/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.14417519]

Which one and why?

[Anonymous No.14417529]

French door because it feels more open.

[Anonymous No.14417544]

Standalone fridge with french door and separate chest freezer.

[Anonymous No.14417553]

>>14417519
French door. I hate the vertical split ones, what fucking crackhead thought that was a good idea?

[Anonymous No.14417556]

>>14417544
Barring a full walk-in fridge/freezer, this is basically as good as it gets.

[Anonymous No.14417625]

*solves refrigerators*

[Anonymous No.14417633]

>>14417544
Agreed, standard french door + chest freezer for large things; beef roasts, chickens, turkeys, hams, etc.

the freezer on my main fridge is mainly filled with ice cream of various kinds, and eggo waffles and similar breakfast shit.

[Anonymous No.14417641]

>>14417519
bottom freezer for energy efficiency, (provided it's a pull out chest,) otherwise,
>>14417544
this set-up is choice.French doors take in-door loads better, and cold is retained with less freeze thaw flux in a chest freezer.
Why hasn't someone made a chest fridge?
convenience?
I'd totally use a glass topped refrigerator like the freezers they have in convenience stores for frozen novelties,(Ice cream.)

[Anonymous No.14417642]

>>14417519
top freezer obviously, what kind of mongoloid would pick anything else?

[Anonymous No.14417646]

>>14417625
Are refrigerators a puzzle or something

[Anonymous No.14417648]

>>14417642
I open my fridge more than my freezer, I like having the fridge start at roughly knee height.

[Anonymous No.14417651]

>>14417519
Top freezer

[Anonymous No.14417675]

>>14417519
Top freezer because I'm not a communist.

[Anonymous No.14417721]

>>14417544
Either this or alternatively bottom freezer. Anything else is for women

[Anonymous No.14417787]

>>14417675
Look at the pic,Anon.
This is a Commie fridge.
The Soviet Moskva...Behold! Freezer on top!

[Anonymous No.14417799]

>>14417787
good ol' basement beer freezer

[Anonymous No.14417960]

>>14417799
>czech'd
Damn, man...Historical choice. I read that these things go for about $3000 if working.
An old 40s GE would be great though. locking door and all... Funny how back then not that many kids were dumb enough to get inside one..that really didn'r start happening until the 60s when everyone and their brother was getting all the "New and Exciting" appliances in avocado green and harvest gold, and trundling the old ones out to the curb for the young hide and seekers to succumb to.
Still, those old fridges were like tanks.
Really wish American manufacturing would do away with planned obsolescence and get back to making stuff that lasted 30 years like that again.
Seems the business model could change to peripheral upgrades and service instead, and still be viable.

[Anonymous No.14418093]

>>14417642
>>14417651
>>14417675
how can you be this retarded?
the fridge part is opened way more frequently than the freezer part, why would you want the latter at standing level?

[Anonymous No.14418112]

>>14417519
french bottom freezer > bottom freezer > side by side > top freezer

[Anonymous No.14418122]

>>14417625
>samshit

[Anonymous No.14418144]

>>14418122
>checked
Guaranteed to breakdown or need service 1 month after warranty.
Also designed so that parts and service are equal to half the value of a new one, and the tech will let you know"This model has these problems, Best to just get the new model."

[Anonymous No.14418176]

>>14417519
All I know is that side by side is for subhumans

[Anonymous No.14418335]

Buy one in the junk yard and replace the compressor.

[Anonymous No.14418339]

smokehouse and salting

[Anonymous No.14418348]

>>14417544
Do french door fridges that fit under the countertop exist?

[Anonymous No.14418351]

NEVER EVER

[Anonymous No.14418353]

>>14418348
everything exists for a price

[Anonymous No.14418374]

>>14418093
I open my freezer about as often as I open my fridge since I prefer room temp water.

[Anonymous No.14418415]

French door fridges are trendy elitist garbage. They never work right, and it looks like there's more room but there totally isn't. Side by side is the patrician's choice. If you're not freezing a bunch of stuff, and you're American, you're wasting money. Side by side fridge has best space distribution, and wastes less energy since you aren't opening two giant doors every time you open the fridge. Side by side freezer with two bottom drawers is top organizational tier, and doesn't waste space in the fridge for the ice maker, which will always break in a French door model.

[Anonymous No.14418767]

>>14418415
Side by side is absolute shit. I regularly want to place a entire large baking sheet, pizza box, etc, in the fridge, and with a side by side it is simply impossible. Standard bottom freezer is okay, but the big advantage of French door isn't that it "has more room" (????), but that you can more easily access the items on the doors, and access things in the fridge without letting out as much cold air, since you often don't need to open both doors.

Also >>14417544

[Anonymous No.14418793]

>>14417519
I have old-ish fridge with top freezer in my tiny apartment. I wish I lived in some McMansion and could get huge fridge (side by side) and some separate freezer as well.

[Anonymous No.14418796]

Honestly, anything other than side by side, which is for retarded niggers. I fucking hated that design when my parents had one.

[Anonymous No.14418824]

>>14418767
you must be functionally retarded. I regularly put baking sheets and pizza boxes in my side by side. it is in no way impossible. I make hundreds of cookies every year for Christmas and regularly put baking sheets in my fridge. stop with your filthy lies.

[Anonymous No.14418927]

>>14417519
Anything with a bottom freezer sucks if you actually want to use it for much. Top freezer seems to be the best, ergonomically, but are almost always cheaply made and smaller....they're basically economy models. So you are left with side by side which is just okay.

>>14417544
Grew up with one of those big ass deep freezer vaults and they were the best, but unless you have a massive kitchen, you usually need to put in in the basement or garage or something, which kind of sucks for basic things you'd like to quickly grab out of the freezer and immediately consume.

[Anonymous No.14419283]

>>14417641
you are retarded hot air rises, not cold air.
The freezer is what cools the entire unit.The freezer is what maintains the fridge.. French door is inherently efficient compared to a top freezer. bottom chest with french doors doesn't change shit.

[Anonymous No.14419324]

>>14418348
Yes, most every restaurant has them, they're called reach-ins.

[Anonymous No.14419341]

>>14419283
>hot air rises
>cold air falls
What happens when you open that freezer on top anon? Does the cold air not all fall out?
Did you even read what I wrote, or did you just come here to call other people retard?, you midwit faggot.
Clearly you know nothing of how appliances work if you believe it functions like an icebox from the ol' days.
Answer me this moron: How many blower fans are in a standard refrigerator?
t. you don't know since you have a typical superficial knowledge of how shit works.
suck on that, kid.

[Anonymous No.14419344]

>>14419341
>it is more efficient to blow cold air from the bottom to the top than it is to blow it down.

[Anonymous No.14419346]

>>14419341

3 you motherfucker. three. I took thermodynamics at boston labs, I could freeze your dick from antarctica to death valley

[Anonymous No.14419358]

>>14419346
try again kid...you're not fooling anyone
btw... how then do you explain side by side you dumb puling fuck?
>>14419346
sure you did...show diploma...WITH timestamp...I'll wait,

[Anonymous No.14419385]

>>14417519
i have a side by side and i hate it. i dont use the freezer enough to justify it taking up so much room

[Anonymous No.14419391]

>>14419344
>I have only seen single-evaporator units with a shitty freezer compartment within the main insulated body

[Anonymous No.14419396]

>>14419346
>I could freeze your dick from antarctica to death valley
Ooh yeah, hit me you kinky bastard.

[Anonymous No.14419399]

>>14417641
Pull out chest is fucking awful, there's nowhere to put a tray of water for ice cubes.

[Anonymous No.14419411]

>>14419346
Who'd you have?
Caleb? or Duan?
How 'bout I softball ya'?
Laws of thermodynamics? NO CHEATING, Genius.
>>14419391
yeah, that's standard--One evap blower, 1 condenser...But that kid know that, he just wanted to stroll in and chest pound.
>>14419399
I could see that...But that seems like a design flaw that could be overcome.

[Anonymous No.14419417]

>>14419396

[Anonymous No.14419421]

>>14419391
*doesn't know that

[Anonymous No.14419441]

>>14417519
Depends. M kitchen is kinda small so what i have is BEKO with bottom freezer. I dont use freezer that much and for most part its sufficient in terms of space for products. Also, ill be damned if i have to bend over or crouch to get some greenery out.

[Anonymous No.14419443]

>>14419411
>yeah, that's standard--One evap blower, 1 condenser...But that kid know that, he just wanted to stroll in and chest pound.
That's not true in most of the units I deal with though, which was my point. It's only pretty low-end models that have a single refrigerating system with fall-through. Most of the ones I work with a dual-evaporator, with this sort of system.

[Anonymous No.14419448]

>>14417960
>Really wish American manufacturing would do away with planned obsolescence and get back to making stuff that lasted 30 years like that again.
Considering the world is gonna be running out of resources, they might.

[Anonymous No.14419460]

>>14419448
No shit, I really believe if it doesn't collapse into a pile of burning rubble, we'll have to. We should. Bring back REAL service too. A bunch of good paying jobs there as well.
I can buy a used washer dryer combo for $300 from the 80s that will last another 10 years.
Meanwhile...
The brand new LG or Samshit for $3000 has a control board issue after a year, and makes your clothes smell funny from the E-coli it never quite gets hot enough to kill.

[Anonymous No.14419468]

>>14419443
I see, I blower fan for each of the cooling line "clusters" in the diagram, ye?
that wasn't the norm 10 years ago though was it?
A push for more "Serviceable parts"?
Either way--Kinda reinforces my point from before. Any configuration will work, but a drawer on the bottom retains cold BETTER...My only point.

[Anonymous No.14419612]

>>14419448
fucking retarded. WE got space for resources.

[Anonymous No.14419764]

>>14418093
because its just like the one I had,
Im a boomer btw, played lots of Quake arena, so that makes me right.

[Anonymous No.14419792]

>>14417519
My dad has a side by side and it's fucking awful.
We got a bottom freezer and it's pretty good.

[Anonymous No.14419799]

>>14417519
Side by side is fucking shit. Constantly rearranging things because nothing fits with ease. When this thing starts acting up I'm pitching it.

[Anonymous No.14419832]

If I had ~$15,000 to spare, i'd probably get a side by side with custom paneling.

[Anonymous No.14419853]

>>14417519
I have a top freezer, but the only things I put in there are ice cube trays and ice cream. I can convert it, so it functions as a fridge.

[Anonymous No.14419859]

>>14417625
>opens freezer doors for 10 seconds
>electric bill goes up $10
I'll use a sliding drawer freezer, thanks

[Anonymous No.14419860]

I just suck it up and use whatever fridge my place comes with. Anyone pretending they bought their own fridge is a pathetic loser trying to feel superior to 4chan posters lmao

[Anonymous No.14419868]

>>14419859
You realize you only have to open up one of the 4 doors at any 1 time right?

[Anonymous No.14419869]

>>14419448
They'd rather sell you an AC that lasts 10 minutes than help fix global warming

[Anonymous No.14419884]

>>14417625
>less freeze compartment due to seperation wall
no thanks

[Anonymous No.14419933]

>>14419868
Cold air sinks. When you open up your retarded design, the cold air spills out instead of being retained in the drawer.

[Anonymous No.14419938]

>>14419933
So fucking what?

Same shit happens when you open a standard top freezer.

[Anonymous No.14419966]

>>14418339
Is he okay

[Anonymous No.14420314]

>>14418348
My aunt has one. I think it was custom built because it blends in and matches her cabinetry. She has a separate freezer opposite it. I like this set up as it can fit more oddly shaped things than can a more common fridge set and vow to get one like it one day.

[Anonymous No.14420328]

>>14417519
I chose a French door because my kitchen is a little cramped on the end where the fridge goes and moving the electric and water to the other end would have been a gigantic hassle and expense. If I didn't have to work within the confines of a certain space, I probably would have gone with bottom freezer as they tend to be slightly more energy efficient than french door, although they aren't as aesthetically pleasing

[Anonymous No.14420337]

>>14420314
The fridge itself probably wasn't custom made, but she got what is called a "built-in," which are designed to accommodate pre made or custom built panels, typically ones made to match your surrounding cabinets

[Anonymous No.14420346]

>>14420337
like >>14419832

[Anonymous No.14420384]

>>14420337
Wouldn't it have to be custom built to fit the available space as perfectly as it does? It fits under the bench exactly with no sticking out or empty space anywhere.

[Anonymous No.14420385]

Got one 102cm fridge with an oven above it.

Optimizes counter space while still having an oven at height. With a fridge/freezer combo I would have needed to put both ovens beneath the counter.

[Anonymous No.14420444]

>>14420384
generally cabinet designers know the widths and depths of commonly available appliances.

30" for a standard oven
30-36" is standard for fridges, with ~29-35" of depth.

Some larger fridges from major manufacturers (like sub-zero) go up to 42 or 48" wide.

But in any case, if your cabinet installer made sure it fit within the common widths and depths, you should generally be able to find something that slides right in.

[Anonymous No.14420462]

>>14420444
>Inches
Shoulda said, my aunt doesn't live in USica, but if you guys have standardised sizes for things, I'm sure we do, too, so your explanation still stands, I would guess.

[Anonymous No.14420521]

>>14420462
Yeah i can't imagine it's any different in europe or asia.

[Anonymous No.14420634]

>>14419938
Cold air is dense compared to warm air. So think of a chest freezer like a container holding something that acts like a liquid (cold air). The cold air does not spill out thus saving some bills.

[Anonymous No.14420677]

>>14418093
I'm a manlet so it doesn't bother me as much

[Anonymous No.14420686]

>>14420634
again, so fucking what?

You're talking about a couple dollars a year at MOST.

Hell, looking at the specs of LGs 4 door french door vs a french door with sliding bottom freezer drawer, the 4 door uses 714 kWh/year, the standard uses 717 kWh/year.

I doubt it'd even be more than a $1 difference over the course of an entire month.

[Anonymous No.14420718]

>>14420686
I'm not an expert on the subject matter nor do I have a chest freezer, but this guy's accounts seem reasonable.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=CGAhWgkKlHI

[Anonymous No.14420738]

>>14420686
>buying korean shit as a hypothetical.
opinion discarded.

[Anonymous No.14420771]

>>14420462
60cm is standard width for appliances in Europe.

[Anonymous No.14420823]

>not having two doors in your kitchen that lead into walk in refrigerators and freezers

[Anonymous No.14420834]

>>14417519
Top freezer because I hate my freezer being a fucking drawer and having to dig through shit. I like having my frozen goods arranged in visible shelves just like my refrigerated goods.

[Anonymous No.14420863]

>>14417519
Side by side because it's easiest to use. Top freezer for energy efficiency. Only faggots and boomers use french door.

[Anonymous No.14420879]

>>14420823
They're honestly not even all that expensive when compared to high end custom paneled refrigerators.

The biggest expense for walk-ins is the space they take up.

A 6 foot by 6 foot with 7 foot height walk-in fridge runs ~$6500-7500.
A similar sized freezer will run you a good $1000-2000 more than the fridge.

[Anonymous No.14420919]

>>14420771
What about depth because her refrigerator is basically the OP example of a top freezer model but on its side IE the width far exceeds 60cm. It's a double door fridge about 1,5m long, likely a little less, with each door being half that length. The freezer is separate, opposite the fridge, and perhaps 60cm wide, tho.

[Anonymous No.14420932]

>>14417519
From best to worst: french door, bottom freezer, top freezer, side-by-side.

[Anonymous No.14420936]

>>14418351
Isn't that from The Sims? I think I remember seeing something like that in 3.

[Anonymous No.14421181]

>>14418339
>>14419966

[Anonymous No.14421198]

>>14420823
I don't have twelve kids, so...

[Anonymous No.14421269]

>>14417519
French door or bottom freezer. Side-by-side is too narrow for some things. With top-freezer I end up not really using the bottom of my fridge.
French doors take up less room when you open it and it's easier to keep things on the sides. And they look cooler than bottom freezer

[Anonymous No.14421384]

>>14419346
This post made me happy.

[Anonymous No.14421392]

>>14419399
Dubs are truth.

[Anonymous No.14421437]

>>14418339
Sleep tight piglet.

[Anonymous No.14421440]

>>14418339
>300,000 yen
>approx. $300
What the fuck Japan? How is that worth that much?

[Anonymous No.14421588]

>>14421440
Happy meat tastes better. Look at that smile.

[Anonymous No.14421643]

>>14417519
Top freezer because that's the way a fridge should be.

[Anonymous No.14421653]

>>14417787
My grandmother had this fridge, so it's pretty nostalgic to me to see one.

[Anonymous No.14421672]

>>14417519
bottom freezer makes the most sense, less distance for slippery ice blocks to fall

But I'm a man of tradition. Top Freezer.

[Anonymous No.14421962]

>>opens freezer doors for 10 seconds
>>electric bill goes up $10
>I'll use a sliding drawer freezer, thanks

>Cold air sinks. When you open up your retarded design, the cold air spills out instead of being retained in the drawer.

>Cold air is dense compared to warm air. So think of a chest freezer like a container holding something that acts like a liquid (cold air). The cold air does not spill out thus saving some bills.

>>buying korean shit as a hypothetical.
>opinion discarded.