American Fridge Freezer Buying Guide

Multi-door fridge freezers offer extra space and great flexibility for storing your groceries. You can also organise your food into separate compartments, so food storage is healthier by reducing the risk for contamination from raw meat or fish to vegetables and fruit.

This really depends on which American-style fridge freezer you choose and what is right for you. There are fridges available that don’t require plumbing and dispense water from a tank built in to the door, and you can even get slim-line tanks to save more space. This means you can store it anywhere in the kitchen and you will not need to connect it to the mains water supply.

Other American-style models, many of which also have ice dispensers, do require a connection to the main water supply, but the advantage of this is that you will never have to refill the tank when it runs out.

American fridge freezers are BIG, meaning you can pack a whole lot of shopping in. Standard models have around 500 to 600 litres of storage which is more than enough space for a family of four. If you want to go even bigger, then a model with a 700-litre storage can hold around 40 bags of shopping.

Some American fridge freezers come with built-in cameras so you can see what you have at home when you’re at the shop. The camera will take regular pictures of what’s inside your fridge and send them directly to your smartphone through an accompanying app. So, you can easily check whether you need to pick up that block of cheese on your way home.

American fridge freezers with glass panels let you see what’s inside without having to open the door. Some models will light up the fridge when you knock on the glass panel so you can see exactly what you’ve got without letting cool air escape.

Want easy access to your refreshing cold drinks? Look out for the mini bar door feature. This is a little door on the main fridge door that folds down so you can grab that cold beer. Even better, when the mini door is folded down, it can also double up as a bar to pop your drinks on.

Twin cooling tech uses two cooling systems, one for the fridge, and one for the freezer. Unlike standard fridge freezers that use just one for both, this method keeps your food in each compartment fresher for longer. This is because the air in the freezer needs to be dry, while the air in your fridge needs to be wetter. Plus, you won’t have to worry about smells mixing between both sections.

A convertible zone in an American fridge freezer is a third compartment that you choose how to use. Need more room for your yummy fresh food? Use it as extra fridge space. Or if you’re stocking up on all those frozen treats, turn in into an extra freezer compartment. This means you can create the perfect space for your favourite foods.

You’ll find a lot of American fridge freezers with water and ice dispensers, and for good reason too. Water dispensers give you a fresh supply of fridge cold water whenever you need to quench your thirst, and ice dispensers means you’ll always have ice on hand to freshen up your drinks.

It’s handy to know that some models will connect straight to your water supply and some will come with tanks that you’ll need to fill up every now and then.

Look out for models with the useful Door-in-Door storage. This double layered door lets you easily get to the food you use the most without having to open the whole door. Not only is this handy, but it’ll also mean less cool air gets lost from the fridge.