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I just got a new refrigerator. I was very happy to get rid of my old side by side that has been having problems for a few years. I now have French doors with the freezer on the bottom. It takes some getting used to, we are not there yet. I do love, love, love the filtered water.
My best friend has a French door refrigerator, and that will be my next one. I love hers! In small my kitchen, it will be perfect because the two doors are narrower than the one big door.
I love freezers on the bottom. It's the only place I would have one.
I prefer the nice old freezer on top, fridge on the bottom, with no icemaker, water, or anything else computer-ey on it.
(I work in IT and I just don't want to see that crap at home). I just want open, remove item, close.
I currently have a side by side with a water and ice thing in the door (it came with the home) that i never use. I think the same ice that was in there when I bought the home is still in there. I don't want to empty it because then it will just keep making ice, and the madness will never cease LOL
I had the French Door/Slide out bottom freezer, I liked it but wasn't crazy about the left door not always closing correctly if the right door was closed. This model had no door alarm either, so was afraid door would be left open accidentally. It wasn't a cheap refrigerator either. I've since sold that house with the appliances.
The home I just purchased I had to buy appliances, so I opted for the single door top refrigerator and slide out bottom freezer...WHAT A DIFFERENCE...LOVE the single door. Do not miss the French Doors at all. There is no ice/water in the door but the freezer does have an ice maker. Very happy with this purchase. This unit reminds me of the fridge/freeze my grandparents had in the 60's, top single door refrigerator and pull out freezer, think it was a GE, it was a huge fridge and lasted like 30 years. I went with Whirlpool again though for this home.
The top refrigerator makes sense to me as I'm in the fridge more than the freezer. I am not a fan of side by sides, no matter the size/capacity, the compartments for both seem small and makes storing large bowls/platters difficult when you need to.
When I finally get the chance to buy my own refrigerator, it is going to be a stand-alone unit. I already have a chest freezer in the basement that I use to store high-quality beef from my parents' farm, and beyond getting a package of meat out of there once every week or two I almost never use anything frozen. I can't wait to replace that unused freezer space with glorious, glorious refrigerator! The only problem is that all the kitchen appliances were only a year or two old when I bought the house, so it feels silly to replace them already.
We have the standard single-door with freezer on top, no ice water unit.
There's just the two of us, plus whatever grandkids happen to be visiting. Even so, this type of refrigerator holds way more than enough food! It's half empty most of the time. Sometimes I wonder if the people with those double-door models ever clean out their refrigerators. Can't be often, or they'd see what a colossal waste of space and money it is, unless they have a really large family.
Or, maybe they're just paying to make a fashion statement (?).
I'm going to need to purchase a new fridge soon and find all these comments helpful in trying to decide which type to buy.
I have been doing some research and I think energy consumption is also something to consider. It seems that the side by side fridge is considered an "energy hog". Uses more electricity than the others. On top of that if you get one with the ices maker in it that increases the rate even more.
I also was surprised to learn that the energy star tag we are always advised to look for is not necessarily as meaningful as we are led to believe. The ratings come from the manufacturers themselves. Also the ratings are based on comparable fridges in that same category. Even if a side by side has an energy star rating a single door without that rating can still be a better buy.
Right now I am leaning towards a single door with a bottom freezer. Of course then it is time to try and decided what is the best brand to buy.
French door is pretty nice but the only problem with those is that you need a big kitchen with a big doorway.
Can't go wrong with those conventional top/bottom ones especially if you have a older house.
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