The refrigerator compartment has three doors. The outer door lets you easily grab snacks and drinks without opening the inner compartment where you put fresh food items. There also is a separate temperature-controlled drawer for wine, cold drinks, or ready-made meat and fish dishes.
This LG refrigerator is very good at maintaining temperature uniformity across the compartment, keeping your food fresh longer. The easy-access door decreases the number of times you have to open the main compartment, reducing the amount of cold air you let out.
This refrigerator has safety features that prevent accidents, such as your kids playing with the ice dispenser and creating a mess in the kitchen, or letting the food spoil by leaving the door open. The ice maker lock and open door alarm can be activated via the control panel on the right door.
You have to hook your fridge up to your plumbing system to use the ice and water dispenser. It will also create the additional hassle of replacing the water filters and doing necessary repair every six months or so.
With the glass window in the front, you can see the contents of your refrigerator without opening the door and letting the cold air out. You can turn on the lights inside by knocking on the glass panel two times.
Unlike the stainless steel housing, the glass window does get covered in fingerprints and smudges pretty quickly and, as such, will require special care.
Very few refrigerators can make both fresh and frozen food last longer than this one. The refrigerator compartment is cool and fairly humid, which prevents food from wilting; meanwhile, the freezer has chilly, dry air. But what really sets this fridge apart is the air filtration system that eliminates ethylene gas, mold, germs, and other pollutants that can cause spoil. It also has a magnetic seal that prevents cold air from escaping, which not only helps to maintain a constant temperature but reduces the electricity bill as well.
A fridge that costs $10,000 is clearly out of the budget that most people allot for a new fridge. However, if money is not an issue, this is one of the best options that you can currently find.
You can get a cup of coffee, cacao, tea, and other drinks right from your fridge. It has a built-in Keurig K-Cup brewing system, that is ready to use after you install a drink pod. You can even schedule it to prepare some hot water in advance via the app (iOS, Android).
This GE fridge is equipped with a smart water and ice dispenser. You can use the Precise Fill option to pour a specific amount of water (in cups, milliliters, ounces) into your glass or pot. A small pullout shelf provides support to bigger pots if you need the water for cooking. Auto Fill will automatically pour the water in your container until it’s almost full. This works with almost any container, and even if you already have some ice inside your glass.
Given its very hefty price, even though the performance of the GE fridge is not poor, it's also not perfect. Temperature oscillates on an hour-by-hour basis, sometimes crossing above the 40°F mark, which is considered a safety benchmark. There also is a hotspot on the top shelf of the door that contains the water/ice dispenser that can go as high as 44°F.
You can give your fridge voice commands using the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant. For instance, you can tell it to brew you some tea or coffee, or change the temperature settings.
In order to use your fridge’s ice and water dispenser, you will have to hook it up to your plumbing system. They will require regular maintenance (every six months or so): replacing the filters, doing repair, etc.
Despite being so big, this refrigerator is highly energy-efficient. Its yearly power consumption is 579 kWh, 1.5 times less than most models with comparable size.
This refrigerator shows really impressive temperature uniformity, especially when you take its large size into account. Temperature across the refrigerator compartment deviates for 1 °F at most, and even less in the freezer.
Some of the integral mechanisms of the fridge, such as the condensation line, is made out of non-stainless steel that tends to corrode when exposed to condensed water. Be sure to pay extra attention to maintenance (cleaning, lubricating, etc.) to avoid frequent repairs.
The fridge has to be hooked up to your house's plumbing in order for you to use the water and ice dispenser. The built-in water and air filters will require regular replacement. Both the dispenser and the filters tend to malfunction and break quite frequently and so, will require periodic repairs.
Thanks to the tilting door that pulls out all three freezer drawers simultaneously, you don’t need to crouch down to reach something on the bottom shelf.
You can set an alarm that signals whenever the door is left open for too long (5 min by default, this can be changed in the settings), helping to prevent costly accidents with the fridge being left open for the whole night.
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.