I am Steve. This is Fran. Today, it's counter depth
refrigerators. It's not the sub zero types.
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Alright. So we're gonna start today with LG.
And the first LG we're gonna go with is their counter depth
max, the LRFLC2706S.
Give us your thoughts.
Okay. Well, first of all,
it comes three ways you could buy regular with a dispenser,
with that interview or you tape it twice or in my fridge,
you probably leave it dark.
What I like about this? This is twenty seven cubic feet. Yeah.
So, you know, in the old days, when when we sold them,
the original Canada refrigerate was like nineteen point nine.
This is twenty six point five. So gone to the days,
do I get a counter depth or regular? Because I need the space.
That said, this is a, this is a great fridge for space. However,
it doesn't have some of the features the other algae has.
This is, this is one one compressor one evaporator,
one sensor in each.
It does have the door, door cooling plus.
So every time you open the door, blast that cold air down.
It's got a middle back,
so you can put your milk and juices against it to keep it cooler.
But
I think from a size perspective, this is an s.
From a feature perspective, it's probably a B,
to an A. What do you think about? Yeah, so I would say,
you know, from a capacity, pretty incredible.
I mean, twenty seven cubic feet. I mean,
that's almost like a fold up refrigerator,
and that's kind of their what they're going for.
It's like really wide bio fold that refrigerator when you can
get the same capacity and a counter depth interior,
nice look for sure. I like the stainless interior,
internal water dispenser,
Just from a uniqueness and a size capacity,
I'd probably lean s on this one because it is a a really great
price point as well.
We're gonna argue. We're gonna argue right off the bat. Oh,
not at all. I I wanna be kinder and gentler.
You rate it as you wish. Alright.
I'm gonna go with the s on this one. Let's go.
Yeah. From a from a side standpoint, I mean,
it's The the old ones was like it was like nineteen twenty two
twenty four, and now it's twenty six point five.
So you really don't have to make a compromise.
We'll go s for size then, man.
I dig it. Alright. We're gonna stick with a couple more LG.
So I do have kind of a a few different options here.
We're gonna go with the LG l r m d c two
three zero six s. Okay. This one is completely different.
You don't get the size.
It's twenty three cubic feet, twenty two point five.
To give you an idea, we had a family five growing up,
we had a twenty three cubic foot refrigerator, but then
again, we had mom used to like store meat.
We have tons of meat in a freezer, but that's neither here.
This one gives you two evaporators
and nine sensors. So wouldn't two evaporators,
it means the the old sub zero argument is that the colder,
the the warmer air,
the refrigerate doesn't get stuck your freezer,
you defrost less. The odors of taste don't transfer,
especially in your freezer, your food, it should taste
better. This one has craft ice.
Yeah. Really cool. Slow dissolving,
balls that you put in, you know, you find cocktails. Yeah.
Right? So So it doesn't liquefy. Yep.
It's got that door and drawer Yep. Where where that that
drawer can be refrigerator freezer.
It's got the door and door where you press it,
so you can just get in your milks and juices. That way,
without opening the whole fridge.
I really like this refrigerator other than the size.
You can combine those first two.
You'd have the best refrigerator yet, but we can't.
So what do you think?
So I really like it too. External dispenser on this one.
So a lot of times, away from that internal capacity a bit
too. The craft ice is really cool.
You still get the standardized as well in the, dispenser.
The convertible drawer, the door and door,
some really nice features and a really nice look on the
interior. I'd probably go with an a on this. Okay. A. K.
And we got one more LG.
This one's gonna be in their signature series.
And this is the u r n t c two
three zero six n. No. No worries. This is a great
fridge. It's a great looking fridge.
I like everything about it except for one minor detail.
I can't figure out why anyone would spend seventy five
hundred dollars. No clue. I mean,
the refrigerator that we just mentioned has got pretty much all
If not more. Yeah.
I I love the fridge. I love the look of the fridge,
but I wouldn't advise anyone to spend seventy five hundred
dollars. No way. Four door different style.
It's got the cool, like, you know,
you can put your foot under the door and it opens automatically,
but you got nowhere near where seventy five hundred dollars.
Honestly, I'm I'm really a c just for the value. I mean,
I don't I don't get it.
Okay. See it is. K. Alright. Switching off LG here. Now,
we're gonna go to GE, and we're gonna go with the G YE twenty
two G Y n f s.
I like the fridge. Again, you're you're gonna on on the gs, you get,
the the two evaporator story.
It's twenty two cubic feet.
It's got the turbo frieze and turbo cools.
So when you open the doors,
you know, the the compressor runs faster.
So you don't lose temperature
I I like the fridge. It's good good basic first. Yeah.
Base model g, little basic interior, white interior, you know,
overall far as performance does a good job with the twin cooler
and but And and if you're buying from a store without
service, which you probably are, unfortunately,
geeze, you best bet to getting something fixed quickly.
What do you think?
I like that it it it's probably be for features,
but for people who should be considering refrigerators and
service is probably an a. Alright. Let's go with an a.
So next one, we're gonna stick in the GE family,
and we're gonna go to profile.
And this is the P Y e twenty two k y n
f s. Similar fridge there? Well, g g and Whirlpool, they
have, like, the mentality of putting another brand name on
it, you know, touch up an interior. They can get five bucks.
Yeah. I don't necessarily agree with that.
We'll go to the cafe of the next one where I may agree with it.
What they've done on this one is The the Delta pricing is
now, I think, like, three to four hundred dollars.
They they give you, the dispenser that's the autofill,
the autofill. Yeah. But the back, the lighted back,
that they're putting in the new ones. Yeah.
Really pretty. The crisprs are are are more updated.
But still, is that worth three, four hundred hours? Yeah.
Let's not seventy five hundred dollars. Yeah.
That's for sure. And at least I mean, like you said,
a newer profile models that are starting to come out now. Like,
you'll see it in the counter depth.
And the full depth now coming out in the counter depth,
really cool interior features with the lighting,
auto fill picture, these ones, yeah, not a,
huge difference yet,
but I think you'll start to see some differences that are going forward maybe.
Yeah.
Yeah. What do you think? I think b. I agree.
And the other thing is you get more rebates with the profiles.
If you're looking, you know, typically sometimes, you know,
during Black Friday, there's typically more rebates.
So it would it would narrow that delta,
but there's not much between the two. That's it.
What about the cafe?
Alright. So last one in GE,
and this is gonna be the cafe series, the CW e twenty three
s p four m w two. So very different. Here for sure.
And just from the customization and what you can do is from
from a color standpoint,
specifically in their matte white or the matte black really
kind of a number of different handle designs.
So really cool in the cap a series on kind of what you can
do and make that really the whole kitchen package,
something a little bit different other than stainless steel.
Well, again, you know,
you're gonna spend from twenty two to thirty seven for, for,
for a better, a different style.
They're actually adding green. We have green in our showroom.
I'm not sure if they're doing are definitely doing on the range.
I the they have a coffee maker which ties in with the Wi Fi functionality.
So if you wake up at seven in the morning,
you get coffee waiting for you.
There's some value in it that I I like the line,
and it shows well because it's different.
And for people that wanna get something that's different,
they don't wanna go and and spend a huge amount of money.
Cafe is a really good departure from not spending a huge amount,
but still getting something a little bit nicer with different
you know, handles and everything.
I I would say features b style a would take. I go a just
because it is so unique. And I think even this, you know,
designers love it and it is way to kinda add some style without
breaking the bank there for sure. Sure.
Alright. We're gonna go Samsung here.
So we're gonna start with the Samsung r f twenty three a
nine six seven one s r. What do you think?
I I like Samsung refrigerator.
I know that currently we don't sell them,
but I I think from a style standpoint,
you know, the triple cooling is really good.
I I I think, you know, it's family hub.
It's a little excessive because I don't think people are gonna
be using I know this isn't a family hub.
I I think people are gonna use their phone, not hub. Agreed.
But I really like the refrigerators with one caution,
have they fixed the ice maker?
And there there's two things about Samsung.
They've had some issues with with their ice maker and
getting a Samsung fix is next to impossible. That said,
that's a pretty reliable brand.
But when you run- when you run into issues, it's,
it's your problem. So from, feature standpoint, it's it's
an A or an S from an everything else standpoint.
It's probably about a C. I'd still give it an A.
What do you I was gonna go be just from the service and and
if you and like you said, you know,
a lot of people that we talked to here don't buy from people
that actually service the appliances.
So it can be really difficult there. Cool features, you know,
the four door. You know,
some people it's one of those love or hate things as far as the four door,
but different than the kind of bottom freezer drawer.
The triple cooling, the metal interior is really cool.
All convertible drawer there. I'll go b,
but I'm a I could go with an a though.
We'll give we'll give you the win on this one.
Let's go in. It's democracy. There we go. So the next one
here, we're gonna go Samsung bespoke.
And this is the r f twenty three BB eight nine
zero zero one two a a. So now with the bespoke,
you've definitely had a lot of people over you over your,
opinionated thoughts here. So You put that in, like,
you put that in to make me squirm.
That's the lowest rated video we've ever been.
I put a a bespoke video in, and because refrigerator in a
classic kitchen design, it's always the stove hood.
That should be centralized, not your, not your refrigerator.
And, you know, the panel styles are good,
but they originally started with
black stainless, which you should never buy in any brand,
any brand because it's just,
it's just appealable tape that comes off, and it's, it,
it just doesn't wear well. Then they had Navy, which is nice,
but it's like zero point zero one percent of of purchases.
They have Tuscan, which is just
That finish, it doesn't matter who comes out with it.
It could be cappuccino, Mila, the truffle brown.
And it and it failed.
But bespoke and white is the same thing as a cafe. It's a
really nice looking fridge. In white,
they finally came up with an eye like bespoke.
And, you know, they didn't capers, they,
they're gonna be a lot, they're gonna allow you to you know,
upload a photo
onto the furniture. They put my photo on Cabiz, you know,
because I was just walking in you know, attendance.
They rent they bring your block, you know, there.
Drop dramatically.
But, this in white is is really, really nice
looking. Again, from a style perspective,
this is a home run s Yeah. From,
from an everything else standpoint, it's you know,
caveat emptor, you know,
it's it's your responsibility to get it fixed.
So I I'd give it a
an essay or b, whatever whatever you want.
Yeah. Really cool features too and unique. Like,
even in the ice maker and the drawer underneath,
there's two different types of ice,
like the crush and the standard cube dice,
which is really kinda unique.
The family hub like we talked about.
I'm not a huge fan of the family hub. It is cool, but I
think, you know, some of that technology, as we all know,
even on your phones gets outdated really quickly.
And we're hoping that your fridge lasts longer than your phone.
But, you know, really,
really kind of cool features customizable there.
I'd I'd definitely go away here. Okay. There you go.
Alright.
We wouldn't we wouldn't use the family hub because my kid can't
roadblocks. Yeah. Exactly.
Alright. Next, we're gonna go with Becca. And this is the b f
f d three six two six.
You know, there's a lot to, there's a lot to like about this company.
You know why blue lighting works because we saw lighting and blue,
blue registers as,
sunlight on the Kelvin scale.
So vegetables when they're in this fridge,
evidently think they're still alive and they're still under
sun. So they think it's sun. So
And and we tested this, you know, product produce,
and it did keep food fresher longer than anything,
but a sub zero.
That said, you know, it's got the blue lighting. It's got
the, that, that crisper bin that keeps fruits and
vegetables. Internal water.
It's a nice fridge except for one problem.
This is like nineteen point nine cubic feet. And
That's not enough for a family. In my opinion,
unless you shop every day, that's not a lot of space.
So I would say from a feature from a food preservation
standpoint, this is as good as it gets.
But from a size standpoint, I mean,
you gotta see it in and see if it's right for your family,
but I'd give it a b. Okay. You know, in, like I said,
the internal water,
the four door style where you can have that convertible,
compartment there to be the fridge or freezer.
Again, kind of a little bit more narrow,
but ways you're to organize in freezer depending on what
you're keeping back. They have two year warranty. I'm back.
Oh, I like kind of for that,
for that space there.
But, yeah, I'd go with a B here as well. Next,
let's talk Frigidaire. And we're gonna go with your g r m
c two two seven three c f. This is another line we
haven't carried in a while.
And and
You know, not to rehash the past,
but everyone seems to be having problems with the ice maker.
Now they they redesigned their refrigerator. I wanna say
seven, eight years ago.
And
the icemaker and the dispenser didn't work.
I don't know if you were around back then,
and they have five different fixes for it.
But only one would work.
So you had a twenty percent chance of repairing it if you
were repairing it right.
And they've never really recovered from that,
from what I can see.
The refrigerator's got the convertible drawer. Yeah.
It's twenty two cubic feet. It's just a basic average of
for a jury of the prices and below the others, the sizes.
Yeah. I mean, at best, this is
a
Yeah.
I think there's way better options even at that lower
price. One thing that I just gotta say drives me crazy,
just when you're looking at it,
the doors are just off centered where one door is really small,
one door is really large.
And I think that would just drive me nuts looking at that
all the time there too.
I'm gonna go with the c just because even at that value,
I think, like, you know,
some of these other brands that we've talked about get down to
that price point too and just give way better features too.
I I still be I I I still still a, you know, you know, the the that line,
is decent when you put it together. Okay. Really, the
pro. Yeah.
That's for sure. The pro's not bad. Alright. Let's go big.
Next, we're gonna switch to Kitchen Aid,
and we're gonna start with the KRFC
three hundred ESS.
Twenty cubic feet. This twenty cubic foot,
twenty five hundred dollars.
I like the brand. They need to change this fridge. Yeah.
They need to change this this has been around for a long
time. This is one compressor
twenty one evaporator, twenty five hundred dollar,
twenty cubic foot refrigerator.
Love the brand, love the dishwasher. Do not like this
You know, this has been again,
this exact refrigerator has been around for a really long time.
No innovation It hasn't changed at all. Really basic interior.
And again, just way better options for your money there.
What do you think there? See? Yeah. Let's go see.
We got one more kitchen aid here,
and this is gonna be their KRFC
seven zero four FPS. A little different here for sure. Yeah.
This is, this is their bigger
to evaporator Yep.
Model, the preserver, kitchen system. Again, you know,
you're looking at
really thirty six hundred dollars for for for French door
that that is similar in features. Again, it's got an
ethylene, but it's a filter.
It's not a scrubber like sub zeros.
You know,
the preserver system is is is very similar to an LGG that you
can buy much cheaper, I think. Yeah. Platinum interior.
It's got something, you know,
that prep drawer that you can kinda slide out.
If you, you know, they'll say like doze and things like that.
If you're prepping, kind of leave it in there.
It's not necessarily a drawer,
but just kind of that slide out container there.
What do you think?
I'd go with a b.
Okay. That's more than fair. And then we got one more here,
and we're gonna go with Fisher Payco.
And that's gonna be the r f two zero one a h j
s x one.
Now they do have a ton of different kinda styles and designs there,
but really kinda looking at their thirty six inch counter
depth. Well, it's not just counter. It's integrated. Yeah.
So it's smaller. But it sits in your cabinets.
And where this thing is at, first of all, this is the most
reliable refrigerator
sold at Yale or probably in the country only because they they
haven't put ice in their dispense yet. Now that they
have, they're probably gonna be just like everybody else.
But they have their, microprocessor
sensor system, what do they call it? Acusmart or,
that's that's really good.
Again, you're buying fashion here.
But where this is in S is you can penalize this.
So it looks like your cabinets
for about seven thousand dollars less than anybody else. Yeah.
So if you're looking to if you're looking to really make a
kitchen nice, not spend a fortune,
like you would and some other brands.
This is this is almost too easy to buy.
In terms of stainless steel, Again,
I like I like their temperature management system.
I like the style. I like the uniqueness,
but you're paying a lot of money for not a lot of cable footage.
I would say it's a b maybe from the way it manages temperatures
in a, from a,
putting, panels on, it's it's definitely something in s,
you should consider.
Yeah. Their freestanding version, like we said,
definitely kinda more than that be Yes. Shallower. You know,
still sticks out from the cabinets,
but definitely more shallow than a traditional counter
depth, the thirty six by seventy two fully integrated version.
I mean, that's a home run.
Definitely gonna ask in a really great If you're looking
to put panels on it. Yep. Alright.
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