFU1724DW is a manual-defrost model, you will have to put this fridge in a garage or basement, preferably near a drain or outside area where you can drain the melted frost runoff. You'll need to perform the defrost function periodically when frost builds up within the freezer. But manual-defrost models are much kinder to frozen foods, since these freezers do not dry out foods in the same way that automatic defrost models typically do.

The FFU1724DW runs on approximately 480kWh of electricity each year, so you can expect to pay around $50 annually to run this freezer. It has a total of 17.1 cubic feet of space in its internal cavity.

The door of the FFU1724DW has five fixed shelves that are deep enough to hold two small frozen pizza boxes or a quart of ice cream. These shelves can hold quite a bit of frozen foods.

Within the main compartment are three fixed shelves, as well as a deep pullout white wire basket. The basket pulls out smoothly when empty, but is slightly sluggish when it is loaded with frozen foods.

The dial-type temperature control for the FFU1724DW is on the right side of the freezer interior and is very easy to operate. This model also includes a lock with a pop-out key.

The FFU1724DW is available only in white.

With a basic, no-nonsense design and a relatively low price tag, the Frigidaire FFU1724DW is a roomy, affordable supplement to the freezer space available in your kitchen's refrigerator.


Pros: No-nonsense design, relatively inexpensive
Cons: Few upscale features

Warranty
1 year, parts and labor; 5 years, sealed system; 10 years, compressor