The Mini Fridge With Freezer Buying Guide

There are all kinds of places where pint sized refrigerators come in very handy.  Offices use them to store employee lunches.  University and college students have come to depend on them as a dorm room necessity.  They have even found their way into garages, RV’s, trailers, and boats as a convenient way to keep things cold.  Before you go out and  buy a mini fridge with freezer though, it is wise to consider a few important things about these small appliances.

First of all, they come in many different sizes, from the ultra-small to about three quarters of the size of a normal refrigerator.  The size you get will depend on what you are going to use it for.  Obviously, it all you are going to do is keep your lunch in it everyday, you can go with a small model.  Maybe something like a 1.5 cubic foot capacity fridge would do.  If you are using one of these mini fridges in your apartment or dorm room however, I would spring for the biggest one you can afford and fit into your room.  The reason is that dorm rooms normally have 2 people in them, and these little fridges can fill up pretty fast.  A lot of times you can get a larger mini fridge for just a little bit more than a tiny one.

A second thing to look out for is the freezer on the unit.  Most mini fridges with freezers simply don’t work very well.  While the fridge part may work ok for keeping stuff chilled, the freezer part often becomes full of ice as it thaws and freezes repeatedly.  If you are using one of these appliances as your primary refrigerator, I would definitely recommend getting a mini fridge with separate freezer.  Units that have a separate freezer generally work a lot better than those that just contain a little flap at the top for a freezer.  You will want to be able to keep ice cubes handy for drinks, or shove some frozen dinners in there for quick meals in a hurry.

If you are concerned about the look of the mini bar fridge, they come in a few different styles.  The basic models are usually either black or white, but you can get fancier models that have a stainless steel finish.  One more great thing about many of these fridges is that the top of them doubles as a countertop for preparing food on.

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