We got a new one couple years ago, not as much room! Bottom freezer. We had a side by side before. I’m tempted to sell this one and get another. No picture, you wouldn’t want to see how crammed it is !!

I never want a bottom freezer. I don't like them. My sister hates hers. My friend Vinnie hates hers. I can't use it with my power chair. I am fine with my side by side. I always check carefully the shelves and door racks. That's important!

Can you return it for a different one that works better for you?

Now that I think about it., a few months ago I removed a shelf because I wanted room for taller items. It’s hidden behind my china cabinet. Can you do that?

Mine is configured much like Lisa's, and I'm not going back to a side-by-side. I love the width of mine. Since I'm in the refrigerator much more than the freezer, the freezer on the bottom is perfect for me. My contents are pretty lean because I don't stock up on anything, so it's too much space for what we need, though.

Mine is very empty. I need to go grocery shopping. You make a good point of taking egg cartons and storage bowls with you when fridge shopping.

I love my freezer being on the bottom. So much better than having it on the top and then having to bend over to get everyday foods out. Tried to take two pictures but the door wanted to swing back shut. Mine is full though since I shopped yesterday and will not need to go for two weeks unless I want to.

I have the same one as lisa. The shelf above the pizza box slides back to provide taller storage within the refrigerator. Since reading that milk is one of the things when placed on the door tends to go bad quicker I keep it on one of the shelves. I normally only use milk in cooking and have found it does seem to take longer before the flavor changes.

Only problem I have had with it is that I do not use enough ice and even following the installers suggestion to empty the ice tray every quarter and wipe with bleach/vinegar it is not making ice. It has what looks like partially frozen cubes sticking out of the mechanism. One of these days when bored will use a hair dryer on it.

We bought this side by side about six years ago when our old top feezer/bottom fridge died. I really didn't want a side by side, but I was even more sure I didn't want the freezer on the bottom. My mom had one of those and she was always rummaging around in the bottom freezer trying to find what she was looking for. At the time we bought this fridge, there were very few top/bottoms available - everyone wanted bottom/top, so we settled for the side/side.

I really don't like it. Even though it is the same size as the old one, the fridge section doesn't have near the room that the old fridge did. Half the freezer space is taken up by a gigantic ice maker. I cook a lot and I want room for food (both refrigerated and frozen).

The ice maker is also a pain. When it's full, the ice pushes up against the front of the ice maker and eventually pushes ice out of the ice maker. When one opens the door to the freezer, the ice falls on the floor. The chute for the ice dispenser sometimes gets clogged with ice and when the ice melts just enough to finish sliding out of the chute (long after the person who was dispensing ice has moved on), it also falls to the floor. I'm constantly picking melting ice up or mopping little puddles of water off of the floor.

Next time I'm in the market for a fridge, I will definitely know what I don't want which I have pretty much described above. No more side by sides!

Mine looks full, but I have 2 glass bowls, one with rice and one with a salad, under the small crisper that I keep the bags of milk in. Eggs are beside it.

The only other thing that has a leftover in it, is a chicken breast on the top right shelf.

I have two pkg of celery in front of the crispers, there is room for something narrow to fit there.

The dollar store plastic bins hold mustards, hoisin sauce, hot sauce etc etc.

I haven't bought a fridge for about 30 years. I have since moved from that house and where I live now I am using what I am sure is the original to this house. It was built in 1989 and Im holding my breath hoping it doesn't die anytime soon. It is an almond color with a top freezer.

This is my first freezer on the bottom fridge. It came with the house. I like it because I am tall and the stuff is easy to reach for me. I agree it doesn't have as much room as my old freezer on the top, but I have a
2nd fridge in the garage.

Function, I'm going to try your layout. I'm going to try putting the top shelf up higher (that has the crisper with the milk) and put my milk below it like you have your pop. It'll be even easier to get at and hopefully create more storage on top. Time will tell.

I remember many MANY years ago, my Grandma always demanded she had a freezer on the bottom. We all thought it was awful. I still do. No way would I ever have a freezer on the bottom fridge. I remember when Grandma passed away and her house was being sold, NO ONE wanted her almost new fridge because they didn't want the bottom freezer type. Now, for some ungodly reason, they are all the rage. I love a side by side the best. They are the most spacious. I do not have that now and I hate my refrigerator! It seemed so huge when we bought it but it holds almost nothing. It's a very large top freezer model. Oh well, to each his own, that's why they make so many different styles.

I like that a lot, Chi!

I'm a side-by-side girl, counter-top depth, all the way. And I detest dispensers in the door! I don't know what on earth I will do when my KA dies - no one makes a side-by-side, countertop depth without dispenser in the door anymore.

Wow, Chi!

My kitchen fridge is a basic model, no ice or water dispensers. Freezer on the bottom -- a door and pull out basket, which isn't as convenient as a freezer drawer. But I use the refrigerated part more heavily than the freezer, so it's not a big drawback to me. Tall things sit on the bottom, short things are on the top shelf, milk and condiments are on the door.

Chi, I'd trade with you! LOL!

For eggs, I got a bin like this one here.

I keep the cheese box, or my English muffins or, if we have extra eggs, those, on top. The eggs stay safe from whatever rigmarole is going on on that shelf.

I'm glad I made this post. I've got some good ideas from you. Don't stop posting pics.

I hope your new fridge works well for you Sherry. I bought another big refrigerator about a year ago. I have it upstairs. I seldom go in my kitchen any more. Anyway, both my fridges have the bottom freezer and I love them that way. I almost always keep my whole milk on the door, never have had a problem and it keeps way past it sell by date. Sometimes I buy more than a gallon and keep them, with one in the back and one on the door. Having things up high in a freezer is a big problem for me any more, can't see what is there and can't lift it out at times. So the bottom freezer is great. Wish you well with yours.

Sue

Love my fridge.

mine is 21 yo and bisque and I'm sure hoping it has yrs to go... I've been looking online (BB, HD, Lowes) to see what's out there now. don't want an ice maker or dispenser. and mine is small -18 cuft. I can't go much bigger because of the space and I don't see much that size that I like or would want. and I'd want to have bisque again!

chi - I sure like yours! but I'm sure it is also out of my size and price range.

I think it was about $2500? It was in line with the others we were considering - maybe a little more. We had to get counter depth.

Chi -- What's the brand on your fridge.freezer?

I'm hoping my GE Monogram 42" counter depth lasts *forever* -- partly because it has custom panels to match the cabinetry. It's 18 years old. I think having the mechanicals on the top is better than having them on the bottom. This is a side X side with interior of the freezer 12.5" wide -- pizza box wide!

Is everyone remembering to clean the refrigerator coils regularly? Hmm?

I love my freezer drawer on the bottom. I did a lot of research before I bought the last one and found that the french door models had the worst repair records. I did remove the divider from the freezer bottom and found it easier to organize that area.

Chisue, it's Samsung.

Thanks, Chi. I'd never seen that configuration.

And the KT came through again!!!

I lowered raised the top shelf on the left and now my milk is on the second shelf. Much more comfortable and easier to take it in and out. It didn't cross my mind, until here, that the top shelf on my old frig would be the middle shelf on the new one, due to the placement of the freezer. Duh.

I won't be hesitant to make any more tweaks as needed.

One other trick I've learned is to line the shelves with some Press and Seal wrap. I can wipe up minor spills right on it, and if there's a particularly gross and sticky spill, I can just remove the wrap. I started doing that after I had a bad leak that got into all of the little nooks and crannies and took forever to clean.

Chi, I keep my homemade salad dressing in a pasta/passatta bottle. For some reason it always leaks down the side from the lid. Bottles like that I put inside other containers to contain the mess.