Samsung - 21.8 Cu. Ft. French-Door Refrigerator - Stainless steel

We had got a whirlpool french door fridge from Best Buy in March 2018 and had nothing but problems with it leaking. The gaskets around the freezer were horrible leaving air in and allowing it to freeze up and defrost constantly. We had the door replaced several times to no avail. Best Buy was very helpful (Get the Geek Squad it’s worth it) and they replaced it finally in December after Whirlpool refused to. Sooo we had to pick out another fridge. I was skeptical for sure. We could only fit a certain size in our small spot. It was this, another whirlpool, or an LG. So glad we choose this one!!!! I can’t believe how much better it is! Nice and bright, way more room, very sturdy, It makes tons of ice( the whirlpool had a stop mechanism and it only dropped more ice after you took some out, weird, This one doesn’t ever overfill but allows for a full bin of ice which will be great for entertainment. The bins are sturdy and good sized, I love the split shelves gives so many more arranging options. The stainless steel is nice because it’s a true stainless steel look and not the fake silver color so it matches our other appliances. Except it does take magnets both front and side so not true stainless as others have said. But it looks it and is of good quality. The sides are a mid-dark gray with slight metalic to it which goes nice with stainless.(see photo) Oh and the best part.... NO LEAKING! We have had it for about a month and we couldn’t be more happy with a small space fridge. My only minor complaint is that the doors won’t shut unless you push them shut or really slam it. Otherwise they bounce back open. Idk if this will lessen over time or not. But you can open and shut the left door while the right is shut. You couldn’t on the whirlpool which was stupid. And the left veggie bin opens too with only the left door open. Much more convenient. Oh and for those asking.... you can turn the icemaker off at the top with touch of a button if you don’t want to use it and have more room.

The first thing you cannot help but notice is how beautiful and shiny this refrigerator is! I could hardly contain my excitement as it was being delivered. When I first open the French doors I found myself to be a little surprised, it looked small to me. I quickly changed my mind as we were putting items in the refrigerator, there is so much room! I love the movable drawer that is great for lunch meat, bacon or cheese. One thing I did notice is the compartments on the side were a little small. I have a large family and apparently we really like many different condiments! I did make it work though! I love the big compartments on the side that hold milk, juice and large coffee creamer bottles. I am very thankful for the door alarm. There has been more than one occasion that a door has been left open by accident but the alarm went off a few seconds later to alert us. Wonderful idea!!! The freezer..... I love the pull out drawer!! We have chosen not to hook up the ice machine and just utilize the whole drawer. There is so much room and again, looks can be deceiving, there is quite a bit of room not only in the drawer but in the freezer compartment as well. When the refrigerator is first plugged in and getting to temperature, it does sound a little loud. I haven't not had an issue with the sound after the initial plug in and getting to temp. It is sleek, shiny and sexy! I have gotten many compliments on this refrigerator. I love having it in my kitchen and having it as the focal point. Beautiful!!! I have had the privilege of reviewing this Samsung French Door refrigerator as part of the #SamsungInsiders program.

I was researching all my option finding a fridge that would fit in my designated space, no wider than 32", no higher than 67", and I was eager to get a French door and bottom freezer fridge. Almost impossible? Yes, when you check all the other retailers, unless you are willing to pay a fortune. Like always I ended up at BestBuy, talked to my favorite sales man, he looked immediately knew this model would have the measurements. At that time he recommended to wait until Labor Day week, when appliances usually go on sale, and it went on sales and I got it for $1,259, free delivery, free haul away of my 26 years old top freezer. This fridge is amazing, no noise at all, shelving is nice and convenient, like the LED light, love the door alarm. Love the ice maker, although I did not install it, since I had major water damage after an ice maker leak before, and I am going with the old fashioned trays. I am not using that much ice anyways. If you always had a top freezer, it takes a little time to get used to a bottom freezer, but there is more than enough space for a single person. and in the fridge I love the pantry drawer. It has an option to turn the energy saving feature off, according to the manual turning it on might cause water buildup inside, well, compared to my old fridge, this is saving energy even with the feature turned off, I am certain. And since it is declared as an energy saving appliance I even get a $ 25 rebate from First Energy, which will be applied to one of my next electric bills.

This is the first French door refrigerator that fits in the fridge area in my kitchen without requiring a remodel, or at least the removal of the over-the-fridge cabinet. Therefore, we've had an 18 cubic foot traditional fridge until now. This one is very nicely organized, shelves and bins move easily, so it accommodates items of all shapes and sizes. All the shelves and bins are clear so things are not getting lost. The freezer organization is wonderful! The ice maker doesn't take up much space. The crispers are doing their job, and I love the huge pantry drawer. The lighting in the fridge and freezer is bright and flat, and I am enjoying not having to shuffle things around to get the tall stuff that got scooted behind the light. It cools and freezes like a fridge should. We haven't yet been able to find our water line turn on valve, so I haven't tested the ice maker yet. While I am comparing this fridge to an old, no frills model, I believe that anybody with a small fridge hole in their kitchen would LOVE this fridge. It's the same exterior size as my old 18' model, but this one's got 20% more interior space and is so well organized that it seems even bigger - the interior space is all usable. We have a galley kitchen, so the french door model is nice because people can walk through the kitchen even when someone else has the fridge open. I've got dogs that like to sleep in front of the fridge, and since the freezer's on the bottom I'm not having to make them move every time I want something out of the fridge. It seems like a quality item. Time will tell. Hope it lasts because I love it.

Please be aware of a problem that most Samsung products suffer from. Our three door refrigerator, that is only five years old, had one of its door handles break while trying to open it. The part, which holds the pin that holds the door handle, broke. The plastic part IS NOT REPLACEABLE. That means that if this part breaks, you have to buy another complete door. There is nothing wrong with the door other than this weak plastic part. The plastic part that failed probably costs a buck or two to make and maybe twelve dollars in a store, if it was sold, now costed us $300. It seems that during design and assembly, SAMSUNG has placed a PLASTIC part that is not repairable and the customer is responsible for their mistake. Custom services' response was that there was nothing they could do because my refrigerator was not under warranty. Since my fridge is five years old, a warranty wouldn't have helped anyway. Your concern should be that SAMSUNG's products have these parts in them. If your spending your hard earned money on SAMSUNG products, your depending on the SAMSUNG name and reputation to help its customers out when one of their products has failed. This is a design flaw by SAMSUNG. SAMSUNG should take responsibility for their mistakes.

We were looking to replace a GE frig that was 16 years old. What we found is that all of the new frigs in the 22-24 Cubic Feet models were really too tall and thus to tight height wise and would not meet provide the two inches of required air space at the top. This Samsung was one of the few that would actually fit. Read the reviews and it seems like Frigs are not lasting like they used to and so we decided why buy more gadgets like in door water/ ice that just seem to have more to go wrong. Have had this frig for 45 days and so far no issues. A couple of quirks. 1) the french doors do not open fully, 2) the left door has a special seal that slides under the right door to seal of the center area where the doors meet and it seems easier to close if you close the left door first, 3) every time we close the freezer, it makes a noise, nothing too irritating, but a small noise for a few seconds. Overall the frig does what it is supposed to. We’ve had no issues with it so far. Has decent flexibility with shelves and freezer seems to hold a lot compared to our old GE. Also expect the power consumption to be significantly less. If you watch for sales you can find this for as low as 999 during the July 4th Holiday promotions. Knowing that, I’d have a hard time paying retail price for this. Given the opportunities for so much to go wrong, a service plan might well be worth it if it only costs 30 or 40 dollars a year and you can get it for up to five years.

Don't let my 4 stars dissuade you. This is a great frig. It is well organized and seems to store leftover meals and food way better than our old frig. There is plenty of door storage and I believe adequate storage for fruit vegetable and deli products etc. The freezer is big too and I love that you can just reach in and get ice. (Placing a scoop in the bin will be helpful.) This is way better for ice than an ice maker that makes cubes, crushed ice and, has a water spigot. Those all fail eventually and they can be a pain when you need lots of ice. This is much better. It is just a nice big bin of separate cubes, not too big and not too small. If I had been home when it arrived, rather than hubby, I would have made one shelf a bit taller than the others to accommodate some larger bottles of "stuff." I can still do that! One thing which doesn't work, which we could call for a repair on, is the narrow panel that is supposed to automatically flip open to seal the two doors where they join. A couple of more cubic feet of space would have been nice but we got plenty of bang for our buck and we were looking for a sale. We got it plus Best Buy took our old unit away. Yeah! They were on time and efficient and lived up to the Best Buy reputation of quality installations. And we still have plenty of room for elementary school artwork.

I have purchased multiple Samsung Refrigerators, this is the first one that I have had problems with. I bought this refrigerator and it would not cool below 50 degrees. I lost food and Best Buy replaced it with a new one. This one keeps food sometimes below 40 degrees and sometimes as high as 42 degrees. I am taking measurements using a kitchen thermometer in a full gallon of water which I leave in the refrigerator. This refrigerator I understand blows cold air into the freezer and from there into the main area of the refrigerator. Most of the Samsung French Door Refrigerators are "Twin Cooling" with the cold air going directly into each area. Based on my experience I would only purchase a larger refrigerator with this "Twin Cooling" feature. I have had multiple repair people from Best Buy and Samsung and they have not been able to improve the refrigerator performance. I had requested a different refrigerator within the time period to request a change and was told that it was up to the manager and that they would not replace the refrigerator. I have never bought a new refrigerator and had it not be able to keep food cold. My 15 year old refrigerator actually froze some food sometimes, which is something that I would not be able to do with this refrigerator and I am lucky if food is below 40 degrees.