the minus points of double-door fridges???

Question

double-door fridges are offered as a far better breed than the single-door fridges.but i think the opposite is true.if double-door fridges offer us bigger freezing area, they offer us lesser refrigeration area also.and i think ,most of the asians including many europeans and americans find the freezers of single-door fridges sufficient.sacrificing refrigeration area for freezing area is not a good idea for very many people.then why companies are creating a hype over double-door fridges and why they are charging a bit higher for double door fridges? are not these companies befooling people?

Answer 1

I'm guessing that you mean side-by-side freezer/refrigerators, since every refrigerator I've ever seen has two doors (the older/traditional models have the refrigerator on the bottom, with the smaller freezer area on top, or vice versa).

There are drawbacks to any design; personally, I don't like how narrow my new freezer space is as compared to my old freezer space. (I recently purchased a side-by-side refrigerator freezer; my older unit had the larger refrigerator on the bottom and the freezer space on top.) But for a lot of people, freezer space is at least as important, if not more important, than refrigerator space. If you're single, the fresh food is going bad before you can use it. If you have a children and are busy preparing meals, freezer space is what you need to store those extra portions of in. And let's face it, far too many Americans are relying on Lean Cuisine and it's ilk for substinence.

For a lot of singles, the refrigerator is where you house the beer, milk, a few not-too-large containers of food, and leftovers. The freezer is where the action is.

I now have more freezer space than I did before, and the refrigerator space actually seems larger in this fridge (in terms of cubic feet, I think it is; this unit is generally larger than my old one). My refrigerator has plenty in it but isn't ever close to full. My freezer? Well, what with the homemade baby food, couple of dozen bagels, frozen portions of homemade meals we can heat and serve when we don't have time to cook, container of ice cream, cans of coffee, and two bottles of vodka that will probably still be there when we get our next refrigerator....I'm glad for the extra freezer space, and wishing it were larger still.

Remember, a LOT of people purchase a freestanding freezer unit, in addition to the refrigerator/freezer that's in their kitchen, to store meat, etc. This is the era of Costo and Sam's Club....people are buying in bulk and they need a place to store all that...stuff. Perishable food isn't going to last in the refrigerator for the average family. Heck, my mother in law bought an extra freezer just to house the Christmas cookies she bakes every year!

Answer 2

I have a double door and you are probably right because there is a break down the middle so less storage on the door than one solid one also mine has trouble shutting all the way if I don't push it closed it might stay open half inch gap but its a GE and probably design flaw. The only thing is how much room your kitchen has and how big a fridge because who wants a door the size of a bank vault just to get mustard jar?

Answer 3

the capacity can be the same but wide items will not fit and when it comes to accessibility a wide shallow compartment is more accessible than a narrow deep one

the advantage is in door access to ice and cold water plus most items are at a more reachable height- the best compromise if you need a larger freezer is the bottom freezer units