On Monday, September 22, 2014 7:55:12 AM UTC-10, Steve Freides wrote:
> Cheri wrote:
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> > "George Leppla" > wrote in message
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> >> On 9/22/2014 10:51 AM, sf wrote:
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> >>> On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:03:51 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
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> >>>> Use it in good health. I wish we had space for something like
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> >>>> that but we've got counters and cabintes on both sides and above,
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> >>>> and we only can fit a small one.
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> >>> They are made for 30 inch openings now! Not sure if they are
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> >>> counter depth or what.
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> >> This unit is 36" wide, almost 70 " tall and 35 inches deep... but it
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> >> is 28.5 cubic ft capacity. This is a monster and way bigger than
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> >> most
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> >> people would need unless they have a big family.
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> >> They also make a 26" counter depth unit and we looked at that. I
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> >> think it was 21 Cubic ft. We could have lived with that, but the way
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> >> we buy, the bigger model was a better choice.... even if it does
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> >> stick out. Side by side, the smaller one really looked too small.
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> >> George L
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> > I'd sooner have a bigger one like you bought than a smaller one. My
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> > MIL had a small one and it was just a pain to jockey for space. I
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> > could easily live with it sticking out.
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> > Cheri
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> I think ours is 21 cubic feet. Old house, small kitchen, small
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> refrigerator nook.
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> OTOH, I must observe that, now that we try to eat better, we don't have
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> as much in our refrigerator or freezer. The 'fridge here contains a lot
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> of leftovers, sometimes things we cook in big batches on purpose, e.g.,
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> we usually buy sausage 3 lbs. at a time because they give you a $2/lb
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> break on the price at the local WF if you do that. But especially my
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> freezer doesn't have a whole lot in it these days.
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> -S-

We bought a refrigerator with a lot of space that fit into an standard 31" width space. Super idea! When we put it in, we found out that our dishwasher door hit the door and would not open all the way. Oopsie. So that's how they get that extra room in there. :-)