On 8/19/2013 7:12 PM, Kalmia wrote:

> Notwithstanding price, I am a big advocate of freezer-on-the-bottom.
> Maybe not so much for fridge space vs. freezer space, but for easy
> accessibility. I am reaching into my fridge prob. ten times as often
> as the freezer, and I hate having to reach down into those lower
> crisper drawers. ( I have a side by side now.)
>
> I have an icemaker, but could live without one. Eventually, it seems
> to be the first thing to break down and warrant calling the man.
>
> I have two friends who love their French door units, but another
> hated hers and went back to a side by side. I guess it depends on
> the type of food storage you require.
>
> My folks were thrilled with any kind of a elec. fridge - after having
> to put the big "ten cent" sign in the window. Those were the days.
>

I think your post is a good reason to really think about how you use
both the fridge and the freezer to determine what is right just for you.
What is right and works for you isn't always the same as the other guy.
Create a matrix, Excel works well for that. Column headers could be
the different types of units, row headers are what your needs/desires
are, and you just put X's in the cells where that unit meets the needs
of each row.

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