Refrigerators have come a long way. There are many different styles and options to choose from now. Back in the old days, many of us had a basic refrigerator with a top freezer.
Nowadays, you can choose a top mount, side-by-side, single, or French door refrigerator with a bottom freezer and now even a 4-door refrigerator. Yes, that's right, you can now purchase a 4-door refrigerator.
So, why would you want a 4-door refrigerator versus a top mount or a side-by-side? Does it do anything different from a traditional refrigerator? Does it keep your food any colder? What does it look like and which one is better? These are some of the questions we will be discussing in this article.
A 4-door refrigerator is not much different from a standard refrigerator in terms of performance. A 4-door refrigerator normally has two doors on the top and two doors down below. The compressor is usually the same as the one you would find in a standard fridge and it keeps the same coldness.
A 4-door fridge looks cool but more importantly, it allows you to separate and organize your food using different compartments in the fridge.
If you have young children like I do, this would be awesome for you because you can have a separate section of the fridge just for their stuff.
They no longer need to open the whole fridge door just to get that one item. They can now open just one door and get their snacks or beverage in their dedicated drawer. This is one of the reasons 4-door refrigerators have become more popular.
Four-door refrigerators can technically also be double drawer refrigerators with four total drawers.
Before you go out and purchase that new 4-door refrigerator or any other refrigerator, it is important to know a few things. The size of the space the fridge is going into color and style of the fridge you want, as well as, if the fridge should be a standard depth or counter depth. These are some of the things you should know when looking to purchase a new refrigerator.
Now that you have an understanding of what a 4-door refrigerator is, let's take a look at some of the best 4-door refrigerators that we carry.
Below are my top picks for 4-door refrigerators priced from low to high.
Blomberg is the 2nd biggest appliance manufacturer in Europe. It is a division of Turkish giant Accelik. They are very good at laundry, dishwashers, and specialty refrigeration.
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LG Electronics provides innovative products and services all around the world. LG is one of the top 3 electronics, information, and telecommunication firms in the world. They are constantly coming out with new products.
Black steel is the hip new finish, but you can scratch the overcoating and leave a shinier surface below. It has an app to monitor your refrigerator
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This Samsung refrigerator is pretty neat. From the chef settings to the flex zone freezer/fridge drawer, this refrigerator has everything you need. Well, the good news is that this fridge is available in many different configurations.
It is available in a 4-door counter depth or standard depth without all that extra chef feature and sparkling water, for about half the price.
You can also purchase this refrigerator with an Android tablet on the front and can be hooked up to the internet for online browsing, listening to music, or even watching TV when you connect to your Samsung television.
Now comes the decision-making time. Before making that final decision to buy a particular fridge, you should look into appliance packages from these manufacturers. Sometimes you can maximize rebates and bring the cost down when you purchase multiple appliances together.
Another important thing to look at is the capacity. If you have a big family you may want to consider a full depth refrigerator which can store more food versus a counter depth which has less capacity.
Before you choose a full-size fridge though, you may want to take the size of your kitchen into consideration. If you have a smaller kitchen, you may not want a full-size fridge sticking out past your counters.
Samsung has the most interesting configurations while Blomberg has a decent price.
Samsung is the most reliable of the three. That is the good news. However, it has a 20% service rate in the first year. That is the bad news.
Before you decide where to buy your refrigerator, always check to see which local store or dealer can service and repair it.
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