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title: "Freezer vs oven — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Oven is somewhat greater than freezer on weight — about 1.1×. Compared on 5 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/freezer-vs-oven/
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# Freezer vs Oven

**Freezer vs oven: Oven is larger on weight**

Oven is somewhat greater than freezer on weight — about 1.1×.

A freezer and an oven can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Freezer | Oven |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 35–120 kg | 50–130 kg |
| Typical lifespan | 11–20 yr | 10–20 yr |
| Typical cost | 250–1,600 $ | 450–4,000 $ |
| Power draw | 25–70 W | 2,000–5,000 W |
| Volume | 140–600 L | 80–200 L |

## What the numbers say

- Oven is somewhat greater than freezer on weight — about 1.1×.
- Freezer and oven are near enough identical on typical lifespan.
- Oven is somewhat greater than freezer on typical cost — about 1.3×.
- Oven is 75× freezer on power draw.
- Freezer is 2× oven on volume.

*Weight compared.*

- Oven: 50–130 kg
- Freezer: 35–120 kg

## Freezer

A stand-alone cabinet held below freezing for long-term food storage.

## Oven

An insulated heated cavity for baking and roasting, usually combined with a cooktop in a free-standing range.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, freezer or oven?

Oven is somewhat greater than freezer on weight — about 1.1×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do freezers and ovens compare on typical lifespan?

Freezer: 11–20 yr. Oven: 10–20 yr. Freezer and oven are near enough identical on typical lifespan.

### How do freezers and ovens compare on typical cost?

Freezer: 250–1,600 $. Oven: 450–4,000 $. Oven is somewhat greater than freezer on typical cost — about 1.3×.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)
- ENERGY STAR Product Specifications — US Environmental Protection Agency (https://www.energystar.gov/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- Residential Energy Consumption Survey — US Energy Information Administration (https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/) [Public domain (US Government)]