Best French Door Refrigerators

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 11:48 am

French door refrigerator is a sort of a modern device, making a combination of side-by-side refrigerator doors (French doors) atop a single pull-out freezer drawer. Despite the fact that they have a little bit less usable interior space and that they are more expensive than other types, French door refrigerators are becoming more and more popular, thanks to their frequent appearance on home and garden TV shows. Now their price is significantly lower, in comparison to the initial price of over $3,000.

French Door refrigerators consist of dual refrigerator doors and a pullout freezer drawer convenient for the storage of fresh and frozen food.

Moreover, twin refrigerator doors do not need much floor space to swing open thus making it the perfect solution for any kitchen size.

Since the first French door refrigerators struck the market in 2005, the new design’s notorierty has been diminished. French door refrigerators are now quickly becoming popular and respected among householders all over the world.

In general, this great success is due to the new design that sets the pull-out freezer below the dual side by side doors from which the design has got its name. Putting together the capacity of Bottom Freezer Refrigerators with the Side by Side models’ divided door design, this remarkable space efficient configuration contributed to such improved characteristics as the in-door filtered water dispenser and icemaker.

Even though the need for French Door Refrigerators is still increasing (partly because of the recent rise in clients’ demand for Bottom Freezer Refrigerators), French Door Refrigerators are still produced in relatively small numbers in comparison to the more traditional-looking fridges.

It has all the advantages like the Bottom Freezer Refrigerators, including the width in both the refrigerator and the freezer sections for larger dishes which increases the capacity. Simultaneously, it has the divided door of the Side by Side Refrigerators which gives the ability for features like an in-door icemaker or filtered water dispenser. These models can be of various quality and features which depends on the brand you choose.

The three most popular brands of these models are GE, Amana and LG. Amana (along with Maytag) is now a part of Whirlpool, but they still succed in maintaining their own unique identity. Their price varies between $1800-$3500 for the average model.

The final model of French Door Fridge has got to be the Pro 48 from Subzero (see a picture of it). But at a huge price of $12K, it may be unaffordable for you. If so, you might want to take into consideration the LG or Amana line. They are both long lasting products of great quality at highly reasonable prices.

Only some of the manufacturers make the French Door Style Refrigerator and they are widely ranked in both price and feature sets. But if you need a refrigerator that provides you with all the space of a bottom freezer fridge, and the built in side by side features, then the French Door is, undoubtedly, the great option for you.

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