Mine will be the Jenn Air floating black glass FD. The cabinet maker is making the cabinet 36". I too think the 38+ he has planned for your surround is too big, even if you were to recess the whole fridge into the space. The specs says the width of the fridge cab is the 35 5/8". It also says the width of the door with hinge & trim is 36 1/2". I too am assuming that the doors sit just outside the enclosure. So how far beyond the normal counter depth of 25 1/2" can I expect the fridge to protrude, not counting the handles? Smilingjudy, your fridge looks like it is just barely pulled out beyond the side panels. That would be great, as I really need to keep it as close to the counter depth as possible. And since this is a Jenn Air question can I hijack just a wee bit to ask you where do you have your plug placement planned? My electrician was in today and put the plug about 10" up from the floor, flush to the wall. I was wondering if there was a chance of the plug taking up valuable space and pushing the fridge unit out to the front even more.

What a nice layout! I had considered a 48" side by side built in and did not feel the freezer was large enough. I currently have a 36" full size French door unit and I don't find it to be large enough. I actually love the freezer drawer and it holds quite a lot, but my fridge is always tight on space, half consumed by juice and milk and not much space between shelves. It appears your kitchen can accommodate two larger units such as the Frigidaire you show. Electrolux also makes separate 32" units at a more reasonable cost than Sub-Zero, Your kitchen also seems better suited to a built in or counter depth style. When making our decision, we had considered putting the current fridge in the laundry room but we figured if we are going through all this expense and we have the space, why not store all of our food in the kitchen where we cook? My KD shared that the only regret one client had with a similar reno is that she went with a 48" built in vs. two larger units. These new sizes at better price points a very new and like Danielle Waters mentions, these a a non standard size--something to consider for future replacement or your cabinet design. Personally, I don't like the idea of refrigeration in a closed pantry where I store dry goods.

Update #2: Our new Samsung refrigerator was delivered this morning. It took a while to figure out the control panel and how to make all the settings. I can hardly believe it, but this thing seems to work perfectly so far. The best thing is that I hit a home run with my wife on this thing! She absolutely loves it. I checked the temps and the refrigerator is at 37 degrees, the Flex Zone is at 34 degrees, and the freezer is at 2 degrees. The door in door feature is great for grabbing our milk and coffee creamer without having to open the main door, which helps to keep cool air in the fridge. The LED lighting is fantastic in this model and the crisper drawers glide in and out so smoothly. I was initially dead set against getting a French Door model, because I do have back and knee problems, and I didn't want to have to bend down every time I wanted something from the freezer. But the reviews on most side by sides were so bad that I just couldn't pull the trigger. Also, my wife wanted the French Door so she could chill foods prepared on cookie sheets or store wide food platters, which you cannot do in a side by side. So, my solution for the freezer is that I will store the items that I use on the top drawer, and my wife can put other things on the lower level. It's actually not that hard to access my items because the freezer drawer pulls out so far and I don't really have to bend down that much to grab something off of the top drawer, and I am almost 6 feet tall. This is, by far, the quietest refrigerator I've ever heard. When the house is dead quiet, I can barely hear it running from 10 feet away. I guess our old fridge had gotten really loud after 35 years of operation! About the only noise it ever makes is the ice maker dropping cubes and the water pitcher refilling.

The Thermador T36BT920NS Freedom Series 36 Inch Built In Counter Depth French Door Refrigerator ($9300) was very highly rated by Consumer Reports and, per CR, Thermador's built-in refrigerator predicted reliability is "Excellent". However Bosch's reliability for a similar product is also "Excellent" and it's one-third the price or less: Bosch B36CT80SNS 800 Series 36 in. 21 cu. ft. French 3 Door Refrigerator in Stainless Steel with Dual Compressor, Counter-Depth ($2789) Bosch B36CT81SNS 800 Series 36 in 21 cu ft French Door Refrigerator in Stainless Steel with Dual Compressor, Pro Handles, Counter-Depth ($3149) If you're going to compare fridges, you should compare apples to apples. A counter depth is NOT the same thing as a built in. The Thermador is NOT the same as the two Bosch ones you show. The comparable Bosch is the B36BT930NS. It's listed for $8299. I have the panel ready built in Bosch version of this fridge and I think it's excellent. And yes the Bosch has dual compressors. We went with the Bosch over the Thermador because we got a rebate (well we were supposed to until the builder screwed that up too) because we were doing a Bosch cooktop and oven, so with the third piece, we were supposed to get a 12% discount. There are only very slight differences between the Thermador and the Bosch and it has nothing to do with performance.