Which Refrigerator Type is Best For Your Family?

If it has been a while since your last trip to the appliance store, you may feel overwhelmed with the variety of options in the refrigerator section. With different colors, configurations, and optional features such as water dispensers and WiFi capability, it is enough to make your head spin. If you are having trouble determining which style of refrigerator is right for your family, this article is for you.

Typically, refrigerators come in four styles: top-freezer, bottom-freezer, side-by-side and French door. Each offer their own distinct pros and cons, read below to figure out which is most suitable for your household.

Top-Freezer

This is the most economical choice for families who are on a budget. These are the most common types of refrigerators, and they are the cheapest to purchase and repair. They typically don't offer many features, but they do offer the most usable space per cubic foot. If you are strapped for room in your kitchen beware of these models, as they have wide doors.

Bottom-Freezer

Although it is more expensive to buy than its top-freezer counterpart, bottom-freezer refrigerators are the cheapest to operate. Many people prefer these styles because it places the fresh food section at eye level, which is convenient because this area is used more often than the freezer section. However, this configurations makes your frozen foods more difficult to access and find.

Side-by-Side

The freezer and fresh food sections are split vertically, which allows both to be at eye level. These models usually sacrifice some refrigerator space for extra freezer space, so this is a viable option for families who never seem to have enough room in their freezer. These models typically have features such as water dispensers, and their narrow doors are good for smaller kitchens. The drawback to the narrowness of this style is that you can't easily fit wide items – such as pizza boxes.

French Door

French Door refrigerators are the most expensive, but they offer benefits of both the bottom-freezer and side-by-side refrigerators. Eye-level fresh food section, narrow doors, and wide shelves for easy storage of platters and pizza boxes are among the most attractive features of a French door refrigerator.

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