Today’s refrigerators are light-years from great-grandma’s “icebox-vintage model.” Imagine having one that was made from wood and lined with tin or zinc. Keeping it, and your food cool, required large blocks of ice delivered to your home on regularly.
In 1927, General Electric (GE) marketed a “monitor top” electric refrigerator, which is now a true vintage piece. During the 1930s, more people moved away from the icebox model and a new wave of sales occurred for electric models due to “New Deal” loans. Americans never looked back after that with electric appliances the new normal.
History has certainly shown that refrigerators were destined for decades of greatness, and today’s models are no exception. Each innovation has added value to the efficiency and reliability of refrigerators in homes today.
Why are bottom freezer-mounted fridges great?
- Most people use their fridges far more during the day than their freezer. Moving the freezer to the bottom keeps the fridge a more accessible space.
- With a bottom-mounted freezer, the fridge will be at eye level and chest level for quicker ease in grabbing most commonly used items like milk, cheese, and produce.
- These are also a popular option for seniors and anyone with mobility issues that make it difficult to stoop down as the food in your freezer isn’t used as often as what’s at eye level.
- What about space?
- Bottom-mounted freezers often have slide-out drawers that make it easier to organize, store and access frozen food. No more opening the freezer door and waiting for food to fall out.
- The slide-out drawers are great for maximizing your space much better than freezers with a single door.
- With lift-out baskets and sliding drawers, you can access food without digging through stacked items.
- Bottom-mounted fridges are larger than top-mounted, making it easier to house the Thanksgiving turkey or pizzas.
- A bottom-mounted freezer with French doors allows you to open just one side of the fridge at a time.
How do you keep things cool?
Looking to keep things cool and fresh, the latest bottom-mounted freezers come with variable temp settings. If you check them out, you’ll see an easy-to-use-pull-out drawer just above the freezer that you can stock snacks and beverages with at a different tempo than the main section of the refrigerator.
If you’re looking to keep your crisper drawers set at a different temp than the rest of the refrigerator, there are some models that offer this feature as well.
What’s your style?
If you’re not sure what’s your style of bottom-mounted freezer refrigerators, look no further than Garner Appliance and Mattress. The pros at Garner are here to walk you through the styles and models that will suit your appliance needs.
From trusted brands like GE, Bosch, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, and Frigidaire, you’ll be amazed at their versatility from auto hibernation mode to optimize energy use, spill-proof glass shelves, pull-tilt-out drawers, energy star ratings and so much more.
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