Size Matters Here
Jun 26 '00
The most important thing when selecting a refrigerator is to make sure it is big enough for the family that it is going to be serving.
Color is important too, but lets face it, you can get most any color that you want now and most people have gone back to basic white or black.
When we bought our new refrigerator freezer, I compared all of them in size and in price.
I pulled out all the drawers to see how easy the mechanisms were and checked to see how easy it would be to fit a jug of milk in it. Some of them you have to literally cram the jugs in or place them on the side.
Check the freezer section also to see if it will fit your families needs. If you do not have a regular freezer then you really need to make sure that you can get in as much food as you are going to need to for your family.
Take a look in there and see how easy it looks to clean..Do the shelves come out easy. Do they look like they are made of a substance that is easy to clean.
Many of the new refrigerators now have glass. Those are always very easy to clean. Also the ones with the real slick plastic that they have now.
You have to make sure when you are buying a refrigerator that the door opens on the correct side and that there is enough space in your kitchen to put it.
Measure the space on the sides and top of the refrigerator to make sure it will fit under your cabinets.
Check the shelves to see how easy they are to remove and to adjust. Don’t let the salesman do this for you. Do it yourself. That is the only way you are going to know how easy it will be for you to remove and clean them.
Do you want one that has water and ice in the door. Check to see how sturdy those mechanisms are. Also while you are at it. Check to see if there is a lock on those features. Little kids love to push on those and squirt water all over the place. It is nice when you can lock them to avoid a soaked child and a wet floor.
Don’t be afraid to open them all up and look inside to see which ones you like best.
All of the refrigerators that we looked at were energy efficient so that is not so much of an issue anymore. I think that is federally mandated and they have to be.
Good Luck on your search for a new refrigerator and ask the salesman all the questions you want. That is what he is there for. He or she wont mind a bit.
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