5 Reasons to Buy a Freezerless Refrigerator

也许你住在一个tiny apartmentor a dorm room. Or maybe you rent a room in a larger house with a shared kitchen. You may not have a need for a full-sized refrigerator. And -- more importantly -- you simply don't have the room. This is one reason to downsize to a half-sized fridge without a freezer. It'll take up only a small amount of space in your living area. You can keep anything you must have frozen in your community freezer, and use your small fridge for personal items like soft drinks, milk, produce and yogurt.

A fridge without afreezer可以比常规冰箱/冰柜组合便宜。例如，带有漩涡冰箱/冰柜icemakeris priced from around $899 to $1299, depending on bells and whistles. But a basic Whirlpool freezerless fridge starts at $617. Get a compact refrigerator and this price disparity grows even more. Compact fridges start around $100, according to an online search at Best Buy.

您可能会使用无冰箱冰箱节省资金的另一种特定方法是将其用作Ersatz葡萄酒冰箱。如果您是真正的oenophile，您知道葡萄酒冰箱可能会很昂贵 - 全尺寸的葡萄酒冰箱最高可达1,000美元。但是，如果您只想以恒定的温度存储葡萄酒，并且并不关心最高温度，那么便宜的冰柜冰箱可能是一种便宜的选择。

If you'd like a second fridge for all the produce, deli meat and endlesscupcakesyou keep, you might be in the market for a second fridge. And a freezerless model might save you some money energy-wise.

Home appliances areEnergy-Starrated, which means they must meet standards set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). An appliance's energy use and efficiency must be displayed on a yellow EnergyGuide label, which estimates the amount of energy the appliance uses as well as approximate annual operation costs.

我们看了EnergyGuide标签on a standard refrigerator and a freezerless refrigerator from Sears:

An extra fridge could help you organize your food.

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Many people with large households like to批量购买食物来节省金钱。However, there's no point in buying food in bulk if you have nowhere to store it.

This is where a second fridge comes in handy. A second fridge can be used to store bulk drinks, produce, fresh meats and dairy. Even if you don't have a big family, if you entertain a lot, a second fridge is very convenient. No more playing Tetris with all the food everyone brings for apotluck。额外的空间可以帮助您保持一切井井有条。最重要的是，即使在车库里，您也可以在任何地方保留额外的冰箱。

If you're redoing your kitchen and would like more storage for cold and frozen foods, your interior designer may suggest a separate full-size, freezerless refrigerator and a freezer. In a custom-designed kitchen, these appliances can be cleverly disguised to match your cabinetry. That way, they can be placed anywhere in the kitchen without disrupting the look of the room.Refrigerator基本上是冰柜冰箱的“抽屉”也是一个有吸引力的选择，可用于存储小吃和soft drinksin an easy-to-reach place.