What is your dream refrigerator!

[norgeway]

Mine would be a 58 Coldspot Super Mart , bottom freezer, second choice would be a late 50s Norge with the loop handles.....I do NOT want a frost free, defrosting is no big chore and food keeps so much better when air is not blowing on it.

 

[aquarius1984]

Something frost free for sure. I've better things to do with the limited time on planet earth than have to de frost a freezer and all the hassle that entails i.e. Running low on foods and having to restock. Find somewhere to keep what is left frozen blah blah blah. Life is too short. Seriously.

All food should be kept well wrapped in either containers or wrapping to store it well anyway and thus a little good knowledge here about how to store certain things should be learnt.
Fan cooling is the way forward.

Something brand new and clean so that I know nothing unsavoury has been stored where I want to keep my food.

Something with very low energy usage because I really would rather not add more than I need to an already expensive electricity bill.

 

[funktionalart]

My dream fridge is a 6-parter….I own 1/6th so far! Goal is to have one example of each Frigidaire bottom-mount freezer from models 1961-1966. I've got this '63…and Travis bagged my top prize earlier this week with that '66 :/

 

[rp2813]

I wouldn't mind a frosty GE bottom freezer model from the late '50s as long as the freezer's gasket made a good seal (I haven't defrosted my '57 top-mount GE Combination for many months, thanks to a new gasket), but the rotating shelves make it my second choice.

 

My dream fridge would be an early '60s GE bottom freezer with swing-out shelving and of course, a butter conditioner.  Those shelves are the epitome of Carol Merrill glam factor IMO.  I'm pretty sure that means Frost Guard, and I'm fine with that.  Since it would be a beverage fridge, a frost-free system wouldn't have a negative/drying effect on its contents.

 

[turquoisedude]

Mine would be an early 60s GE bottom-freezer Frost-Guard model.  But it would have to be the one with the swing-out shelves.  And in turquoise.  It would HAVE to be turquoise.... LOL 

 

[lorainfurniture]

Anyone of the above fridges would be great, my ideal fridge would have plenty of chrome, and be fitted with a modern linear compressor and be frost free. Why not have the best of both?

 

[foraloysius]

Scandinavians have these huge fridges or coolrooms (kylrum in swedish), that go into the corner of a kitchen. Not that I need a fridge that size, but I find them utterly cool! ;-)

 

[norgeway]

Defrosting

Is a small price to pay for much better food keeping results,especially vegetables and fruits and frozen foods, my experience with frost free.."Especially that contraption in my kitchen" has been very poor frozen food keeping ability, I got rid of my upright frost free freezer for the very same reason, give me a good old manual defrost chest freezer anyday, it runs about half as much and my ice cream isn't covered with ice crystals....As for a new compressor...That's the main reason I want vintage..they are MUCH quieter and run half as much...Good example, Our neighbor on the street where I grew up bought a Frigidaire in 1939 when the REA put in the electrical lines. its still running in her great nieces basement with out ever having so much as one service call....Find me ANYTHING made today that will be running in 78 years and I will buy it!!!

 

[ea56]

I'm right with you Han's about the old style refrigerators. They keep the food so much fresher. And the defrosting, while it could be a hassle is worth the better food preservation. When I used to have fridges that needed defrosting I just got on a schedule of doing it monthly and it was never that much work, usually had the whole process done in about an hr. Also, they were put together to last. Actual metal shelves and racks that won't break like this plastic crap that is put into every new fridge. When we replaced our fridge last August we opted for a BOL GE 15.5 cu ft. with wire shelves, like our previous fridge had. I love it. Food cools faster on wire shelves and you don't have to worry about glass shelves breaking. To add storage area to this fridge I ordered an extra shelf and we have just as much capacity as our previous 18 cu ft model. And I do not want any electroic controls on my fridge either.

With all that being said my dream refrigerator would be a Westinghouse, GE or Frigidaire from the early 50's. They are all beautiful, I especially like the swivel shelves on the GE's.

All these new french door fridges that I've looked at in the stores seem to have so much wasted space with all the gimmicks that they put into them. I just want to keep my food cold or frozen. And I can easily make my own ice. An Ice maker is just one more thing to break down.
Eddie

 

[norgeway]

Rememberance about defrosting!

My Grandmother would scrape off the frost, pack it in a glass and pour iced tea over it for me on a hot day...LOL

 

[rp2813]

My mom used to say (or maybe it was my dad, since he worked for Dole Refrigeration in Chicago before the war) that the water collected from defrosting was distilled.  I'm not a science geek so I wouldn't have the slightest idea about the process.  I guess anybody who went through The Great Depression would capture that distilled water and use it to fill their steam iron.

 

[goatfarmer]

frigidaire

Food Life Preserver, or a Gemini side by side.

 

[yogitunes]

would not be my choice for fridges......but good to know, their still out there and available....and some for FREE!

http://https//newyork.craigslist.org/wch/app/6069689537.html

 

[48bencix]

Side by Side

A modern Side by Side 25 cubic feet adjustable shelves, ice and water through the door. Love the new LED lighting in some of the Fridges. My 1996 Whirlpool is so well insulated that it blows very little air through. Plenty of freezer room and no need for an additional freezer.

 

[yogitunes]

now THIS is a fridge.......just like what JohnL has in the museum.....

http://https//frederick.craigslist.org/app/6072599325.html

 

[goatfarmer]

about $2000.00 too much IMHO....

 

[circlew]

If vintage-

A '66 or '67 GE bottom-freezer model with the chrome handle.

 

[rp2813]

The Americana fridges are perfect for a bar area like where Justin put his.  If I had an accommodating floorplan, I'd consider one of those models.

 

[fan-of-fans]

Amana side by side all white or all black with chrome with Touchmatic control and through door ice and water

Or

GE Profile side by side in all white or all black with chrome with Electronic Monitor and Diagnastic System, through door ice and water and reach in beverage door.

Either in clean fully working condition with updated LED lighting in some way.