So it is time for a new fridge at Casa de Rick.
After looking at many many new fridges the wife and I think that we want one of the new style 3 door (AKA French door) fridge with the freezer on the bottom. We have tentatively narrowed the field down to two that look the best.
In this corner we have the Maytag
Positives
Has water (inside the fridge)
A deli drawer the full width of the fridge
2 fresh fruit / veggie drawers (slightly deeper than the Maytag’s)
1 adjustible shelf
3 roll out shelves in the fridge
Over here we have the challenger the LG
Positives
Water on the door
4 roll out shelves
A deli drawer the full width of the fridge
2 fresh fruit / veggie drawers
The freezer door tilts forward, so it is not necessary to pull the door open to get to say ice.
The freezer has a bin rather than a wire basket. IMHO this will help keep the cold in when opening the freezer.
The prices are within $100 of each other, so cost is just about a push.
Do any of you dopers have any experience with either of these or similar 3 door units? I’m looking for feedback both positive and negative.
So dopers what do you got?
Rick We bought the Sears Kenmore stainless steel one with two doors on the top two-thirds and a slide out freezer. It has the filtered water on the inside, ice maker, slide out deli drawers and “spill proof” glass shelves. It is GREAT! Loads of room and doors that hold two gallons of milk. When you open both doors it’s wide open. I think we have been able to put a whole turkey on a platter in this thing, no problem. It has been great for us.
Check them out before you decide.
Nic
We looked at the Kenmore today. It looks like the LG with different interior fittings. Price again was within a few bucks of the LG and Maytag.
Anybody else?
We bought recently and got a bottom freezer GE. I like the idea of having a water dispenser in the door but couldn’t get that with a bottom freezer unless we got split top doors. That raises the price and is a logistic problem for us with a wall against one side of the fridge since the split door designs all need more clearance to open the door and still slide drawers out. I’ll settle for a water filter on the faucet in the skink and an icemaker that is reasonably easy to replace if something goes wrong.