The style of your refrigerator and its features can play a large role in the aesthetic of your kitchen and can even help expand your culinary repertoire. If you’re looking for something sleek, then going with a counter-depth refrigerator may be just the appliance for you. Counter-depth refrigerators are growing in popularity as a great way to save room and achieve a streamlined look in your cooking space. Here are a few of our favorite features that we highly recommend you consider before making your counter-depth French door refrigerator purchase.
1. Ready Access to Your Favorite Beverages
Bosch’s new 800 Series refrigerator model (B36CL81ENG) features their all-new Refreshment Center drawer with glass front and pre-programmed settings. It takes the guesswork out of finding the optimal temperature for everything from craft beer and wines, to champagne, juice, and other beverages. If you’re a wine connoisseur or just love hosting, this fridge will keep your beverages at the perfect temperature while displaying them in a unique and sophisticated way. Every kitchen needs a showstopping appliance and this is just the one to make all your guests do a double-take. This feature also includes:
- Drawers that can accommodate up to 17 standard wine bottles, 35 standard beverage cans, or a mixture of both
- A removable top shelf that allows it to hold 6 magnum wine bottles
- The ability to remotely monitor and control the temperatures all from your smart device
2. Craft Ice For Ice-Cold Drinks
From bourbon to iced coffee to lemonade and beyond, nothing perfects an ice-cold beverage quite like the massive, slow-melting round ice produced by one of LGs newest counter-depth refrigerators: the InstaView™ Door-in-Door model LRFVC2406S with Craft Ice™. Each day the ice machine automatically makes batches of these ice spheres so you’ll never have to deal with time consuming molds.
But maybe you’re wondering, why round ice? Good question! Here’s a few reasons why we love it:
- The round ice is great at keeping your drink cold for longer because it doesn’t melt as quickly as ice cubes or other shapes
- Because the ice ball doesn’t melt as fast, the drink’s flavor won’t taste diluted
- It is less likely to clump together like regular ice cubes
Of course, if you just want some crushed or cubed ice, there is a second ice-maker with water dispenser in door for added ice storage and flexibility.
3. Life Extending Powers
While there are sadly no refrigerators that can extend human life, technologies like Beko’s EverFresh+ (BFFD3624SS) can actually extend the life of your fruits and vegetables by simulating natural light conditions to extend the photosynthesis process in your refrigerator. With precise temperature management and humidity control your produce will:
- Retain more vitamins and nutrients
- Remain fresh for up to 30 days (three times longer than the average fridge) even while being uncovered and unwrapped
- Have ample space for storage and organization
4. Convertible Storage Drawers
Frigidaire Gallery’s 4-door counter-depth French door with Custom-Flex® Temp Drawer (FG4H2272UF) makes it easier to manage that ice cream cake, party tray, as well as other elongated items you need to keep refrigerated. In fact, it’s so flexible, the Middle Custom-Flex® Temp Drawer can be used as either a fridge or freezer! That way if you need more space for frozen items such as a pizza or ice cream, this drawer may be just the solution you were looking for.
The temperatures can be set from -6 to 45 degrees, which is the industry’s largest range for a middle drawer. So, if you are looking for a little help managing your varying storage needs between refrigerated and frozen food, this Frigidaire Gallery refrigerator won’t let you down.
5. Built-In Keurig® K-Cup® Brewing System
Coffee lovers will certainly swoon when they see the Café™ 22.1 cubic foot counter-depth french-door refrigerator with Keurig® K-Cup® brewing system (CYE22UP2MS1). From style to functionality, this coffee machine will look stunning while pouring your favorite cup of joe every morning. Here are a few of our favorite parts of this game changer:
- It’s compatible with all your favorite K-Cup® varieties
- You can rest easy knowing the water is filtered before brewing
- No more wasting countertop space with this little contraption integrated into your refrigerator
- If you’re not really a coffee person, just use it as a hot water dispenser for your tea, hot chocolate, etc.
Appliances these days are full of innovative features, but it all depends on your lifestyle to figure out which one will fit into your household. If you could use a little help deciding or have a few questions needing answered, our team at Grand Appliance and TV is available to give you hand! Reach out to us by calling or stopping by in-store and our experts will gladly assist you in finding the counter-depth fridge with the perfect features for you and your family.