Large refrigerator with 3 internal full-width racks, reversible door, humidity-controlled crisper drawer, and brushed steel finish. Designed with single-knob temperature control and bright LED lighting. Finally, a long-lasting fridge tends to have less environmental impact than a fridge that breaks quickly and heads to a landfill, assuming that the energy use is similar.
So with an LG refrigerator, you might be less likely to deal with nuisances like broken shelves, handles, doors, lights, ice makers, or water dispensers. Owners also cited temperature inconsistencies less often and were notably less likely to say that organizing the fridge and keeping track of items was difficult. Consumer Reports puts LG near the front of the pack for reliability, too. But even then, LG’s fridges make their owners happier than the other major brands’ fridges do.
Since these lines are all sold in such low volumes, we weren’t able to gather useful amounts of info about most of them from our reader survey or our analysis of customer reviews. In general, people who spend this much on a refrigerator tend to be even happier with their fridges, surpassing the already higher level of satisfaction among owners of the basic models. Customer ratings for these pricier models often reach 4.7 stars out Arctic King of five on Home Depot’s site, whereas the midrange models tend to earn closer to 4.4 stars. And according to our reader survey, brands that exclusively sell premium fridges (such as Bosch and KitchenAid) have higher owner satisfaction than brands that sell fridges at a mix of prices. Think through what you want for capacity, shelving, and organization. These closely related qualities are highly important to most fridge owners.
We’ve pointed them out wherever relevant throughout this guide. Even with all those upgrades, a top-of-the-line top-freezer model will almost always still cost less than any other style of refrigerator of comparable size. On the downside, LG’s customer service is bad (though its fridge reliability is above average, so you have a lower chance of needing to interact with customer service). A handful of specific models (all side-by-sides) have major reliability problems. Among refrigerators from the five major brands, LG fridges seem to make their owners the happiest. In a Wirecutter reader survey, far more real-life LG owners said they were satisfied with their fridges than owners of other brands did, and fewer said they hated their fridges.
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It comes with a wider right side door which allows for a more extensive access. For food to store well and retain its freshness, the right amount of moisture is important. For instance, keeping your vegetables in a crisper drawer helps to regulate the specific amount of moisture needed so your veggies remain fresh. Frigidaire has counter-depth designs for all series; Professional, gallery, and budget. Glass shelves are designed to contain any spills in the fridge so that they don’t drip, leak, or otherwise spread to other shelves.