RE: French Door Refrigerators
I love them. They look great and they look cute in my kitchen.
Posted on 02/11/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
My two cents: I do understand the concept of a French door refrigerator with the freezer on the bottom. The posters who confused it with a side-by-side can be forgiven, though, because the two doors on a side-by-side are similar to French doors in that there are two doors for one opening, so it could be confusing if they haven't seen the ones you're writing about. I currently have an 8 y.o. side-by-side, the only side-by-side I've had in nearly 40 years, and since buying it I have never liked it. (I should have listened to my mom's advice!) I've had mostly the traditional top freezer, bottom refrigerator models. Interestingly, though, when we were married in 1969 and on a strict appliance budget, the model we bought was a bottom freezer (a drawer), top refrigerator, so the idea is by far not a new concept! We bought that one because it was a floor sample, on sale. At first I balked because it was not the "usual," but the salesman pointed out the value of having the refrigerator part, the most frequently used part, at a "stand-up" level. He was correct in pointing out that a freezer is typically used much less frequently than the fridge part. Also, since cold air naturally stays at the lowest place, a bottom freezer model was said to keep the coldest air in the freezer and thus use less energy, and be cheaper to run. We bought it and I LOVED it for many years, until it wore out. By then, bottom freezers became basically impossible to find again, until recently. I'm in the market now for a new fridge, and now that they're available again, I plan to RUN, not walk, to a good sale on a French door, bottom freezer model! Everything old is new again, as the old saying goes!
Posted on 01/28/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
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By Paolo DLR (Guest Post)
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I think almost everyone here has misunderstood the question. French Door refrigerators are NOT the same as Side By Side refrigerators. The French Door style is essentially a Bottom Freezer, but the top has two side-by-side doors instead of one swing-out door. Also, many French Door fridges have a pull-out freezer bin instead of a swing-out door.
Posted on 11/29/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
I just had to buy a new Fridge and thought I would go back to the up and down kind because I didn't like the thin width of my old side by side. When I got to the store I did not like the way I had to bend down to get into most of the fridge area, I remembered, when I was young "hanging" onto the door while I looked in and getting my mom quite mad at me. So I bought another Side By Side. I did like the new kind that has the freezer on the bottom and fridge on the top but the cost was to high for that option.
Posted on 10/06/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
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By Cathy from Townsville, QLD (Guest Post)
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I've always loved the side by side fridges, especially as I bulk shop and needs lots of freezer space. However, the new fridges now are awesome and I want one! They have a cheater door in one side where you keep drink bottles, so you don't open the whole fridge up, just push on a small door. There are also ones that have the side by side fridge doors on top, with the freezer underneath. The space for fridge items is much better than the side by side small shelves. At present, they are incredibly expensive though, but that will definitely be my next fridge/freezer.
Posted on 10/05/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
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By jasablack (Guest Post)
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I have a Sears Kenmore Coldspot side by side and love it. I would, however, change two things: the position of the water filter from bottom front outside to 4 to 4 1/2 feet from the floor and inside. I would also extend the shelves (which do pull out and are easy to clean) all the way to the back of the refrigerator so that nothing falls down to the shelf under it. Presently, there is a space at the back of the shelves and small things fall through or get stuck there.
Posted on 07/05/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
i hate mine i have back problems and cant see into bottom and it seems to slim to me my husband and i have to remove things from packaging to fit it in freezer but the fridge is fine oh and ps we bought ours at a scratch and dent to get a better price i would not recomende this to any one
Posted on 07/03/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
I love our side x side, especially the water and cubed or crushed ice in the door. I can fit frozen pizzas in the freezer section, no problem. I really have no complaints about ours.
Posted on 07/03/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
I love using the French door style refrigerator. It's a money saver (electric) for me because I don't have to open the doors to get ice or water. My water filter is easy to get to. All I have to do is open the freezer side and right there at the bottom the filter is exposed. All I do is push it in, give a turn and out it pops. The inside shelves pull out for easy access.
I must confess that I have a large top/bottom refrigerator freezer in my garage that I use for platters and family pack size meats or rectangular cake pans.
Posted on 07/03/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
I have one too and like other poster only cuz husb.
insists on it he is attached to the ice/water dispenser/
The down side is the freezer it is a pain not enough
room and akward/
Posted on 07/02/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
I have had a french door, bottom freezer for a little over a year and love it. All of the people in my household are on the tall size and having food at eye level is terrific. I actually believe it has saved me money because I can see what is in the fruit and vegetable drawers plus what I have in the back! Granted the bottom freezer is not quite as good as a top freezer but it still holds plenty. I can't think of anything I would change.
Posted on 07/02/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: French Door Refrigerators
I dislike Side by Side doors immensely, BUT I have one cuz' my husband likes them. I've always had or my family had the top freezer bottom fridge ones. #1 You can get bigger things in the top and bottom ones #2 They are easier to clean (more wiggle room in there). #3 Bigger space for freezer items etc.
I would buy a top and bottom if my husband would let me, he likes the ice dispener in the side by side, but I can easily open up the door and get my own!
Posted on 07/02/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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