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? about french door fridge

Tyak — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:58:33 GMT

How much of a pain is it to dig around for stuff in the freezer? I'm thinking of getting a new fridge and I've only had side by sides for many years. We're looking at LG's.

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Mj12 — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:04:05 GMT

@Tyak We have an LG French door fridge (after having a side by side). I think it's much easier to find things in the French door freezer. It's deep enough to store a lot in there but because the freezer drawer completely pulls out, I can easily see everything in there.

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Carmie — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:12:24 GMT

I love my French door fridge. I have a drawer that opens on the bottom that's a freezer. There is a sliding shelf in there too. And there are compartments in the freezer or not. It is customizable . It's no much easier to get used to a French door fridge opposed to a side by side. I have a Samsung.

there is more room for everything, especially bigger items.

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lrbrb — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:15:14 GMT

I recently bought an LG French door fridge with the freezer on the bottom. I love this refrigerator! It has three drawers in the refrigerator and two drawers in the freezer. I've had a smaller side by side for years and now I can actually put a frozen pizza in the freezer! Food in the freezer is easily accessible, probably due to the two drawers. I got mine at best Big got it at Best Buy on sale.

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Tyak — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:27:59 GMT

I'm glad you all like yours because I've sort of got my heart set on one of them, just so tired of a side by side. Present one is also counter depth which was another mistake. But, I think you've all talked me into a new french door!

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phoenixbrd — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:28:01 GMT

I recently bought a French door LG with a drawer in the middle that has separators. I love it and is so much easier to use than my side by side where I was always digging in the back to retrieve my veggies. The freezer bottom is separated with a slider on the top...so convenient.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:37:48 GMT

I have a French door refrigerator out in my garage and I have to say that I HATE the freezer part. It's a real pain finding stuff because it's like a chest freezer - one compartment where everything just gets piled in. It also has a little pull-out on the top part (you have to open the outer door to access that), but it's very shallow, so it's limited. The rest is just a chest.

If my main refrigerator ever dies I'm going to stick with the old-timey 'freezer on top separate door' type. For me, it just seems like more room in both the freezer and refrigerator than a French door or a side by side. Furthermore, the freezer has shelves and two-tier inside the door space.

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RoughDraft — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:50:41 GMT

We also have an LG French door refrigerator. Ours has one drawer in the fridge and two freezer drawers. I find that having two freezer drawers is better than one large one. Each is probably a foot deep (too lazy to measure), so that food doesn't get lost. Easy access and easy to clean.

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SXMGirl — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 21:41:48 GMT

I also have an LG French door fridge and it has a sliding shelf that helps to make things easier to find. I also use freezer bins for additional organization.

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GCR18 — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 22:29:43 GMT

I also have a french door fridge. It's okay. It's eleven years old. Hopefully it will last a good long time. When it dies, I'll get a regular fridge with the freezer on the top. The only trouble I've had with it, is the freezer handle fell off. If the freezer is loaded, it strains the handle. I don't find the freezer easy to clean. I have to bend down really low or sit on the floor to get my hand behind the drawer.

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Elom — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:22:25 GMT

I have owned two one was a GE and it was small but had to fit in a space. The drawers on top cracked also but person I sold too loved it! I have a kenmore elite currently and is about 12 years old ( used seasonly) I love this one but my only complaint with any is that there is only one shelf that will hold tall bottles. No matter how I try to adjust. I hope that I will always be able to have one, my choice of style. I have had no problem with the freezer section. Now the freezer on a side by side that's a problem.

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Trudey — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:29:17 GMT

I love mine. We got it when we built our house 12 years ago. I enjoy the freezer being on the bottom...no hassle at all.

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KentuckyWoman — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:29:46 GMT

We have a french door fridge with freezer drawer. We absolutely love it! I think it is easier to find things in the freezer drawer and the refrigerator as well. I do try to keep the refrigerator and freezer organized. I usually tidy it up once a week. Not a problem.

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Sooner — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:41:14 GMT

We have a brand new one and I despise it. I am 5' 3" and it is hard for me to reach things on the top and in the back. The ice maker in the top takes up WAY too much space and there is little space for milk or taller things. I just HATE it. I would take my side by side back in a heartbeat.

BUT we do have a small freezer in the garage, so that isn't a big deal. We just don't have enough fridge room in this one and that is what we use most. We do'nt have a lot of frozen food. It is a big fridge too--not a counter height, but still doesn't hold enough of what we buy.

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Reba055 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 03:38:27 GMT

I also have the LG and love it! I have the one with the door in the door for frequently used items and the drawer between the top and freezer on the bottom. I'm obsessed with my fridge 😄

Oh and mine has two slide out drawers in the freezer. Super convenient.

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software — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:18:17 GMT

@Tyak wrote:
How much of a pain is it to dig around for stuff in the freezer? I'm thinking of getting a new fridge and I've only had side by sides for many years. We're looking at LG's.

I had a side by side once, never again.

The space is awkward.

I have a traditional refrigerator now --freezer on top, glass shelves in the refrigerator.

Adequate, nothing special.

But I do have a chest freezer. In the basement.

You have to be a bit more organized with a chest type freezer, if that's what you are asking. If you decide to buy, ask about accessories for it. You can buy little bins that organize your different items as well as dividers. Bags of vegetables, for example. Stuff in boxes will stack nicely but the bags are a pain unless you have a square or rectangle bin for them. If you have organized your items in bin, then when looking for something, you don't have to handle everything. You just go to the right bin for your item.

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debic — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:49:37 GMT

I love mine. I think the bottom drawer is 10x better than a side by side. Ours is an Amana. My friend has one that has 2 separate drawers at the bottom. Maybe a Maytag, I forget.

I don't find them hard to organize at all, there's dividers so it can be pretty simple. And I'm short so I have those small fold up stools everywhere.

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LonestarBabs — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 13:58:31 GMT

We had a french door refrig and hated it. Got rid of it. Would lose things over the back of the freezer basket and have to try and retrieve while standing on my head. The light switch kept freezing up, as every time the freezer was opened warm air would rush in. Then, close the freezer door and that moist warm air would freeze up the switch. I think the design is flawed, personally. Had too many service calls on the things for freezer issues. Went back to a side-by-side and haven't had any trouble.

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suzyQ3 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 16:40:46 GMT

We recently switched from a low-profile side by side to a low-profile Samsung French door with bottom freezer.

One thing that sold us on our particular model was that they somehow integrated the ice maker into the door so that it doesn't take any real estate away from the the appliance. Very cool. :-)

I am still getting used to the bottom freezer, but I find the whole design yields us so much more room in both the fridge and the freezer. And the width and depth of the freezer makes storage much easier.

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jaxs mom — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:46:45 GMT

My mom has one, I have zero desire to own one. The ice location is a PITA IMO and I don't like the freezer drawer.