Looking for a single 24" humidity controlled refrigerator drawer

6 years ago

Doesn't anyone out there make a single 24" humidity controlled refrigerator drawer? The only single drawer manufacturer I can find is Fisher & Paykel, but theirs is 36" (which is pretty silly since it means it can't even be stacked with their DishDrawers). Everything else I see is double drawers, but I don't have room in the kitchen for double drawers. I'm looking for extra produce storage space since reliable brand fridge/freezers don't have enough crisper produce storage space someone who is a vegan and works 14 hours a day and therefore can't shop frequently daily. Fresh produce takes up lots and lots of storage space and most of it needs to be humidity controlled, so simply stacking things on shelves until I can get to it doesn't work.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Have you looked at just an undercounter fridge and add some containers that help with humidity control.I am not a vegan but eat alot of veggies and I find the containers that store extra veggies seem to work quite well I try not to store veggies for more than a week anyway.Tupperware makes some and a company called veggie smart has some really nice ones
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
If you can’t afford the space loss for a double refrigerator drawer, then you can’t afford to do a fridge drawer at all. Not to mention that 3K for a 24”x24” cube of poorly organized and limited size space is nutso in a small kitchen to begin with. You just need a better primary refrigerator. Put that 3K towards buying a SubZero.
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homepro01
6 years ago
dcyukon,

I am not a vegan but eat and grow an absurdly high number of vegetables. I am not sure what the configuration of your kitchen is but you may be better served with the Liebherr 24" All Fridge with Biofresh. I have one of these units and a 30" Liebherr fridge freezer. The biofresh is amazing for fruits and vegetables. Maybe you can then get an undercounter freezer drawer system only (Perlick 24" Undercounter freezer for example).

Good luck!
dcyukon
Original Author
6 years ago
I do not have room for anything larger that total of 36" for a regular fridge and freezer (current space has only 30") . SubZeros simply do not have enough dedicated space for produce and like pretty much all other brands, waste too much space on freezer space. I need a small freezer at least (I have a full one in the basement) to keep certain items at hand, so I can't give it up altogether. Side by side columns take up far more space than I have available. The Tupperware green containers take up far too much storage space and don't work all that well. I get weekly produce deliveries from local farms that I need to be able to store and keep as fresh as possible until I'm able to use them. Wish Subzero or Miele had 4 door models with the ability to change the function of one section to fridge/freezer (like Samsung does, but with better reliability).
homepro01
6 years ago
Dcyukon,

Did you see my previous post? Are you able to do the configuration suggested? Are you in the DC area? They are a few places to see the Liebherr all fridge.

Good luck,!
dcyukon
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Never mind. Settled on a SZ French door 36"model. Hopefully, it will have the space I need. Miele, Liebherr, etc. were clearly designed for taller people than me. All fridge is not an option for someone with inner ear issues and vertigo.
homepro01
6 years ago
dcyukon,

Glad you made a decision. The 24" all fridge is actually shorter than the 36" SZ french door model you picked. Can you tell me what about an all fridge configuration affects the inner ear and vertigo issues? First I head of that.

Good luck!

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