Insignia™ - 4.5 Cu. Ft. Mini Fridge with Top Freezer and ENERGY STAR Certification - Stainless Steel Look

We’ve been needing a bit more fridge and freezer space but don’t have the space for another full-sized refrigerator, so we decided to get this mini fridge and freezer combo instead. It’s mostly being used for beverage and “long-term” storage of perishables that we don’t go through quickly like condiments and salad dressings as well as occasional temporary storage like desserts and appetizers for gatherings. The outer dimensions are a perfect fit for the corner of the living room where we are using it. The fridge portion gives us an extra 3.1 cu ft while the freezer provides an additional 1.4 cu ft for frozen items. The power cord is around 5 ft long and it weighs just over 60 lbs, so it is not too heavy to move around. The doors have no exterior handles and instead use recessed hand pulls at the bottom and top of the freezer and fridge doors respectively. Out-of-the-box both doors swing open to the right, however, the door hinges are reversible. The unit comes with additional hardware to swap the opening direction which we ended up needing to do, but the instructions for completing this task aren’t well-written, and the illustrations were difficult to decipher as the details in the drawings are miniscule. Just be aware that the screw holes for the left-hand-side foot may be hidden under a layer of insulating foam. The exterior of the fridge has a stainless steel finish on the doors, and the rest is a textured black. All surfaces are magnetic, including the doors, and the two feet at the front corners are adjustable in height for leveling. The fridge compartment has 3 glass shelves and a crisper drawer. The top two shelves are full-length and can occupy 3 possible positions. However, the third shelf is only a half-length as the back half is occupied by the well where collected condensation drains to the exterior. The upper shelves fit snugly into drop-in channels while the half-shelf simply slides forward and back easily within a groove. All the shelves are removable allowing you to customize the heights and number of levels to accommodate your items. Using the crisper drawer ensures that your items are placed far back enough to accommodate the three basket trays on the interior of the door so that it can close. All the baskets are 4” deep and can hold items up to 4”, 13”, and 6.5” tall from top to bottom. The middle basket is perfect for taller items like half-gallon milk and juice jugs, wine bottles, and 12 oz soda bottles. Their heights and placement are fixed but all of them are easily removable. There is a bright white LED on the right side of the fridge behind the temperature controller. The design of the temperature dial is somewhat unusual as it’s settings are 0-3 where ‘0’ is off, then there’s a long gradient up to ‘1,’ a shorter interval to ‘2,’ which is immediately followed by ‘3,’ then settings beyond 3 that doesn’t terminate at a number. I found that when set to ‘3’ the temperature inside the fridge is around 40°F which is the highest food-safe temperature recommended for raw foods like meat and dairy. At the coldest setting, temperatures plunged to 28°F and there was ice along the back wall, so I like to keep the fridge set to the mid-point between the two, somewhere between 34-36°F. Any condensation that remains liquid will eventually run down the back and down into the drain at the bottom of the well, which collects in a drip tray at the back of the fridge. The refrigerator compressor hums only while it is cooling though isn’t very loud. When the target temperature is reached, the compressor shuts off and the unit is silent. The fridge does put out a little heat while running, however, the unit is Energy Star certified with an annual estimated usage of 329 kWh. Overall, this mini fridge and freezer combo is great for small spaces, and folks who don’t need all the space of a full-sized fridge. It works great as a beverage fridge and can accommodate different sized vessels from wine bottles to soda cans, and the adjustable/removable shelves allow you to customize the interior to meet your needs. I found that it cools quickly and is able to reliably reach food-safe temperatures and below.

Works great freezer quickly froze ice cubes the crisper works well and the refrigerator section is adequate in size and everything is cold as it should be.

Was easy to pickup, and started working after plugging in! It fits perfectly in the nook in our basement!

This refrigerator is phenomenal for the price! I bought it for work, and it has been great. The size is perfect, and it keeps everything as cold as ice. Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a great product at a great price!

Love this fridge! It’s definitely worth its price, the size is just perfect for my room, and has plenty of space on the inside for drinks, leftovers, midnight snacks, and more. I also love how bright the light is!