I have a GE Profile for a year now and it has been fine but don't really know if it is any better or worse than other brands. I think buying any of them is like shooting dice-you pay your money and takes your chances.
The only draw back I have is you have to make a little more effort to be sure the doors are completely closed but there is an alarm to let you know when it isn't.

I am curious. Do semi-circle cubes taste different than other shapes?

I also have a GE Profile and it's been fine. It took some getting used to b/c it's a cabinet depth 36" and holds less than my old 36" x 36" refrigerator...but less things get lost in it.

As to doors: In general, I'm OK with either configuration (single or double). I have double b/c that's what fit best in my kitchen. I will say that I've seen the single installed elsewhere and my FD seems to be a less imposing presence of stainless steel than a single door. That my be b/c of the "breakup" in the expanse due to the double doors.

Ice Cubes: Yes, they're the "semi-circle" ones. Why is that a problem? They're frozen water just the same as the cube-ish ones you get from ice cube trays....

Here are a couple of threads that discuss this same topic:
Pros and cons of Single Door vs. French Door Frig?
Do you love your french door fridge?

We have a GE Profile. The standard depth one with two freezer drawers, water dispenser and, of course, french doors.

We had trouble with the ice maker when we first got it hooked up so I can't say for sure what shape they were supposed to be. I think they were sort of like an orange wedge.

First, let me say that we like the fridge and are really glad we spent the extra money to build an extra deep fridge cabinet and went with the water dispenser. We were contemplating counter-depth and no dispenser at one point.

And we really like the lower freezer drawer concept and the double freezer drawer in particular.

Now, the french doors. Honestly we are not all that crazy about them. We went with them for clearance between the closest corner of our island and the fridge when open.

The clearance is only an issue when a second person is trying to get through and so far that has only been a problem when we purposely staged it. But when our two boys are older and running around I think there are times we will appreciate it.

The rest of the time I'm not a fan of the arrangement even though we've been using it for a while. I don't know how to describe it really.

But by no means do we regret the choice. We knew there would be tradeoffs and this is one of them.

We have a GE Profile French door 22 cubic foot. It has a single freezer drawer and interior ice maker and water dispenser. I did not want through-the-door water and ice because it took up so much room in the fridge compartment.

Our ice cubes are the semi-circle variety, but since I've never had an icemaker before, I'm happy with them.

I REALLY like having the bottom freezer drawer with the multiple sliding baskets. Now, nothing gets lost in the the back of the freezer and nothing falls out on me when it's full. It did take some getting used to that you have to physically close the door, but as the pp mentioned there is an idiot alarm to remind me.

Overall, I really love mine.

Thanks for the quick responses.

I donÂt like the ½ moon shaped ice cubes because they get stuck in the dispenser and you donÂt know it until they melt slightly and fall all over the floor. No, they taste the same. LOL

My main concern was having a drawer at the bottom instead of a shelf. I think I would like the drawer better because it should be easier to see whatÂs there.

what is the difference with counter depth and standard?

scoutfinch, you have the water dispensor in the fridge so you have to open doors to get it? sorry new to this tech.. but i agree the fancy door systems seem to eat up all freezer room on SXS so cant imagine how they eat up FD type.. guess i need to go see these new set ups

We have the LG French Door with the 2 freezer drawers  ice and water in the door. I *love* this fridge. Huge improvement over our old SxS. In our new house, we will go with a built in  or possibly 1 full size fridge and 1 full size freezer  both will be counter depth. My biggest concern is that I will have *less* fridge space than I do now  which will really suck. And it will cost $$$ more!

IÂm also wondering if I can find an ice maker that makes little ice cubes as opposed to the half moon shape. My reason is that we use the ice crusher in the door *every* day. The stand alone freezers donÂt have ice in the door, so if I could get an ice maker inside that made smaller cubes  it would be OK.

CrazyOne  Cabinet depth refrigerators are nice because they are only the depth of the counters (24 inches) so they line up nicely. Standard stand-alone (not built in) refrigerators are deeper than that, so they would stick out a few inches from the cabinets which some people really donÂt like. But, you get less inside capacity and it costs you more for the cabinet depth models. Here is something to keep in mind though  if you can bump out the wall behind where you will be placing a free standing fridge (if there is a garage or closet there for example), your standard depth fridge will still appear counter depth but will give you much more capacity for less $$. We did this in our last house.

Jeri- I know I've read on the forum before that some people have separate ice makers. I think they are like a little wine fridge. I've never understood why, but maybe like you they use ice a lot. I think you could do a search on ice maker or icemaker...

"...they get stuck in the dispenser and you donÂt know it until they melt slightly and fall all over the floor..."
This is exactly why we are going with all internal water and icemaker functions with our new fridge.

Let's just say kids and externally mounted water dispensers/icemakers do not mix AT ALL! About 90% of the time we have a puddle on the floor in front of the fridge. Plus the dispenser has gunky orange permanant mildewy stuff all over it from sitting water that even bleach won't remove (I've tried!).

I found the crushed ice to be the worst though. For starters, the kids overfill the cups with it since it comes out fast, and then it clings to the sides of the dispenser cause it's so light and flaky.

The whole cubes work better for us cause the weight drops them into the cups better, but the kids still manage to drop them on the floor anyway

FWIW, my sis has the french door and my mom has the single door and I personaly like the single door better...if you have the room, which we do.

I think you have to know what's where in your fridge for a french door or else you don't know which side to open. I had this niggling annoyance going on at my sisters trying to find things cause I never knew which door to open, I was always opening the wrong side. I want a full view and a free hand every time I open the fridge. None of this peek-a-boo stuff with another door!

I have no idea what people do when they need to place large things into their french doors since they will need 4 hands - 2 to open the doors and hold open, and 2 to hold the big (often awkward item) to put in the fridge. I hate to think how they have to risk dropping it to get the doors open, and then it's a race to get the item in before the doors shut. Doesn't sound like fun.

That's the kind of input I need. I didn't think about having to remember where things are or opening both doors at the same time.

I didn't realize there were models with the water and ice dispensers on the inside. I'll check into that.

I have the same orange stain problem that drives me crazy. Either the 1/2 moon cube gets stuck in the dispenser or the shavings stick to the sides then melt all over the place.

We don't have young ones. It's strictly a design flaw.

If you knew me, you would know that I am not an organized person. Still  I have no problem remembering which door to open once I got it set the way I wanted. It did take a few days for me to get there  changing the shelf heights here and there until it was just perfect for me. The shelves on the French door go half way across the fridge  so I can have different heights on different sides. I really like this because, for example, I need one half shelf to hold really tall stuff (wine, milk, coffee creamer, juice, etc.) but I wouldnÂt want the entire expanse of the fridge to be this height as it would waste far too much space. Can a single door fridge do this? I have another half shelf that is really low  just my un-opened white wine stores there on their sides. Again  it would be a huge waste to take a shelf that spanned the entire width of the fridge for this purpose.

I have to share this with you. I knew for sure that our LG French Door fridge held more than our SxS when I went to get a Tupperware from the drawer and they were all used! No way could my old SxS hold all of my Tupperware with room to spare!

I rarely store things that need me to open both sides of the fridge  like a party tray for example. But when I do, it is no problem to lay the tray on the counter next to the fridge, open both doors (they stay open by themselves just fine) and then pick up my tray to place in the fridge.

Like most things, this is a YMMV sort of thing. :-)

Our refrigerator only has water in the door...no ice (but, there is an icemaker in the freezer). Our old refrigerator had an ice dispenser in the door and constantly froze up until, in frustration, we turned it off.

With cold water in the door, we find we don't use the ice as much b/c the water is always cold. Yes, for other drinks we use ice, but since we drink mostly water the dispenser works for us.

Another reason I didn't want an ice dispenser in the door is that it takes up quite a bit of room in the refrigerated portion....where we already lost the most space by switching to a CD refrigerator.

Our freezer drawer is one drawer, but it has two pullout baskets inside it...so there are 3 areas of storage. Things rarely get lost in it and, like someone else said, nothing falls out on you!

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The carcass/box of a counter-depth refrigerator is approximately 24" deep (it varies by a couple of inches depending on the specific model). In all cases, though, the doors & handles stick out beyond that...in some cases up to 6" more (door depth + handles).

The carcass/box of a standard depth refrigerator is anywhere from 30" or more deep (depending on size). Like cabinet-depth, the door(s) + handles stick out another 6" or so.

The entire refrigerator (carcass + door(s)) of a built-in refrigerator are approximately 24" deep. These refrigerators are also usually very tall since the mechanics are above rather than behind the refrigerator.

Cost-wise: Standard depth are the least expensive; next are the counter-depth; with built-ins the most expensive (often by a lot).

Note that counter-depth can be made to look built-in by surrounding it with 3/4" finished end panels & a putting in a full-depth cabinet above it.

Standard depth refrigerators can be made to look cabinet-depth if you recess it into the wall and room behind it. If you do that, then you can also make it look built-in as described above. [Note that in most cases you cannot recess into an outside/exterior wall.]

Another reason I didn't want an ice dispenser in the door is that it takes up quite a bit of room in the refrigerated portion....where we already lost the most space by switching to a CD refrigerator.

This is one of the reasons we went with LG  the ice maker that dispenses through the door is also located in the door. So, I only loose door space on one side of my FD fridge. Other brands have their ice machine inside the fridge itself  taking up way too much important fridge space for my liking.

What can I say? I love my LG Â which is why IÂm having such a hard time trying to choose a built-in or a pair of single fridge/single freezer units. I love the look, but I think I will be loosing fridge space and have no ice dispenser and pay lots more $$$! Ugggg

We have a french door Amana with the freezer drawer (which makes everything in the freezer very accessible and easy to pull out). I like it a lot. We don't have a built-in water or ice dispenser as I didn't want to lose the space in the door and also because I have sensitive teeth. ;)

...the ice maker that dispenses through the door is also located in the door.

But you still lose storage space, the location is just changed. How many condiment bins to you have on the door(s)? How many are gallon-sized bins? Do you have a dairy compartment on the door?

You lose space in the refrigerated portion regardless...

My older sister has a FD. She loves it, I don't.
Everytime we have dinner at her house we have to deal with
opening both doors to get stuff out. I thought I wanted
one too but after seeing that she needs a separate freezer
because the freezer in her FD is tiny with annoying
baskets. I do have a separate freezer too but I still need
more space in my main refrig. My sister has no kids in the
house. Just her and by BIL. Kids are in college so I guess
with just 2 it is a perfect refrig.

Before you buy visit the refrigerator in person. Play with
it and pretend to put stuff away. This is how I made my
final choice. I got a SxS counter depth.

Best of luck
~boxerpups

As you can see, we all have different needs & wants. What one person sees as a disadvantage (freezer drawer) others see as an advantage...isn't diversity wonderful?!

KntryHuman, what it boils down to is what do you need/want? Are you short on aisle space? If so, a FD would probably work better. If not, then you could go either way.

Where's your landing space? With a FD, the best landing place is in front of it...like an island or peninsula or other counter. If you only have landing space on one side, you might consider getting a single door that opens so the hinge is on the opposite side from the landing space. A SxS would probably not work with this setup as the landing space would be behind one of the doors (freezer or refrigerator). With a FD, you might be able to use that landing space since about half the time that would be the correct side...but the other half...well, the door would be in the way.

Evaluate your layout & how you use your refrigerator & freezer, see what would work best, and then decide! Good luck!

I don't have a new fridge yet, but do have a suggestion. Take some items to the store and place them in the fridge. It will help you make up your mind. Take some celery, a few post and a roaster to make sure they fit. Do the same if you shop for a new range or ovens. It makes having an appliance you hate because you cannot fit things in it a whole lot less likely.....

"scoutfinch, you have the water dispensor in the fridge so you have to open doors to get it? sorry new to this tech.. but i agree the fancy door systems seem to eat up all freezer room on SXS so cant imagine how they eat up FD type.. guess i need to go see these new set ups"

Yes, it's inside the left side of the fridge. It does waste some energy while I fill up my glass, I'm sure, but I really didn't want to lose the entire left hand door storage. Also, I had never had a through-the-door dispenser before, so I don't miss it. My icemaker is a drawer in the freezer. There are baskets that all slide out to get to things in the freezer. Also, several of my fridge shelves slide out as well:

I'm going to have about 5' of aisle where the refrigerator goes. Not much compared to my 12' now but it will make getting things out of the fridge easier. The counter is directly across from the fridge.

I haven't looked at them yet. I just found out last night that I need a fridge for my rental house. I'm going to be moving in the next few months and will need a new fridge so I'm going to put my SxS in the rental and get a new one now.