A Peek Inside The Secrets Of French Door Refrigerator With Ice Maker

French Door Refrigerator With Ice Maker Review

Melding form with function, French-door refrigerators come with stylish double doors that open up to an expansive fridge on the top and a freezer drawer beneath. These refrigerators stand out because of their special features, including through-the-door dispensers and higher-end Ice makers.

We contacted Ladina Schopf - an interior designer, architect and founder of LS Projects - for her tips on how to select the right home. They evaluated the capacity of storage, layout and energy efficiency as well as other factors.

GE Profile Counter Depth French Door Refrigerator

As the name suggests, GE's Profile series targets the consumer who wants to incorporate cutting-edge technologies in their kitchen. This refrigerator has it all from a Keurig K cup coffee maker inside the door to a sophisticated dispenser of water. But these flourishes don't mask mediocre performance, especially in the refrigerator's freezer and an ineffective temperature-controlled drawer. Since this refrigerator costs more, I'd expect better.

Aside from that blip, this fridge is a fantastic choice. It has a huge freezer compartment, which is unusual for counter-depth French door fridges. It also holds plenty of frozen food compared to other models.

The fridge has 17 shelves and compartments. The fridge compartment offers 18.5 cubic feet of space, which is on par for a French style freezer - idea.informer.com, door fridge that costs this much. It also has a decent sized ice maker in the left door, though it's not the biggest I've seen.

You can adjust the shelving in both compartments to create a custom storage setup for what you want to keep. The interior design of the GE PYE22PYNFS is also attractive. The LED lighting adds an appealing touch. The bins for storage inside have a third shelf which can be folded down to store tall objects. The drawers have temperature controls that let you set them to Meat, Beverage, or Deli settings. The drawers are simple to shut and open however I found the textured plastic coatings a bit hard on my fingers.

The GE PGE29BYTFS Smart Refrigerator has all the features you'd expect from a refrigerator in this price range. It has Wi-Fi as well as app support, and GE's SmartHQ Software. The app, which is available for iOS and Android devices, lets you control your fridge from anywhere in the world, and it has a ton of customization options. It also sends you notifications when the door is unlocked, when the fridge or freezer must be defrosted and when the filter needs to be changed.

It would be great to have GE PYE22PYNFS had Precise Fill which is a feature that is available in a few GE refrigerators that allow users to set the number of cups they would like to disperse. It does offer a countdown on the display of the fridge to display how much water have remaining, but that's not as useful as Precise Fill.

Bosch Counter Depth french door fridge slim Door Refrigerator

The Bosch French-door Refrigerator is a striking piece. It's designed to appear like it's a seamless component of your kitchen. The fridge uses fingerprint-resistant stainless steel, which is a great feature for busy households. It also has a vegetable compartment that keeps vegetables and fruits fresher for longer, and two compressors for the best food preservation. The Ice maker we tested is one of the most efficient and makes the shape of a pyramid using only water. This refrigerator is ideal for a single family or a kitchenette with an attractive design and top of the best food preservation.

This refrigerator was the highest-rated refrigerator in our Refrigerators test, for a few reasons. The temperature of the freezer remained constant at just above 0° Fahrenheit and never changed by more than a fraction, this is essential to avoid freezing burn. The fridge section of the refrigerator also did well. It reached the initial temperature set within a matter of hours, and maintained the temperature throughout our tests.

Bosch is known for its top-of-the-line appliances and appliances, so it's not a surprise that this counter-depth refrigerator is also a smart appliance with the option of connecting to your home Wi-Fi and Bosch's Home Connect platform. This app allows you to control and monitor your refrigerator remotely on your tablet or smartphone. The fridge is expensive however, it offers excellent features and capabilities at a reasonable cost.

While the fridge is an incredible piece of equipment however, it is important to understand the limitations. It has a small space for shelves, so you may require some creativity when it comes to storing large items. Also the shelves aren't impervious to sprills and could be stained or damaged by sharp objects. The trays can be easily removed from the fridge. However, they must be cleaned regularly to prevent the growth of mold.

If you're thinking of buying this refrigerator, be sure to look over our review of the French Door GE Appliances Refrigerator and the Bosch Bottom Freezer Refrigerator.

LG Counter Depth French Door Refrigerator

The LG LRFLC2706S is a great counter-depth refrigerator that packs a lot of storage in an extremely compact frame. It has a sleek, fingerprint-resistant stainless-steel finish and features thick handles that make them comfortable to grip. The fridge features an ordinary French door design, with two rows of shelves that can be used to capture spills and a set of crisper drawers. The top right shelf can be folded down to give taller items more room. You'll also find a full width drawer for deli items and an internal water dispenser.

One of the nice aspects of this refrigerator is that the ice maker is in the freezer, making it simple to move ice into the fridge to use as needed. The freezer features thoughtful design elements, for instance, sliding drawers that can help you better organize the placement of your items. It also has a huge bin that can accommodate plenty of frozen food items and a separate storage bin for ice.

Another cool feature of this refrigerator is its Smart InstaView panel. You can manage the temperature, lighting, and more of your fridge from your smartphone. It's a simple way to monitor your refrigerator and manage it, especially when away from home.

The Smart InstaView feature is neat, but it doesn't necessarily improve the efficiency of the fridge. In fact it took a bit longer to defrost and chill foods in this refrigerator than other refrigerators we tried. This is likely due to the larger capacity.

The other issue we have with the door of this refrigerator. The handles with a sunken design let shorter people open them from the bottom. However, taller people still have a hard time closing them without slamming them. It would have been more effective if these had front-mounted handles.

The LG Counter-Depth MAX is a excellent option for those looking to combine the benefits of a fridge with a French door with a more efficient layout. Its capacity is higher than average for a counter-depth model, and it cools well and has a nice layout. It's also less expensive than the top counter depth refrigerator that comes with an ice maker, which makes it a great option.

Frigidaire Counter Depth French Door Refrigerator

This Frigidaire french door fridge ice dispenser door refrigerator is a good choice for those looking for a french door fridge-door fridge that doesn't break the budget. It's a minimalist design that's not as visually striking like some of the competitors, but it has enough features to make it a good option. Its main characteristic is the adjustable temperature drawer, which helps keep foods like meat and vegetables fresher for longer. It also comes with a huge ice maker and a water dispenser.

Another great feature is the "Chill Drawer" that sits over the two crisper bins. This drawer lets you redirect a portion of the fridge's cooling power directly to this area, so you can store foods that require extra attention. This feature can be adjusted using a slider on the outside of the drawer. You can also use this to set a general cooling setting for the whole fridge, but I've noticed that adjusting the general settings tends to produce better results than specific ones.

In my experiments, I noticed that the temperatures in the refrigerator were fairly consistent in different areas of the refrigerator. The temperatures in the middle, top and bottom of the refrigerator did not differ much from 38 degrees. This is a great performance but doesn't quite make it to the top of our rankings.

This fridge has a few other neat features, including a temperature-monitoring display that alerts you to fluctuations and provides a forecast for the day ahead. You can also pair this fridge with a smart thermometer to get more precise measurements of the internal temperature of your fridge.

The Frigidaire FGHB2866PF's exterior is made of stainless steel with a grey body that has a "smudge-proof" finish. It does an excellent job of removing streaks and fingerprints even when compared with shiny stainless steel finishes on other appliances I've tried.

Stephanie Cronk is the executive editor on Reviewed's Commerce/Product Reviews team and oversees the site's buyer's guides and test-product reviews. She has more than 15 years of experience in commerce and publishing mostly in retail and digital. Stephanie is adamant about finding the best products and recommending them to customers. She concentrates on home and technology.