Amana AFI2538AES Review

Overall 3.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

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Jaxpeach
Newnan, GA

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I'm not exactly in love with the "french door" refridgerator.

cost-conscious, not rich, Practical, budget conscious, looking for durability, value conscious

NOV

2008

We bought this refriedgerator after I did some research on other brands - got a steal on this particular fridge, so I can't complain too loudly. However - the brand I bought is not the issue. It's the style. After having a side-by-side style fridge for umpteen years, when we moved and I had to get a new one, I decided the french door bottom freezer was the way to go. Not. While the features of this style are attractive - I have a wide, slide out drawer (think junk drawer for your food), filtered ice & water in the door, sturdy wire baskets in the freezer compartment, adjustable shelves - it's the way the space is organized that is the problem. I considered the LG fridge that has the icemaker unit in the door, and it seemed to be a better use of space, but price was a problem. This fridge is pretty much the standard for where the icemaker is placed - upper left-hand corner - and it is one of the things that takes up a lot of space. Also, it seems like the way the shelving is configured is not very space-economical. If I adjust one of the shelves to accomodate tall items, I completely lose another shelf below. I know that sounds like, "well duh! what did you expect?" But it's one of those things that you sort of have to see to understand. In my old side-by-side, I could adjust for taller items and still have shelf room left below. In this new style, I have only one place in the door for milk, juice, sodas, etc., and it holds 2-3 items only.
The freezer is also a sore spot - think miniature chest freezer, you know the type where everything is sort of dumped into it and you have to stand on your head to find anything. Rummage, rummage, rummage, freeze, freeze, freeze! Now where is that package of strawberries I put in here last month - ah, there it is, on the very bottom under 2 tons of miscellaneous frozen items.
Well, you can't have everything, I guess, and especially not if you are on a tight budget. The Amana name is still great, although now made by Whirpool Corp. It's a beautiful appliance, and it does a good job at what it's supposed to do - keep stuff cold. Just not very organized.