Sub-Zero Thermador are the most compared and best brands for integrated
built in refrigerators on the market by far.
In this video you learn all the aspects of built in refrigerators from both
Thermador and Sub-Zero, including sizes, configurations, door storage controls
and shelving, including photos and time-lapse.
Videos of how they store food as a bonus will compare the reliability rates based
on sales versus service over the last 12 months.
This comparisons for built in integrated style refrigerators,
not the compressor top counter-depth Thermador are no longer markets that unit
after years of outsourcing from KitchenAid.
Now let's get started.
Size is the same as you would expect refrigerators fall cabinets,
main cabinet sizes for refrigerators and freezers are eighteen, twenty four,
thirty thirty six, which is why Thermador does manufacture slightly less
wide models designed to replace older Sub-Zero.
Thermador has a new type of door you can now pushed open without a handle assist,
it's a benefit because you can open the door with your hands full.
You also like the storage on Thermador
store better with customizable bins and a door for mushrooms,
veggies and other more delicate foods can also store milk on the door
in a Thermador While you cannot in a Sub-Zero storage may be better
with a Thermador that Sub-Zero has a better seal when you open the door.
It's hard to open almost by design
and allows less air into the refrigerator to keep food fresher.
They're both pretty robust and could be
said in one degree increments, you are better diagnostic capabilities with
Thermador, but both companies Wi-Fi and remote Monitoring is about the same.
Thermador has upgraded their interiors to stainless steel stainless absorbs code
better, so you place your milk next to it from the grocery store for faster cold.
It's also non-porous in the easy to clean.
Lighting is technically a bit better
with Thermador cross illumination versus Sub-Zero top down lighting panel.
Ever spill anything in your refrigerator, you still finding and trying to clean
things days, weeks and years later, milk, sticky juices all seem to linger.
Sub-Zero has nanotechnology coating on the shelves so spills do not spread.
They congealed. Thermador has regular shelving.
I'm surprised Thermador didn't duplicate
this feature in the newer model, Sub-Zero has the air scrubbers,
so it scrubs ethylene gases off foods, reducing spoilage and cross contamination.
Many companies now feature
Neethling Filter, but Sub-Zero air scrubbers design better.
Sub-Zero is built better with magnetic
crispers, however, Thermador does give you the ability
to change temperatures in the crisper independently.
Sub-Zero offers interior water dispenser in a few models Thermador does offer
outside dispensing water and ice on some of their freezers.
Dispensers are convenient.
However, they do occupy a good chunk of your freezer.
We stored identical fruit and vegetables over a four week period from five
different manufacturers, Sub-Zero was the best for keeping fruit fresher longer.
Thermador was second best.
For the price difference, Sub-Zero cost approximately two thousand
one hundred eighty seven dollars, more than the Thermador for the most
common 48 inch Tulkarm sizes of 30 inch refrigerator and 18 inch of freezer.
Also, Thermador offers they one two free
promotions with free dishwashers and hoods with qualifying Thermador cooking vs.
Sub-Zero thousand dollar savings for qualified Wolf purchases.
However, their most popular built ins are
refrigerator freezers in roughly the same cost.
In fact, the Sub-Zero is point two more
total cubic foot Thermador will have point seven more in the refrigerator.
Both are the same height width of depth, although they look very different.
The capacities are similar.
So the problems both are eighty four inches tall.
So the items on the top shelf can be hard
to reach, especially if you're under five foot six.
Sub-Zero is about eight percent more reliable than the Thermador,
based on about six hundred units sold in service last year by a service
department, both do have their own service department,
which is a rarity in the appliance industry.
It's hard to say globally, which is better as it changes by region
check reviews near to determine which is more responsive.
Refrigerators tend to need more service as
a category, so getting service should be part of your decision along with features.
Both are excellent. You should consider both your kitchen,
you've learned about features, benefits and prices.
However, you're buying a new refrigerator
or kitchen, you have another decision depending on when you're viewing this.
One of the main priorities is actually buying one.
Like all refrigerators, Sub-Zero, Thermador have availability problems.
Lead times can be six months on certain models or even more.
In a comparison this close,
you may want to consider sacrificing brand preference for availability.
So Thermador has good storage on the door.
A stainless interior is a pretty robust controls.
It's a less expensive option, especially after the package.
One, two, three rebates, however,
for keeping food fresher longer with its air scrubber, vacuum seal and magnetic
Crispen reliability Sub-Zero still the best refrigerator on the market.
One last consideration
probably should be your first servicing an integrated built in refrigerators.
Not easy.
You may want to consider the brand with the best service in your area.
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