"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
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> We're moving to a new house on March 15 and one of the several things
> that won't be making the trip across town is our refrigerator. It's
> old, I've hated it for years and it isn't energy efficient. The style
> I have my eye on is a stainless steel French door with the (pull out
> drawer) freezer on the bottom. Does anyone have any recommendations of
> personal or tangential experience? I looked at Consumer Reports and it
> recommends Whirlpool umbrella brands which includes Whirlpool, Maytag,
> Amana, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air. Yet when I look at the user reviews,
> there were far too many negative comments to make me comfortable with
> their recommendations. The only other ratings were for GE, Viking and
> one LG - the rest were those under the Whirlpool umbrella (of the ones
> that were rated as being energy efficient). Of those 3, the LG and the
> GE were found to be too noisy (the refrigerator will be contiguous to
> the family room) with inferior hardware and the Viking ridiculously
> expensive (or course). SubZero wasn't even mentioned, but that would
> be in the Viking cost category anyway.
>
> So, what's a girl to do?

Get what you like. If it has the features that you want at the price you
can afford, it's right for you. I got a Whirlpool last year. It's 24 cubic
feet, has a water dispenser and ice maker, plenty of deep shelves and it is
super energy efficient. I don't think there is a huge quality difference
between the major brands. Mine is a side by side. I like that over the big
deep freezer compartment underneath.

Paul