Refrigerator Choices To Consider When Upgrading Your Kitchen
- Freestanding, full-size refrigerator/freezers
- Counter-depth refrigerator/freezers (front is flush with base cabinets)
- Built-in refrigerator/freezers
- Professional built-in refrigerator and freezer pairs
- Compact or undercounter refrigerators and freezers
Size considerations include the outside dimensions of the refrigerator, and also its storage potential. A standard family group of four might benefit from at least fourteen cubic feet of space for storage in their primary refrigerator. Much larger households should consider refrigerators with at the least 18 to 22 cubic feet of total capacity. Several high-end kitchens may additionally will include a secondary undercounter refrigerator or refrigerator/freezer drawers for simple access to children's cold drinks and snacks.
There are 4 standard designs including door configurations and the area and height and width of the refrigerator compartment and the fridge freezer drawer:
- Side-by-Side
- Top freezer / bottom freezer
- French door
- Glass doors ( this choice is normally noticed only in professional versions)
Side-by-side refrigerator models may work best in thin galley kitchens or while space is restricted due the placement of a center island. However, side-by-side units most likely is not capable to accommodate good sized items like whole turkeys in both refrigerator or freezer compartment.
Top freezer refrigerators will be the cost-effective model for freestanding models. Bottom freezer types are less frequent, but are far more convenient since the refrigerator compartment is on top and it is accessed more often than the freezer.
French doors refrigerators have cultivated in popularity lately and feature two side-by-side refrigerator chambers above a bottom freezer, combining the best top features of side-by-side and bottom freezer models.
Glass doors help you see what exactly is kept whereby your professional refrigerator or freezer which is often convenient, but you might not like the look if you don't keep your contents organized in a neat, structured method.
Your choice of exterior finish is additionally important. White and beige/bisque will be the cost-effective and the majority natural appliance colors, accompanied by stainless steel and black. Bolder appliance colors have grown to be more popular nowadays. Additionally, cabinet panels may be given by your cabinet maker or fabricated by a cabinet manufacturer that will permit your refrigerator to blend seamlessly with all your cabinetry. Stainless-steel appliances continue to be considered very desired when selling the home.
Not everybody has got the space for or needs the storage potential of professional refrigerator and freezer pairs. You might also need to ask yourself about the significance about having a built-in, counter-depth refrigerator/freezer. It's an eye-catching appearance, but this method can add significant cost. A similar result can be accomplished by designing a deeper than ordinary opening for a freestanding refrigerator/freezer as part of your kitchen area plan, in order that the unit's face can lineup flush with your base cabinetry, which can make a more built-in, custom made look for a lot less cash.
It doesn't matter how large or little the actual remodelling budget allowed, the goal is to find what will perform most optimally for you and your family without breaking the bank.
About the Author: Odis Nash is experienced and knowledgeable in home appliances.