KitchenAid - 25.8 Cu. Ft. 5-Door French Door Refrigerator - Stainless Steel

Well, we will see how this refrigerator works out. Normally I am a Samsung and/or LG fan however after looking at this refrigerator online and in the stores along with some substantial due diligence about KitchenAid products and reading all of the great reviews I decided to pull the trigger on purchasing this unit along with a really nice four door LG unit at nearly the same time. This Kitchenaid unit has had some challenges with frost building up in the bottom freezer area about every month. I have had two different repair specialists look at the unit and no one can find where the air is leaking into the bottom freezer. The next time this happens I will ask them to replace the entire bottom freezer draw and the freezer gasket. mean while the LG four door unit has had no problems what so ever. I will update this review as time passes to see just how KitchenAid decides how to deal with this unit and if they are going to make me wait a year or more before I have a problem free refrigerator.

With kids in the house, the two extra outside drawers give us a place to store juices, yogurt and snacks for their easy access. Both drawers have a mechanism to ensure that the drawer closes AND doesn't slam. Perfect to our two. Inside, the lighted shelves make it easy to see the items without the harsh glare of most refer lights.

We originally wanted to buy the samsung 4 door fridge with a convertible compartment, but after reading several horrible reviews about samsung customer service and the reliability of that model we went in a different direction. We had a side by side for 17 years and weren't very fond of the french doors with bottom pull out freezers so we were looking at other side by sides when Lori, the very patient sales woman at Pacific Sales warehouse pointed out this 5 door beauty. We were hesitant at first, because it was slightly bigger than they dying fridge we had and a completely different set up, but decided to welcome the change. It was the second delivery of this model the delivery guys delivered, but the first time they had to take the doors off. Before purchasing the fridge we read a review that stressed the importance of the doors being taken off and put back on correctly and the two guys did an AMAZING job. We've had the fridge for a little over a week now and absolutely love it! Hoping to have it for a long time.

This is a great appliance. Love the easy access with the drawers for deli etc. The actual refrigerator space is limited. A good thing for us. Makes us think about what we really need and what we don't. If you need a lot of space this may not be right for you. We love it!

I have had this fridge for about 1 week and I love it. It has a very elegant look, it runs so quietly and smoothly. It's very spacious with the two shelves available and the two drawers for produce are very very big. The other two drawers are big enough to fit fruits and drinks for a party. I love how the freezer comes with one big drawer and three other smaller ones to allow organization. The ice machine does take a while to make some ice, but we will see how it goes after a using it for more than a week. The eater feature is awesome, because I can open the right side of the fridge and it will not cut out the water supply, my old fridge will cut it out if some one wanted to grab something from inside.

We bought this fridge during the July 4th sale as part of whole KitchenAid set, convection oven/range, convection microwave, dishwasher and refrigerator. All of the pieces are stunning and I highly recommend them all. The only piece I'm slightly disappointed with is the fridge. The stainless steel finish, commercial grade handles, bottom freezer, French door refrigerator and two external fridge drawers are all fantastic. Opening up the fridge you will find individual led lights mounted around the interior of the fridge providing light to every corner of refrigerator. Two shelves have under-shelf led lighting for added illumination making opening the doors an awesome experience. One shelf is a tuck-under shelf where half of the shelf can be slid under the other half making room for taller items. There are so many shelves and drawers any person can have there inner neat-freak satisfied. And that in of itself is its drawback. It is a 25.8 cubic feet fridge which is plenty of space for anyone but when you add in numerous shelves and drawers, all of that hardware starts to take up space that could be occupied by food. Shelf space on the door is limited for two reasons: 1. Because of the two external drawers, the doors are shorter than the standard French door design refrigerator of the same size; 2. The ice maker bin is extremely large and takes up the majority of the left door leaving one small shelf at the bottom underneath it. All of this can be overcome by wisely and creatively placing your items in the refrigerator and making good use out of the two external drawers. Another issue I have is that the ice bin has trouble dispensing ice when there is a small amount of ice in the bin. Most ice makers have the dispensing mechanism horizontal with a sloped bottom so gravity pulls the ice down. This fridge has the mechanism vertical so that the bottom is flat. When the ice is low, the mechanism arm cannot reach the remaining ice and because the bottom is flat, the ice just sits there. This is a mild annoyance caused by design. The compressor, which does keep everything very well controlled, is louder than a typical compressor. I've not opened the fridge to see how the compressor design is different but it is louder than any fridge I have owned before. That being said it is not loud but it is loud enough that you notice it. Review. Aesthetic appeal - 5 stars Organization - 5 stars Storage space - 4.5 stars Efficiency in function - 4 stars Ambient noise - 3.5 stars Overall - 4 stars I am happy with this product but parts of it are over-engineered and others seem to need improvement.

Nicest refrigerator I've ever owned. However, we rejected two off the truck due to unsatisfactory condition upon arrival. Be sure to thoroughly inspect for dings and scratches. Also, KitchenAid sometimes does a lousy job of finishing these refrigerators as there is almost always insulation pushing its way out of the seams on the doors.

The various compartments make it easy to separate foods for access without loosing temp control in the rest of the frig. The top drawers of the freezer do not come out automatically so I forget it is there sometimes.