Official Consumer Report on Refrigerators: BOTTOM FREEZER MODELS

 

 

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

 

BRAND
AND MODEL

PRICE

OVERALL SCORE

STORAGE IN CU. FT. (CLAIMED/MEASURED)

DIMENSIONS (IN.) HXWXD

KWH/YR.

ENERGY COST/YR.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE

NOISE

EASE OF USE

 

Overall Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOTTOM-FREEZER MODELS (18 TO 22 CU. FT.)

Kenmore (Sears) 7228[2]

$1,700.00

21.9/16

70 x 33 x 32

490

41

 

Amana ARB2217C[W]

$1,250.00

21.9/16

70 x 33 x 31

520

44

 

Maytag Plus MBB2254GE[W]

$1,025.00

21.9/15.9

70 x 33 x 31

520

44

 

GE Profile PDS22LBN[WW]

$1,200.00

21.9/15.9

70 x 33 x 31

520

44

 

Kenmore (Sears) 7291[2]

$1,100.00

18.5/13.5

67 x 30 x 31

560

47

 

BUILT-IN BOTTOM-FREEZER MODELS (20 TO 21 CU. FT.)

Sub-Zero 650/F

$4,600.00

20.6/15.4

84 x 37 x 26

511

42

 

GE Monogram ZIC360NMRH

$3,900.00

20.6/13.6

84 x 37 x 26

571

47

 

KitchenAid KBRS36FKX[ ]

$4,100.00

20.9/14.4

84 x 36 x 26

513

43

 

Viking DDBB363R-SS

$4,800.00

20.3/15

84 x 36 x 25

567

47