Why this upright freezer earns its place
The CW196 is Polar's G-Series double stable-door upright gastronorm freezer — a full-height stainless steel cabinet that holds 854 litres net of frozen stock across six shelves, each sized for 20 x 2/1 gastronorm pans (100 mm deep). Built to sit at the back of a working kitchen at -20 to -10°C, it keeps prepped batches, portioned proteins and bought-in frozen goods to a consistent modular layout so rotation and stock-taking stay simple.
Each side runs on a split stable door rather than a full swing door, so a chef opening just the top half keeps the cabinet mostly sealed through a busy service. That half-door discipline means less warm air pulled into the unit and faster temperature recovery between uses — the manufacturer design centres on that efficiency. Interior shelving carries the stock at working height rather than buried in a chest, and the upright format makes stock-taking and rotation quicker across a varied menu.
It is a full-height back-of-house unit standing 2010 mm tall, 1340 mm wide and 800 mm deep. Plan the run from delivery bay to final position and check every doorway and corner for clearance before it arrives. Running cost sits around 3595 kWh per year depending on your tariff — check those figures in the spec panel and run them through the energy label decoder. Polar backs it with a 2-year parts and labour warranty. Site it with room to swing both doors fully for loading and servicing.
