I was excited to shop for a new fridge for our new home build, until I actually started shopping. My current fridge is a GE Profile SXS in white and will be relegated to the garage at the new house. It has served us well but I need SS counter depth and I want a built in look - no ice/water in the door and no SXS. I love the sub zero and it fits well with my cheffy aesthetic and mindset. But, out of the budget at 9K. Leibehrr is very nice and a good alternative but again too spendy at 5K. Also, we would have to modify the upper cabinets to install a taller fridge. Too many other things yet to purchase with our new house build. But definitely the look and function I am going for. I also wanted a single door but not readily available in counter depth and freestanding models. I actually considered a fridge only single door model(love all the space for the fresh foods I cook with) and could live with a freezer in the garage, but living in the central CA Valley, we would miss the ice. Then I thought we could install an ice maker in the kitchen but again, the cost factor and uncertainty of where we would install it - it is a new house but not custom and we would have to retrofit it somewhere in the kitchen(BTW if anyone has done that please chime in....) I narrowed it down to the KA, Jenn Air and Viking SS CD French door models with internal water dispenser. They are essentially the same inside - all made by Whirlpool - with minor differences including the handles and the KA and Viking have removable liners on the door bins. Viking is the cheapest at our appliance dealer($2899) and I like the looks of it with the pro handles. Jenn Air is $3249 with $300 rebate and KA pro handle style is $3199. Viking carries a 3 year warranty which is very good since we tend not to purchase extended warranties. We will be moving in the end of December and need to decide and buy a refrigerator soon. I appreciate all the information I get on this site!

Get the 72 Inch Jenn-Air 25 Cubic Footer while they last. I'm pretty sure production of that product line is ending pretty soon. It's the same as the KitchenAid KSCS25 but with a Pro Handle option. Should currently have a $200 'Installation On Us' rebate plus another $200 'Fire & Ice' rebate.

Artemis, I hear you! For my remodel I put my O'Keefe Merritt into 28" counters. Mine is the 39" wide model, which is even weirder in terms of width as well as depth. I assume that any later replacement will get a strip of either counter material or stainless steel behind it, like Rhome has done. Raenjapan's shelf is also an inspired idea for a slide-in without any kind of back on it. (Lord knows what I'll do about the width, knock on wood.) At some point I just decided not to worry about it and will deal with that eventuality when/if it arrives. ;-) But I applaud you for your preparedness & foresight. Will be watching your thread for inspirations.

Sorry I didn't read your first post carefully... now I see you are OK with dual evaporators as well. Those aren't too hard to find with freestanding fridges. Dual compressors, however, will be a rarity unless you step up to a built-in. Samsung has dual evaporators on a bunch of models other than the Chef collection you mentioned. GE has dual evaporators on all their 36" french door models, not just Monogram. I have had the new Profile since 2012 when they came out (although not counter depth) and it's been great.