This fridge handles excellently the one task that every fridge should do - maintain the temperature inside precisely as you set it, without any significant fluctuations or warm spots like many other refrigerators in the price range. The difference in temperature across different areas is 2-3 °F at most, compared to 5-10 °F that you often see in mid-level refrigerators, and you don't have to worry about your food going bad or getting freezer burn due to a sudden shortlived spike.
Although there's a lot of space, fitting particularly wide items, such as pizza boxes, can be a problem because the refrigerator compartment is comparatively narrow - roughly two-thirds of the overall width of the fridge.
The shelves don't have rims on the sides unlike in most modern refrigerators, so if you happen to spill something, it will be dripping all the way down.
With a side-by-side refrigerator such as this one, you can put the things you take most often - both fresh and frozen - and put them at eye-level. The stuff you don't need that frequently can be placed at the bottom.
Most refrigerators under $1500 offer 20 - 24 cubic feet of storage space at most. This one has a slightly larger 26-cubic feet capacity, which is enough space to keep groceries for at least 5-6 people. With a little shelve repositioning and squeezing everything together, you can easily fit all the snacks you prepared for a big party.
For each shelve except the last one, there are three slots with an inch in between them. To put something large, like a jug of milk, you will have to reposition two shelves to make enough space in between.
This fridge has a smaller ice maker, which on the one hand frees up some space in the freezer, but also limits ice production to about 3 pounds per day, whereas a large share of refrigerators today make at least 3.5 - 4.5 pounds. If you need more than a couple of glasses worth of ice, say for a party, you will likely have to get it from the store.
The stainless steel housing of the fridge is covered with fingerprint-proof coating. Even though it's not entirely immune to smearing, the surface is very easy to clean and it stays neat for a long time.
The fridge is equipped with a compact air filter. It cuts down on the odor that comes with storing different kinds of food. It's a nice feature that makes using this refrigerator more pleasant.
With this fridge you won't be able to save much on electricity. The side-by-side door setup releases all cold air at once when you open it, so extra energy is used to re-cool it. The water and ice dispenser also requires a lot of power, in fact, it adds up to 20% of the running costs.
This refrigerator is quite noisy. Several users have said in their reviews that even after calling technicians several times, loud vibrations and other noises still persist.
The difference in temperatures in different areas of the fridge, excluding the freezer, can be as dramatic as 15 °F. This makes it much harder to keep all the food products fresh.
There is an isolated container called the Chill Drawer that you can set to a different temperature than the rest of the fridge. It's great to store delicate foods: deli meats, cheese, fruits, or veggies that require separate temperature and humidity conditions.
The plastic shelves are easy to pull out and put into new slots. Thanks to this, you can easily reconfigure your fridge's inner layout to fit any type of product, like a wide pizza box, or a tall bottle.
Because it's hard for the sensor to catch the overall temperature inside the tall and narrow fridge, the figure that the thermostat displays is often inaccurate. If you require precise temperature, this isn't the fridge for you.
You need to plan carefully where you place your refrigerator. It has to be hooked up with your plumbing in order for you to use the water and ice dispenser. The built-in water and air filters will require regular replacement. You also have to remember that these devices tend to malfunction and break quite frequently and so will require periodic repairs.
Turbo cool is a handy feature that you can use if you want to store some food that was kept at a room temperature for a long time, or if your refrigerator had been switched off. It will cool the whole compartment down to 34°F and switch off. This function doesn't affect the freezer.
Crispers with customizable humidity controls allow you to keep your fruits and vegetables for fresh longer. For storing meats, there is a drawer with adjustable temperature.
With this fridge you won't be able to save much on electricity. The side-by-side door setup releases all cold air at once when you open it. It then has to be cooled anew. The water and ice dispenser also requires a lot of power, in fact, it adds up to 20% of the running cost.
There is a button that disables the ice dispenser while still letting the ice maker work in the background. It's handy if you have small children that may spill the ice out if left unsupervised.
You need to plan carefully where you place your refrigerator. It has to be hooked up with your plumbing in order for you to use the water and ice dispenser. The built-in water filters will require regular replacement. You also have to remember that these devices tend to malfunction and break quite frequently and so, will require periodic repairs.
The difference between temperatures isn't significant across the areas inside the fridge and the freezer. This is an impressive feat for a side-by-side refrigerator, which tend to have a tall and narrow design that leads to underwhelming temperature uniformity.
You won't be able to save much on electricity with this fridge. The side-by-side door setup releases all cold air at once when you open it, so extra energy is used to re-cool it. The water and ice dispenser also requires a lot of power. In fact, it adds up to 20% of the running cost.
The shelves are easy to pull out and put into new slots. Thanks to this, you can easily reconfigure your fridge's layout to fit any type of product, like a wide pizza box, or a tall bottle.
Built into the fridge is a water and ice dispenser. You can always grab a glass of filtered drinking water, or some cubed or crushed ice for your drink.
Not having a separate drawer with temperature and/or humidity controls is a disadvantage if you want to keep deli meats, fruits, and veggies fresh for as long as possible.
You need to plan carefully where you place your refrigerator. It has to be hooked up with your plumbing in order for you to use the water and ice dispenser. The built-in water and air filters will require regular replacement. You also have to remember that these devices tend to malfunction and break quite frequently and so will require periodic repairs.