I just added on a kitchen (not quite finished) and since i wanted a Thermador 36" dual fuel range, I looked at their fridges. Consumer Reports gave their French door a rating that I liked for pro-style. I bought the 36" French door. I also got in on their "buy 2, get one free" and my Thermador dishwasher was free, but I paid $200 more to get their top dishwasher. My hood was somehow part of this and the blower and parts were free, too. A word about Thermador -- the compressors are on the bottom, so the fridge is taller than one with the compressors at the top. I prefer it this way since I can reach the top shelf. I housesat for three months this summer for someone with a huge SubZero and the compressor at the top always looked like it was a dust-catcher. I have panels, they didn't. In this photo, grouting isn't done; range hood isn't up; frame piece above the Thermador fridge needs to be installed, so you won't see that gap.

I actually like having a fridge that doesn't impose a particular type of organization on me. We have a commercial refrigerator in the garage. It's essentially just a big rectangular stainless steel box with adjustable shelves. So, in many ways it is very similar to the Pro 48. We love it. We bought a bunch of plastic crates/boxes to add organization, as appropriate for our use cases. Takes getting used to; but once you do, it's hard going back. The one thing we noticed though was that we had to buy one extra shelve, as commercial fridges are optimized for bulkier items. Sounds as if that wouldn't be a problem with the Pro 48. If money isn't a problem, and if there is sufficient space in the kitchen, then I can see the Pro 48 being a great refrigeration option. If space is more critical, then split into two separate towers, or into a tower and some drawers.

mtrot I don’t know the answer. I try to ask. When I go to private appliance stores I have pulled out my cell phone to look up the model number and it’s reviews and they (salesmen) are insulted. To dig deep you have to know the serial number as well. You look at the serial number on the compressor because if you were to replace the compressor or if the company were to replace the compressor the serial number would change. There are other refrigerators that have bad compressors too. Somewhere on here or on HOUZZ, never sure where I am, there is a large group that talks about refrigerators and you get on there some appliance people who repair refrigerators and they will tell you. Some owners have the ability to fix them. The biggest problem is water. Ice cubes flying out; water not going into the cup. That doesn’t seem to change but I do look to see how old the reviews are. It’s difficult because when you get a review from someone who just bought theirs in 2018 or 2019 and they say oh it’s just beautiful and we like it then that’s not helpful either because they have not witnessed the oncoming problems. There are no reviews that say that we have had it for 10 years and nothing has happened. I think the countries that make these appliances hate America. The site with lots of participation has one title which is “I know I shouldn’t have done it but I bought a Samsung refrigerator and I regret it .” That woman was a great spokes person because we were all together and I was watching each other‘s posts and she had just bought it and we were concerned. Then she wrote back and said that. Samsung is so expensive and looks good but is full of troubles including trying to find someone who will repair it. The Samsung office is rude is not helpful. I have made another rule for myself. If a refrigerator is on sale then I shouldn’t buy it or consider it. If word gets out that there is a very good refrigerator that will never go on sale. It’s like when I bought a speed queen dryer. You could not find one that was made in 2017 that had very good reviews. I ended up finding one that I thought was made in 2018. Brand new configuration. What I really had was one made in 2016.

FWIW, our SZ built-in can be pulled out by DH (and has been) who is in his 60's. It's on wheels, and if on hardwood I recommend placing RamBoard in front as it's heavy and will cause denting in wood flooring. Also, the compressors are at the top and within easy reach - which also means easier to clean for me (I hated attempting to pull our old standard depth out to vacuum and clean). Yes, they are more expensive than standard depth, and the integrated are even more than the built-ins for the most part. At 48" though, I do think built-ins hold quite a bit. Our old side by side standard depth was 35", and by going with the SZ side by side 48" I gained 3.4 cubic feet in the fridge. No gain in the freezer side. If one is limited in width, I'd go with a standard depth because fridge space is important to us.