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The Best Side-by-Side Refrigerators of 2019

Curtis Silver


I have talked a lot about refrigerators in this space over the last few months. From French Door refrigerators to Counter-Depth refrigerators to bottom freezer and top mount refrigerators, with wine coolers and mini-fridges thrown in for good measure. That's a lot of refrigerator talk. So what have we learned?

There is a lot one should learn before buying a refrigerator, so do your research. With all the designations and designs of modern refrigerators, our minds tend to drift to the classic freezer-on-top refrigerator or the French-door style as those have become the popular standard. However, side-by-side refrigerators still have their place in this world. Some of us just prefer our freezer on the left, for simplicity—and so we stop hitting our face on the freezer door.

The refrigerators on this list are all side-by-side models, even if a couple appear to be something more complex than just that.

Frigidaire FFSS2315TS

The Frigidaire FFSS2315TS has 22.1 cubic feet of storage capacity and comes in a nice stainless-steel finish. The icemaker dispenser adds a convenient touch. This saves energy and makes you feel fancy. It’s also very modestly priced for a full-size fridge—only $887.

Daewoo FRS-Y22D2T

The Daewoo FRS-Y22D2T is a counter-depth side-by-side refrigerator, so it checks two important boxes. It has a sleek design for a giant cold box and the inverter compressor means it is more energy-efficient. With interior moisture control and an ice dispenser on the freezer door, this is a standard midlevel refrigerator for your side-by-side house. It's silver, not stainless steel, but that's okay because silver is the best color ever.

Haier 16-Cubic-Foot Four-Door Refrigerator

I like the handles, or rather the lack thereof, on the Haier 16-cubic-foot four-door refrigerator. That's right, it has four side-by-side doors with a bottom freezer. So is it a French door or side-by-side refrigerator? It's both, since the freezer is on the bottom and the refrigerator is on the top. Sure, the Haier is only 16 cubic feet, which is a bit less than most side-by-side refrigerators, but it looks a lot cooler with those four doors.

Hisense 20-Cubic-Foot Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator

Like the Haier, technically the Hisense 20-cubic-foot Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator is a side-by-side model. It has fingerprint-resistant stainless steel and inlaid handles. The triple-tech cooling controls the temperature in each compartment through a separate airflow. This increases humidity and reduces frost build-up. The lower-right compartment offers a variable temperature range to convert it from a freezer to a third refrigerator section, which is quite unique to the entire refrigerator category.

Whirlpool 28.4-Cubic-Foot Side-by-Side Refrigerator

Whirlpool has its Accu-Chill temperature management systems that cools food quickly and senses and adapts to create the optimal cooling environment for your food. With 28.4 cubic feet of storage space, this side-by-side refrigerator should hold everything you need to survive between grocery trips and then some. It has a large ice and water dispenser on the door with built-in filtration. The fingerprint-resistant black stainless steel exterior will also add some mystery to your kitchen. Who’s touched this fridge? Is it a shadow of a fridge? No one knows.

Maytag 24.5-Cubic-Foot Side-by-Side Refrigerator

The Maytag 24.5-cubic-foot refrigerator includes an ice cream bin that keeps your pints and quarts soft enough to scoop. It also can store two pizzas in the frozen pizza storage. This is a refrigerator that is apparently built with the snacking habits of the consuming consumer in mind. With an exterior ice dispenser and all that mindfulness toward your snacking habits, how can you go wrong?

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