"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> We have a side by side and I like it better than a top freezer, but our
> next will be a French door. Years ago, the bottom freezer models were
> just a big bin, but today they are well organized and accessible.

I realize that not all side by sides are the same. My one SIL had one that
appeared to be huge! But mine is so narrow in the freezer and the fridge
sections that I can't put most pizza in there. If I buy a frozen one, it
has to be very small or if large, I have to bake it right away because it
won't fit! If I order a large or an extra large, the box won't fit. I have
to take the slices out and put them on a plate or in other containers. And
forget making a big platter of something. It won't fit!

I used to make big platters of assorted veggies and olives to take to
potlucks. I could put two such platters in my fridge with the top freezer
and there was still plenty of room for other foods.

Another problem that I think is common to all of the newer fridges is that
they are very deep. Sometimes things get shoved to the back and if they are
small, we can't find them. Like the tub of soft margarine. I knew I had
just bought it but daughter and I couldn't find it anywhere. I had to go
buy another. Not only had it gotten shoved to the back and under a package
of dry salami but it looked nearly identical to *my* margarine so we may
well have seen it but not realized what it was.