As an American, I would actually take the cold can of soda out of the refrigerator and pour it into a glass with ice just to make it that much colder. The colder, the better!
Yes, the colder the better. Fridge cold just isn't cold enough. I also take the coffee that's just come out of the coffeemaker and microwave it for a minute because it's not hot enough.
To be fair he’s living in an apartment an apartment refrigerators tend to be smaller because they have smaller kitchens. Also his doesn’t deliver ice & filtered water through the door which is very common in larger household refrigerator freezers in the US.
My brother has a refrigerator very similar to Lawrence's. I hate to tell you this but Lawrence's refrigerator is rather small by American standards. My brother complains at least once a week that his refrigerator is not big enough to accommodate the needs of him and his wife. And I agree.
@@drchapman6501 If he complains about it tell him to check the local papers for refurbished appliances. I bought my GE Profile black refrigerator for $400 a few years ago from such a place. It has worked with no issues since then.
The refrigerator Lawrence stood next to, is actually small compared to the ones I have owned for the last 15-20 years. The top of mine(side-by-side refrigerator) is above my head, and the freezer door has an ice cube and cold water dispenser. Lawrence must be lucky to have one that old that has survived.
I was thinking the same. A typical American frig is at least two meters tall. The most popular model is the side by side frig with the freezer on the left side and the frig on the right. 33-36 inches in width. His was a 27. I lived in Europe for 7 years and noticed some of my friends would grocery shop almost daily. For Americans, we typically only go once a month but no more than every two weeks.
Yeah, I'm thinking it's because he lives in an apartment? I've noticed apartment fridges tend to be smaller due to the space issue. (Although you can actually see where the kitchen designers scaled the cabinet to fit the fridge, Lawrence's fridge falls a few inches short)
When you say "American Refrigerator", you may be meaning one thing... But just look online and you'll see that there are hundreds of Brands and sizes available. Lawrence's is about the size of what we call "Apartment Size". About 15-18 cubic feet interior space. House fridges can be that size (again depending on space), but are typically 21-25 cubic feet. Still, you can buy up to truly massive 28-30 cubic feet before having to buy commercial grade Refrigerators.
The small UK fridges are used in university dorm rooms in the US. My neighbor bought one for his daughter for $100 USD. I have a double door fridge, and my friend in NY has one that goes from the floor to ceiling. The thing is massive. And it was not cheap.
Remember if you get a refrigerator with an icemaker you have to have water run to it. So if the flat you rent is not already set up for that your Landlord would have to be okay with you having it done. It is normally just a small water line you can run from a T-junction off the sink's water supply but it would still involve drilling holes in walls or the back of the cabinets to get it to the refrigerator.
yes it is true that in order to have the automatic ice maker make ice on a reliable basis you need a small, separate water line that goes from the fridge to one of the branches of the main water pipe in your residence.
we have 2 full sized refrigerators along with a chest deep freezers. most ppl i know have more than one fridge or freezer, usually an extra one kept in the garage.
His fridge is a very small upright fridge. We have two fridges, one in our kitchen and another one in the hall/pantry area between our kitchen and garage. The second one is primarily for drinks, leftovers or larger items. It's also nice having a second freezer for stocking up on items.
Here in Cali we, for the most part, have large French door fridges. Ours has two ice makers, one in the door and one in the bottom drawer. All of my drinks have to be ice cold. Lawrence has a very small refrigerator, very short too. We also have a large freezer in the garage and a smaller third freezer in the kitchen corner. Makes for a great Costco shopping run.
I grew up in Cali fluctuating between living with my mother who was poor and my aunt who was middle class, and have been back many times, and even in the middle class, we did not have a double-side fridge. It was one like Laurence's fridge, it was just a new version of my mother's. Even friends did not have a double-side fridge in their home. However we did have a deep freezer. ,
@@shadowkissed2370 growing up I dont remember anyone having French door fridges but we did have deep freezers. I think they are more common now days. We too had deep freezers growing up though.
your description is less about location and more about class. most apartments in CA don't even come with a fridge, tenants buy their own upon move-in + take it w| em when they go. the type of fridge you find, very much depends based on affordability, i.e. class.
@@hellaSwankkyToo wow really your apartments don’t come with a refrigerator? I have never seen an apartment that didn’t come with a full kitchen. I lived in San Francisco for five years and I don’t remember ever viewing an apartment that didn’t have a full kitchen.
@@pjschmid2251 Same, grew up in L.A. we had a french door fridge and when I moved out at 18 and got my own place my apartment had all appliances. My fridge was a top freezer fridge but this was in the 90s so maybe landlords have become cheap since then? 😄
Lawrence's fridge is actually the most common style in rental properties (especially apartments) and in older homes. The older ones and standard apartment ones are usually white or black rather than stainless steel though. The double door fridges became popular in homes in the 90s-00s. The style Millie likes, double doors on top and freezer drawer below, is relatively new and not super common. I prefer it myself though and whenever I move somewhere that needs a new fridge, that's what I'll buy. In my area I consider myself lucky to have a double door fridge, they almost always have ice and water in the door itself. But the freezer is so useless. It's so narrow and shallow I can't even store a frozen pizza in there. The kind with the freezer drawer typically has 2 ice makers, one for the door and one for the drawer that can be turned off for extra storage,or turned on in advance of parties. My mom has that kind and it's great. The kind like Lawrence has almost always has the ice maker like his, but no water dispenser anywhere which kinda sucks. But there's always Brita pitchers lol
they have fridges here that have a computer on the front that allows you to look inside without opening the door. Also some have ice dispensers built into the outside of the door
True, but it’s very recent and niche. I wouldn’t want one. Fridge/Freezer combos with water and ice dispensers already have complicated technology. I really wouldn’t want to add computer and web technology. Sounds like lots of expensive upkeep and too many opportunities for expensive repair calls.
@@poohbearsmom2964 I agree. That’s how am with washers and dryers. The fancy ones with the electronic panels have always ended up having problems for me. I finally ended up going with the simple old fashioned kind with the knobs that you turn and it has been working problem free for years.
@@KM-gi1vs We've had a pair of LG front loaders with the electronic display and the bleeps and the bloops for about 15 years. Other than being a little scuffed up, we've put off replacing them because they still work very well for us. Hoping to get them to 20+ years. However, I agree about electronics. At some point it is ridiculous, like the refrigerators with the giant screens on the front of them. I do not understand the point of them. "You can see whats inside with cameras" i guess, but you can also buy them with glass panels in the front, or you can just open and look inside. The cost of losing that cold air is probably cheaper after a decade that paying for the computer and screen and all that. Water/ice dispenser though is a must have for me.
Always enjoy your reactions! I think part of the reason the “American Refrigerator” has evolved to be so large has to do with our long work hours (most full timers do 40-70 hours per week). Many of us simply don’t have time for daily or multiple trips a week to the market for fresh ingredients, so it’s become habit to bulk buy, the once a 1-2 weeks that we do make it to the stores. It makes it easier to have on hand between the hustle and bustle of commuting, work, school and other activities/commitments.
Excellent points! Additionally, many residential areas in UK have shops and houses all on the same streets or just round the corner. If you forget something, you can just pop round, pick up what you need and be back in ten minutes. In most American suburban communities, zoning laws prohibit having commercial grocery stores, drug stores, etc. in or near residences. That means it's really inefficient to just run to the store for a lime you forgot to buy. You have to turn off anything on the stove, get the car out, drive however far to the nearest supermarket, find a parking space. Go in, get your lime, stand in line, then reverse the whole process to get back home after wasting an hour. That's why we buy in bulk. Last Christmas I bought 40 lbs of frozen chicken from Costco and could easily get it into the freezer, even with all the other stuff that was there. There's a lot more to that story, but I"ll leave it there.
The ice isn't just for cooling soda - It's part of the experience. Being able to jingle/swirl your ice around your glass between sips makes you feel sophisticated. And when they get smaller they make a nice, crunchy snack.
The funny thing is, the whole time he was standing in front of his fridge, I was thinking, "it's pretty short." I mean, the freezer part is fine but the actual fridge part was a good foot or more shorter than mine, and mine isn't big by any stretch in America. I'm 6'2" and can barely see the top of it, so unless he's just a giant... Also, when I was growing up my grandma had what we call a deep freeze, which is basically a fridge-sized box except lying on its side, except it's all freezer. We could have eaten for months in a house of 7 without ever having to get groceries.
Yes we have a large refrigerator in our kitchen, and an old one in tne basement. The one in the basement is for bottles of water and large things we buy such as a watermellon or corn on the cob from a farmer (still with all the natural covering) or a frozen turkey to thaw The kitchen fridge holds all the day to day foods and "lots" of condiments. We also have a large chest freezer where we store meat, frozen vegetables, or large supply of garden produce, or bags of fresh caught fish from our neighbor. We are senior citizens and our kids always remark that there's no room in our fridge!
I am with Millie. Love the freezer on the bottom. I just had to buy a new French door fridge, with ice and water dispensed from the door. I bought a smudge proof stainless steel model. It cost 1868 on sale and is 25.7 cubic feet. They come slot larger and with more bells and whistles but for a couple in their 70's, it is plenty for us.😀
It's my experience that most Americans would refer to a "French Door" 'fridge as a side-by-side. As for an in-door ice dispenser, I like the ones with a cube/crushed selection. Crushed ice is much quicker at cooling a warm drink down than whole cubes.
@@SubFT If you go to Lowes or Home Depot or an actual appliance store in the US, (or their websites) you'll see French Door Refrigerators marketed as ... French Door Refrigerator. And the side-by-side's being a different thing where refrigerator and the freezer compartments are on either side, and the doors go the full length top to bottom, being sold as side-by-sides by the stores.
We bought one with a freezer on bottom and it didn't last. We paid $2500 for that fridge, and it stopped working within 5-6 yrs. So we went back to the side by side/french door model. So disappointed. It was a name brand fridge too!
As a taller gentleman, I too enjoy the freezer-on-the-bottom style. No more bending over to reach things. Same reason I put my washer and dryer up on pedistals, too (not the proper, rip-off-priced ones, just good old cinder blocks).
The type of fridge you describe (desire) at the beginning of the video is called "French door" style refrigerator/freezer. The top part looks like a typical side-by-side with two doors but is only the fridge. This allows all your fridge contents to be closer to eye level, increasing accessibility, and the lack of a center column allows you to put larger/wider items more easily in the fridge (like 16-inch or sheet pizzas). The freezer is actually located in the bottom part with drawers-style doors...though new ones also have french-door style doors. French-door fridges have been around for a very long time but have only recently become popular...mainly, as a luxury item. Besides seals/insulation and design/maintenance issues in early models, people didn't like the inconvenience of the freezer (and therefore the icemaker) in a "chest" format in the bottom half. While the refrigerator portion can be more convenient, frozen items were no longer at eye level and no longer as easily accessible. Items are often stacked on top of each other necessitating taking everything out on top to get that one item on the bottom that you want. Remember the saying "out of sight, out of mind". People put things in a chest freezer and that item goes to the bottom and is forgotten as things get piled on top...and ends up getting thrown out. Newer French-door fridges have French-doors for both the fridge and double doors for the freezer sections (double doors instead of drawer style doors, but they are not true French-doors as they have a center column separating the two halves). This solves the inconvenience issue...but further adds to the cost of the item...which brings up...cost. Cost is the biggest drawback today of a French-door fridge. They cost more than a "traditional" side-by-side or top freezer model of the same size...like 50%+ more. That is why they are more commonly seen in luxury homes and are therefore now associated as a luxury "must-have". By all means, look into a French-door fridge is you are in need of a new refrigeration unit. Just because they don't work for some people doesn't mean they won't work for you. Try out (imagine) how you will use the fridge...how you will store the things you normally have in your fridge and compare that to your current side-by-side or freezer on top. It might actually work well for you. Get the size that best fits your space and has the features/design that gives you most convenience...and is from a company with high reliability and easy and cheap parts/service. I can't stress this enough. Fridges are a very expensive appliance, both in initial cost and operational cost. You want it to last as long as possible. The primary fridge in my NY estate was installed in 1991 (when we built the house) and is still going strong. It is a built-in 48-inch side-by-side Sub-Zero with icemaker. Sub-Zero might not be as popular in your neck of the woods...but Europe has some well-known and excellent luxury brands... Gaggenau, Miele, Dacor...does La Cornue do refrigeration? You can also find good reliability and often a lot more features (like smart and internet connectivity) in brands like Samsung and LG. One more thing...ice makers/cold water dispensers need a water source to function. If you have a water line running to the area at the back of where the fridge goes, all's well. If not, look into the feasibility of getting that done and the cost of it before purchasing a fridge with those features. Lastly, the fridge shown in the video (Lawrence's own fridge?) is on the small side for a US home. It is more like an apartment fridge. Just saying because I don't remember being able to easily throw my arm on top of most fridges. The undercounter fridge/freezer, that was shown as common in the UK, is not common in US homes except for, maybe, luxury homes as accessory cold storage units outside the kitchen (e.g. wet bar). Some people have "portable" mini fridges for the same purpose (like in dorm rooms). They are used to keep a limited quantity of things near-at-hand instead of having to run to the kitchen for every little thing. For example, the primary/master bathroom in my TX home has an undercounter built in fridge (it looks like a regular cabinet) ...because, why not? Who wants to get out of the Jacuzzi whirlpool tub and go all the way to the kitchen to grab a drink?
Haha you two are so fun to watch! But Lawrence’s fridge is actually the most common size fridge you see in most apartments, smaller homes and older homes.
I'm probably what you would consider a "typical" American subscriber, a suburban middle-classer. But my wife (of 40 years) and I have both an "American" refrigerator in our kitchen, side by side with an ice maker (freezer on the left) and an "American- top freezer" refrigerator (sans ice maker) in our garage.
this is almost exactly what i grew up with: standard side-by in the kitchen w| ice-maker, additional no-ice-maker fridge in the garage. also grew up suburban middle-class.
This is what I grew up with as well but currently have a bottom drawer freezer in the house and standard top freezer in the garage. I don't mind the old style in the garage as its a beverage freezer mainly for parties and such.
My husband and I have an extra large side-by-side fridge/freezer in the kitchen, a small fridge/freezer and a large chest freezer in the garage. We used to have a group child care home and 3 children and usually an exchange student, but now it's just the two of us.
As a American we have a big fridge with 2 doors and freezer on the left, the fridge he has looks small to me as well that he say's is "big" lol....that tiny fridge the guy showed under the counter is very small! lol wow. Thank you for sharing guys!
My fridge has two ice makers.. one in the door (french doors), and one in the freezer (freezer on the bottom). It also has wifi and emails me a monthly report of how many times each door was opened, what the average temperature was, how much water was dispensed, etc.
I’ve always wanted that style of fridge. Freezer on the bottom. Ice maker and water on the door . Even dogs and cats know how to use them. You NEED that fridge . I also had a chest/deep freezer. Big garden. Fruit and veggies, plus we canned food. My brother raised chickens and I came home with 15 of them. Yup, had room. My uncle had cows. We ate good 😊
That was more than likely an apartment fridge - they tend to be small than regular size fridges. They make good use of the size they have. I now must have an ice machine in my fridge. I used to just keep refilling ice trays but I ended up with eight trays to keep up with my ice usage.
I just looked up a fridge like she was talking about, Dimensions:35.8" W x 34.3" D x 70" H, $2,899. I have 3 refrigerators and 3 chest freezers at my house. 1 fridge is in the kitchen, 1 is on the back porch for beer, water, wine, sodas, and liquor and 1 in the basement for an overflow. The 3 freezers are for meat and such. One reason I would use a glass for a soda with ice is if I had a 2 liter bottle of soda, the ice would keep it cold.
I drink a lot of water, and I love it ice cold. Texas tap water is very warm, (who'd have thought?) and requires lots of ice. The water dispenser in the door is cold, but I still put it over ice.
i love the fridges that have the water and ice things on the door so you can get fresh cold water straight from the fridge door along with ice cubes all without opening the door at all.
After tax I paid around $3500, but they get around 8 or 9000 for the fancy ones. So, keeping that in mind, $3500 is more like lower mid-tier. Kinda ridiculous.
@@Locke99GS frig, stove, washer and dryer cost me less than that and are still working after 26 years. they have outlasted the hot water heater and furance /air conditioner. people think i am cheap and i think they are nuts.
@@victorhopper6774 I didn't claim that less expensive units exist, I was just trying to give some context to some of the prices. I paid $3500, the original poster said they paid $3000. I didn't want people to think that these were high end or super nice refrigerators because some people that don't know any better might think these are high end - rather they sit somewhere in the middle. They get much more expensive, but since this is middle, it is implied that lesser tiers exist with lesser costs.
Over here in Texas we have freezer on top fridge on bottom, freezer on bottom thats a drawer that you pull out like y'all described, and side by side freezer and fridge. If you hunt, fish, have a garden of veggies and prefer to freeze vs home can, or you have a large family or buy large amounts bulk items at Sam's or Costco then you're likely to have a deep freezer and typically these live in garages. It's also possible to have an upright freezer that's the same size as your refrigerator which would also probably be in your garage as well but you don't see these too much anymore because they aren't very efficient and warm up way too fast if the power goes out for more than a few hours.
Getting a fridge where the freezer is on the bottom is a game changer. So much more convenient...and as I get older and the knees creakier, less bending is awesome! 😆
I’ve had my refrigerator 9 years now purchased in 2012. It has freezer on the bottom and it has ice maker. I sure hope it last cause they are all expensive now. I got a Maytag.
@@ChrisWootenNorthCarolina Expensive to buy and very expensive to repair, which is a scam well known to appliance repairmen that involves almost all modern appliances. My fridge is 19 years old and I dread having to replace it with junk that's designed to fail in a few years.
As a fan of the UK TV show 'Escape to the Country' I often play a game called where's the fridge when the real estate agent shows the kitchen. What Laurence is showing us is a typical apartment (flat) size fridge that is usually 15 to 18 cubic feet. U.S. fridges come in various sizes, freezer on top, freezer on bottom, side-by-side and french-door where the fridge has swing doors and the freezer is a drawer. I have a counter depth french-door at home and a typical but smaller top freezer type in my condo. Under the counter fridges are called bar-fridges in the U.S. (or doorm room fridges). This would be a great addition to your office/studio.
Besides the French door fridges (Millie’s favorite) there are also side by side fridges. 3/4 on the right is the fridge and 1/4 on the left is the freezer with water and ice dispenser. Also, the dispenser does ice cubes and crushed ice.
I have 4 kids and we always host big holiday dinners for our extended family at our place. We have a large French door fridge with freezer on the bottom in our kitchen, and a second full sized fridge of the same type in our laundry room. I used the one in the kitchen for leftovers and fresh produce, and the second fridge for cheese, yogurt, and less frequently used produce that lasts a long time. I love having both fridges!
I have one like millie was saying she wants (bought on payment plan) where the fridge part on top has the 2 doors that open.. and has fileted water tap inside.. and the bottom is the freezer and it's a pull out drawer it actually has an extra smaller drawer inside it where the ice maker drops the ice on the left side into the tray.. and the right and bottom part you just putwhatever your want Oh yeah there's also an alarm on the fridge you can turn on so that people don't have the fridge open too long or accidentally not shut it.. so it will beep at you til you turn off the alarm or close the doors I also have a deep freezer for larger items but mostly is used to store the meat from hunting.. so right now it's full of hog and venison and fish.. And last but not least I have a mini fridge out in the shop/ shed.. but it's broken so instead of refrigerating, it freezes everything if you never it in there too long.. lol but we just use it to hold bottled water so when your outside working you can pull out a bottle and it will very fast melt in this southeast Texas heat and humidity and you have a nice cold water without having to walk back inside over and over for cold water to cool off when your outside working
@@garycamara9955 except when you open it. Top freezers let all the cold air out when you open the door. Freezers on the bottom with a drawer keep the cold air inside when you open it
I just replaced my deep/chest freezer last week. Granted, my old one was over 20 years old. It was still running, but the insulation was falling out of the lid. I love using it for keeping large quantities of berries when we go pick them ourselves as well as bulk meats (we do have 5 people in my household).
My family, mom, dad, me and 3 brothers are hunters and fishermen. We grew up with a kitchen sized refrigerator, larger and taller than Lawrence's with a freezer section on top. We also had a chest type deep freezer that we kept fish, venison, rabbits, squirrels, quail, frogs, berries, bags of ice cubes (for family gatherings), gallons of bagged ice cubes, etc.
I'm in the south, and we often have 2 deep freezers in conjunction with a kitchen fridge. Some families hunt and will use one freezer for deer and fowl. My family uses one deep freezer for holiday meats (Turkey, Ham, sides of ribs etc) stuff we plan for family functions. The other deep freezer basically replenishes the regular freezer inside. It's purpose is to hold bulk every day foods.
Holy cow Lawrence has a tiny fridge! Then when you said brits have an EVEN smaller fridge🤯 I honestly was shocked when I seen the under cabinet fridge!! How do British families with multiple children fit everything in there??? So we're a family of 4, and our kitchen fridge is a double door one, and the ice/ water maker is in the front door, and inside there is a second ice maker that makes ice if multiple sizes... so big circle ones, and larger rectangle size. The regular ice size comes out the front ice/ water part. Yes, I do think people in the US like ice! I know our family is obsessed with icy drinks. Then we also have a second fridge downstairs where our bar, and pool table/ gaming area is. That fridge is double door as well, and is basically our drink fridge. That's where I store all the pops, water, beer, bubbly water, gatorade... I guess most people I know have more then 1 fridge so it doesn't seem odd to me to have multiple bigfridges.. I'll keep my fingers crossed 🤞 you'll get your big fridge
We have 3 fridges - one in the kitchen and two in the garage, which are filled with sodas, water, beer, etc. The extra freezer space comes in handy when we stock up on meats, frozen foods etc. The ones in the garage are used and a little beat up, but they work fine.
We had to replace our last one (15 years old) with a new one a few months back. I miss my old one. This new one is suppose to be larger by a couple cubic feet. We had a side by side where one side was the fridge and other side was freezer. new one has freezer on top and fridge on bottom. Hate it but being in a bind we had to get what we could afford. It still cost us $1400+.
His 'fridge' in the video is a small apartment size or 'starter' fridge by American standards. Our normal fridge is not even a side-by-side fridge any longer. We would consider a French 3 door fridge standard now. (The one Millie was describing). We then have 4 doors like I have...36 cubic feet, ice/water through the door, French door top section, under that a full with thin drawer (great for water, pop, juice, sticks of butter, lunch meat, cheeses, and if having a party a great place to store the birthday cake)...this section is also separately temperature controlled from the upper section, I keep it on drinks (34°) so my sodas and water are very cold ...in fact, the ones in the back may get bits of frozen soda/pop in the can. Finally, the bottom is the pull out freezer with a sliding shelf inside (honestly, my sliding shelf is all Ice Cream in our household...we are addicted to Ice Cream). Sadly though, that is not enough for us...we have a stand up separate freezer and another refrigerator in our garage. The refrigerator in the garage is a small, 12 cubic ft, full size Galanze refrigerator...and yes, they are all full. We buy when on sale to stock up so we use a lot of freezer space and drink space. And even with the ice cold drink coming out of the fridge, I will still pour it over ice in a glass unless walking out the house to get into the car.
Even if I store my cokes (yes, all soft drinks are “cokes” in the south) in the fridge, I still want it in a glass full of ice, to make it even colder! 😊😊
Lawrence has the very basic common style refrigerator with freezer on top ..Mine is the same like most Americans and I have a separate waist high chest style deep freezer that only uses about $15 cost of power annually ..Keep the fan motor and compressor and condenser area clean from dust build up and the machines can last for decades ..
That is an apartment sized refrigerator. If you notice the space between the top of the fridge and the bottom of the cabinet above it- it is usually the standard size opening.
I remember watching that video, because I thought he was making a joke, because that is the smallest kitchen refrigerator available (16cu ft/453 liter), while the older standard size refrigerators were 18cu ft/ 509 liters). My refrigerator is 27.2 cu ft/764 liters), but i was trying to buy a 29cu ft/821 liter one. unfortunately there was a 6 week wait, so I got the 764 liter one instead. (it has a filter water dispenser and makes ice which can be crushed or uncrushed)
One reason for so much freezer space is that in rural areas people still can and freeze their own food from the garden. As long as it is done properly it is much better than commercially packaged food!
Lawrence’s fridge is more typical of the 2nd fridge most people have in the basement, garage or back porch. One fridge is rarely enough and that doesn’t count the drink fridge which is your typical under counter fridge,we use them for just drinks.
We have a lot. 2 full sized freezer/fridge combo, one upright freezer, 4 mini fridges and one midsize fridge/freezer combo. All fully stocked. Family of only 5 so I guess we’re gluttons. 🤷🏻♀️
We have a side by side refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen, a standup freezer in the garage and a spare refrigerator like Lawrence has in the garage and it is just my wife and I, so Americans love their appliances :) -- the spare refrigerator is old and we use it for drinks mostly.
Millie my wife and I just purchased the style of fridge you described. We love it. During the buying processed several outlets informed us that the fridges with ice/water in the door fail more than any other. We listened and opted for ice maker only no water. Love your videos.
I’m glad you mentioned the deep freeze. A lot of people here (Florida US) have a nice new fridge/freezer with ice and water dispenser inside the kitchen, an older model fridge/freezer combo in the garage for drinks AND a deep freeze in the garage for meats. Also, I got my dream fridge with the double doors and pull our freezer on the bottom and sadly the freezer space is really small with the pull out shelves and everything falls under the pull out shelf. It is much more inconvenient than I imagined. Hopefully they make tweaks to the new models because this one is so hard to keep clean and there have been so many times it didn’t close completely and everything got frosty and warmer.
We just finished remodeling our kitchen and bought a Bosch frig. Two door upper and a pull out lower drawer freezer - LOVE it!! Pricey - but will last longer than a new car. 20 years easy
I recently remodeled my kitchen to my dream kitchen in America. Let me start by saying I have a large house (about 4,000 sf) and we opened our formal dining room and glass sunroom with our kitchen so our refrigerator freezer doesn't appear so massive. It is a side by side refrigerator/freezer (which is common in the US) with each unit of comparable size. My refrigerator has roll-out shelves that are wide and deep enough to place two cookie sheets side by side. My freezer is of comparable size and we elected to leave out the small ice maker to allow more room for frozen foods. We placed a separate icemaker under the kitchen island so we never run out of ice, which is very important in the Deep South in the summer. My refrig/freezer is a semi-custom Subzero brand and cost around $4,800. Far from the traditional refrigerator even in the States but I'm in love.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld The roll out shelves in the freezer were part of the semi- customizing I did. I believe mine is 36 or 38 cubic sq ft, more like a industrial kitchen but it is fabulous as we entertain a lot!
That is a very small fridge. The fridge I have has an ice maker that delivers ice through the door, large or small, whole or crushed and ice water. My Nana had a full size freezer, just like a fridge but it was all freezer. Not a deep freezer and tall one. And my Granddaddy had a whole fridge to a certain temp just for beer.
A common thing, at least in the Midwest, is to have a garage fridge. This is where you keep your beer, soda, and cold. Some even have a chest freezer full of food too.
A glass with ice cubes is a more formal thing like sitting down to have dinner at a dinner table canned and bottle drinks are supposed to be on the go😁👍
People have been getting counter depth refridgerator/freezers that are often sub-zeros as well. They are usually pretty wide like 1.5 meters. Also Americans also put extra fridges and freezers in the garage.
We have a full sized, “American,” fridge and we have a second fridge in the garage. We also have two chest freezers, but one is off at the moment. If I were to get a half pig or half a beef, we would plug-in the second chest freezer.
My grandmother had a massive garden and most of our food came from there. We had a very small (By US standards) side-by-side fridge/freezer combo where our "every day" groceries were kept and 4 more freezers in the basement to keep the overflow groceries.
My daughter has a fridge like you described upper fridge part with two doors then lower freezer drawers. Hers does not have the automatic ice maker, it does have the gun metal finish with stainless steel handles cost under $1000
I have my next fridge picked out. It’s 29.75 cubic feet, two ice makers (regular ice and spherical cocktail ice), French door fridge, and an intermediate drawer that can be set to either fridge or freezer. Next year.
As some have said that fridge of his is kind of small compared to most American standard Fridges. We have at home a 28 cubic foot side by side refrigerator/freezer. Ours also has the auto-icemaker and ice dispenser in the door as well as a filtered cold water dispenser as well.
Many refrigerators in the U.S. are "side-by-side" with a refrigerator on one side and a freezer on the other. Most of those have ice and chilled water dispensers in the freezer door, so you don't have to open the freezer to get ice. We also have standing freezers that are the same size as refrigerators. Add to that, chest freezers, which are large boxes (chests) 10, 15 or even twenty cubic feet in capacity, which load and unload from the top. They are slightly more efficient because gravity keeps most of the cold air in when one opens the lid.
just bought a new GE side-by-side fridge this weekend. it was $2000. it's 70" tall and 36" wide and stores a total of just over 25 cu.ft. the best part is the ice maker and filtered water dispenser in the door, so no need to open the door for ice, and also get nice, cool, water...
I have actually two fridge/ freezer combos myself. Both do different things. The one in the garage is a standard top/ bottom style for mostly meat, drinks, and stuff that just needs a ton of space. In the kitchen is a French door style with freezer on bottom. That’s for everyday stuff as it has more room but it’s just easier to use. It’s just easy if you use the fridges in the right way. The one in the kitchen is degree accurate so I can control how cold something is while the one in the garage is pretty general that just gets it cold and not much else. The garage fridge was actually a gift from a old friend that didn’t need it so we got it which was just replaced as the old one was leaking bad but whatever it’s ours now. The ice maker is a pretty standard function just what way it comes out is dependent on the fridge. Some have the tray inside so you scoop it out, others just a button press and cubes come out, and some don’t have ice but it’s dependent on the manufacturer. The big names here that make kitchen appliances are kenmore, General Electric or GE, LG, Viking if you can find them ever, kitchenaid, and thermoking for commercial use. Honestly GE, LG, and possibly kenmore are the more chosen brand as their stuff just lasts. Viking is just impossible to find as they are purely super high end restaurants or just private chefs wanting to blow money for some strong tech. Thermoking is more like converting an entire room into a fridge or freezer as I worked restaurants most of my life with a thermoking fridge and freezer and they get the job done.
In my house I have a fridge in the kitchen. Then a fridge in the garage for milk, soda, etc. We also have a huge freezer for meat and ice cream. Especially our beef and elk meat
Get the fridge that you want, Millie. I have one with two ice makers. One is in the fridge and the other is in the freezer. We use the one in the freezer drawer to have ice when family is coming. Otherwise, we keep it shut off and put frozen veggies in it. We also have a spare fridge in the garage and a small chest freezer.
Like myself, many Americans also have a standalone freezer in the basement as well. Kids are out of waffles? Go downstairs and bring some upstairs to the main kitchen fridge/freezer. Also like to go in on a local butchered cow each year, so always have tons of steaks, burgers, etc in the basement freezer. Always got to have a second fridge in the garage as well for beer and other refreshments for when hanging outside or cooking out where people bring their own beverage of choice. The garage fridge can be cheap or second hand… just there if you need it. My garage fridge was the one that came with my house I replaced. Simple, old, white, runs kind of loud, but keeps drinks cold.
In the US we do not use ice that much we just put the drinks (cans, bottles) in the fridge so it is cold when we want it. We also usually have another separate freezer (I have 3) as big if not bigger then the entire fridge. The fridge he has is on the smaller side of the scale was well.
Speaking as a Texan American, I was shocked when you mentioned that the refrigerator shown is larger than what y'all have over there normally. The refrigerator that was shown as the typical British refrigerator is the same size as something that most of us here would have in the man cave or a bedroom or office in the house.The size of refrigerator shown in his kitchen is the smaller version of what most Americans would keep in their garage as a secondary refrigerator alongside the deep freeze. I absolutely love your channel and learning the differences between what y'all have and what we have and what both of us considered normal or abnormal. It really does help break the ignorance because a lot of people wouldn't think that what y'all have over there is any different than what we have here. Not to mention that y'all do this in the most adorable way possible. Much love from Texas. Keep up the great videos! 😊❤️😊❤️😊 Also as a side note have you checked out the refrigerators that talk to you and scan the contents in your refrigerator to let you know what you need to go shopping for? It is eerily intriguing to say the least. Oh and by the way we do love our eyes to keep our drinks cold once they're taken out of the refrigerator IF we have kept them there. Drinks I know here in our home we don't normally put in the refrigerator because it just takes up space that could be used for other things.
His fridge is a transition fridge. Look how much room on top. Other note, The best cold soda. Is mug in freezer ready to use. Soda in fridge. Put ice in frozen mug then cold soda. Mug frosts up, a cold puff of air above a very refreshing cold drink
Many "American" fridges are much larger than this one in Lawrence's video. Also many deliver ice and water through the door-you don't need to open the fridge for either.
Most of my neighbors growing up in PNW had 2 freezers in the garage: one for Costco food and one for meat from hunting (usually deer). It’s pretty common to have a second freezer in the basement/garage. I live in a small-ish condo and have a refrigerator the same size as Lawrence. It’s from the 1980s and will likely outlive me lol. Definitely small compared to modern refrigerators in the US now. Going to watch a few times. Get that fridge Millie!
@@davidcosta2244 We don’t have a BJ’s store in the Pacific NW. No Sam’s Club either but we do have Wal-Mart. They’re just not as popular here as Costco.
That fridge is positively tiny. I've got a 6' side by side in kitchen, a wine fridge, a drink fridge, a 6' regular fridge/freezer and a 6' upright deep freezer. Plus 2 of my kids have mini fridges in their rooms.
If you want a fridge with the freezer on the bottom, you should check out the 4-door fridges. I have a Whirlpool 4-door fridge, and thinks it's the best I've ever had. What's nice is that you only need to open half the fridge or freezer to use it, letting in less heat. Has tons of storage space too. I had to get a counter depth fridge due to my kitchen layout, but the fridge is 36 inches wide so still plenty of storage space. Cheers!
As an American, I would actually take the cold can of soda out of the refrigerator and pour it into a glass with ice just to make it that much colder. The colder, the better!
And so the ice doesn't melt.
Totally
Yes, the colder the better. Fridge cold just isn't cold enough. I also take the coffee that's just come out of the coffeemaker and microwave it for a minute because it's not hot enough.
In a stainless steel cup so the ice doesn’t melt and stays super duper cold. So true, LG.
Same here! We'll even have a pitcher of water in the fridge and still drink it with ice.
Yeah... Lawrence’s fridge is tiny. Sorry Lawrence; it’s not all about size, it’s how you use it.
To be fair he’s living in an apartment an apartment refrigerators tend to be smaller because they have smaller kitchens. Also his doesn’t deliver ice & filtered water through the door which is very common in larger household refrigerator freezers in the US.
My brother has a refrigerator very similar to Lawrence's. I hate to tell you this but Lawrence's refrigerator is rather small by American standards. My brother complains at least once a week that his refrigerator is not big enough to accommodate the needs of him and his wife. And I agree.
@@drchapman6501 If he complains about it tell him to check the local papers for refurbished appliances. I bought my GE Profile black refrigerator for $400 a few years ago from such a place. It has worked with no issues since then.
Laurence is taller than most people realize but that Is a typical full-size refrigerator for an apartment.
I was just about to say something similar minus the LMAO comment!!!!!
The refrigerator Lawrence stood next to, is actually small compared to the ones I have owned for the last 15-20 years. The top of mine(side-by-side refrigerator) is above my head, and the freezer door has an ice cube and cold water dispenser. Lawrence must be lucky to have one that old that has survived.
It's tiny!
I was thinking the same. A typical American frig is at least two meters tall. The most popular model is the side by side frig with the freezer on the left side and the frig on the right. 33-36 inches in width. His was a 27.
I lived in Europe for 7 years and noticed some of my friends would grocery shop almost daily. For Americans, we typically only go once a month but no more than every two weeks.
Yeah, I'm thinking it's because he lives in an apartment? I've noticed apartment fridges tend to be smaller due to the space issue. (Although you can actually see where the kitchen designers scaled the cabinet to fit the fridge, Lawrence's fridge falls a few inches short)
@@mabutoo we've always gone to the store weekly to stock up & to buy fresh produce for the next week.
That fridge is what we would call "apartment sized." Also, Millie, the fridge you are describing is about $3000 and up!
The small fridges under the counter are used for college dormitories. Totally enjoyed this video!
well brits are like freshmen in college. no clue
I have one in my shop (garage)
We have one under the counter of our outdoor grilling area along with a separate ice maker built under there also.
Or they are used as "beer fridges"
I had one in my dorm back in college and now I have one in my work office. It means not having to worry about coworkers eating your lunch.
When you say "American Refrigerator", you may be meaning one thing... But just look online and you'll see that there are hundreds of Brands and sizes available. Lawrence's is about the size of what we call "Apartment Size". About 15-18 cubic feet interior space. House fridges can be that size (again depending on space), but are typically 21-25 cubic feet. Still, you can buy up to truly massive 28-30 cubic feet before having to buy commercial grade Refrigerators.
Condo size.
@@lavenderoh no, regular house size for people who are not obese!
If you got lots of money you can have one built into the wall of the kitchen or a walk-in refrigerator.
@@theonewhowalksalone1957 Not everyone with a large fridge are obese. Get over yourself. Ugh! You kinda make me sick.
@@theonewhowalksalone1957 obesity doesn’t have anything to do with fridge size.
The small UK fridges are used in university dorm rooms in the US. My neighbor bought one for his daughter for $100 USD.
I have a double door fridge, and my friend in NY has one that goes from the floor to ceiling. The thing is massive. And it was not cheap.
Remember if you get a refrigerator with an icemaker you have to have water run to it. So if the flat you rent is not already set up for that your Landlord would have to be okay with you having it done. It is normally just a small water line you can run from a T-junction off the sink's water supply but it would still involve drilling holes in walls or the back of the cabinets to get it to the refrigerator.
yes it is true that in order to have the automatic ice maker make ice on a reliable basis you need a small, separate water line that goes from the fridge to one of the branches of the main water pipe in your residence.
Not to mention that having a separate water line running to the fridge is one more potential point of failure (i.e., leak). 😢
Or, just don't use that function!
That’s a really small fridge it’s more of apartment (multiple dwellings in one building) fridge. And I agree GET HER THAT FRIDGE.
we have 2 full sized refrigerators along with a chest deep freezers. most ppl i know have more than one fridge or freezer, usually an extra one kept in the garage.
My iced maker also crushes ice as well as making cubes. There’s also a setting for filtered chilled water.
His fridge is a very small upright fridge.
We have two fridges, one in our kitchen and another one in the hall/pantry area between our kitchen and garage. The second one is primarily for drinks, leftovers or larger items. It's also nice having a second freezer for stocking up on items.
Here in Cali we, for the most part, have large French door fridges. Ours has two ice makers, one in the door and one in the bottom drawer. All of my drinks have to be ice cold. Lawrence has a very small refrigerator, very short too. We also have a large freezer in the garage and a smaller third freezer in the kitchen corner. Makes for a great Costco shopping run.
I grew up in Cali fluctuating between living with my mother who was poor and my aunt who was middle class, and have been back many times, and even in the middle class, we did not have a double-side fridge. It was one like Laurence's fridge, it was just a new version of my mother's. Even friends did not have a double-side fridge in their home. However we did have a deep freezer. ,
@@shadowkissed2370 growing up I dont remember anyone having French door fridges but we did have deep freezers. I think they are more common now days. We too had deep freezers growing up though.
your description is less about location and more about class.
most apartments in CA don't even come with a fridge, tenants buy their own upon move-in + take it w| em when they go.
the type of fridge you find, very much depends based on affordability, i.e. class.
@@hellaSwankkyToo wow really your apartments don’t come with a refrigerator? I have never seen an apartment that didn’t come with a full kitchen. I lived in San Francisco for five years and I don’t remember ever viewing an apartment that didn’t have a full kitchen.
@@pjschmid2251 Same, grew up in L.A. we had a french door fridge and when I moved out at 18 and got my own place my apartment had all appliances. My fridge was a top freezer fridge but this was in the 90s so maybe landlords have become cheap since then? 😄
0:49 I don't think I've ever seen Millie so excited over anything!
Lawrence's fridge is actually the most common style in rental properties (especially apartments) and in older homes. The older ones and standard apartment ones are usually white or black rather than stainless steel though. The double door fridges became popular in homes in the 90s-00s. The style Millie likes, double doors on top and freezer drawer below, is relatively new and not super common. I prefer it myself though and whenever I move somewhere that needs a new fridge, that's what I'll buy. In my area I consider myself lucky to have a double door fridge, they almost always have ice and water in the door itself. But the freezer is so useless. It's so narrow and shallow I can't even store a frozen pizza in there. The kind with the freezer drawer typically has 2 ice makers, one for the door and one for the drawer that can be turned off for extra storage,or turned on in advance of parties. My mom has that kind and it's great. The kind like Lawrence has almost always has the ice maker like his, but no water dispenser anywhere which kinda sucks. But there's always Brita pitchers lol
I really don't like the narrow freezers in the side-by-sides either.
they have fridges here that have a computer on the front that allows you to look inside without opening the door. Also some have ice dispensers built into the outside of the door
True, but it’s very recent and niche.
I wouldn’t want one. Fridge/Freezer combos with water and ice dispensers already have complicated technology.
I really wouldn’t want to add computer and web technology.
Sounds like lots of expensive upkeep and too many opportunities for expensive repair calls.
@@poohbearsmom2964 I agree. That’s how am with washers and dryers. The fancy ones with the electronic panels have always ended up having problems for me. I finally ended up going with the simple old fashioned kind with the knobs that you turn and it has been working problem free for years.
@@KM-gi1vs We've had a pair of LG front loaders with the electronic display and the bleeps and the bloops for about 15 years. Other than being a little scuffed up, we've put off replacing them because they still work very well for us. Hoping to get them to 20+ years.
However, I agree about electronics. At some point it is ridiculous, like the refrigerators with the giant screens on the front of them. I do not understand the point of them. "You can see whats inside with cameras" i guess, but you can also buy them with glass panels in the front, or you can just open and look inside. The cost of losing that cold air is probably cheaper after a decade that paying for the computer and screen and all that.
Water/ice dispenser though is a must have for me.
Always enjoy your reactions! I think part of the reason the “American Refrigerator” has evolved to be so large has to do with our long work hours (most full timers do 40-70 hours per week). Many of us simply don’t have time for daily or multiple trips a week to the market for fresh ingredients, so it’s become habit to bulk buy, the once a 1-2 weeks that we do make it to the stores. It makes it easier to have on hand between the hustle and bustle of commuting, work, school and other activities/commitments.
Excellent points! Additionally, many residential areas in UK have shops and houses all on the same streets or just round the corner. If you forget something, you can just pop round, pick up what you need and be back in ten minutes.
In most American suburban communities, zoning laws prohibit having commercial grocery stores, drug stores, etc. in or near residences. That means it's really inefficient to just run to the store for a lime you forgot to buy. You have to turn off anything on the stove, get the car out, drive however far to the nearest supermarket, find a parking space. Go in, get your lime, stand in line, then reverse the whole process to get back home after wasting an hour. That's why we buy in bulk.
Last Christmas I bought 40 lbs of frozen chicken from Costco and could easily get it into the freezer, even with all the other stuff that was there. There's a lot more to that story, but I"ll leave it there.
The ice isn't just for cooling soda - It's part of the experience.
Being able to jingle/swirl your ice around your glass between sips makes you feel sophisticated.
And when they get smaller they make a nice, crunchy snack.
Pretty sure you're not supposed to chew ice brother
The funny thing is, the whole time he was standing in front of his fridge, I was thinking, "it's pretty short." I mean, the freezer part is fine but the actual fridge part was a good foot or more shorter than mine, and mine isn't big by any stretch in America. I'm 6'2" and can barely see the top of it, so unless he's just a giant...
Also, when I was growing up my grandma had what we call a deep freeze, which is basically a fridge-sized box except lying on its side, except it's all freezer. We could have eaten for months in a house of 7 without ever having to get groceries.
thinking the same thing. my freezer is half the size but refrig is a lot bigger. mine is 25 years old
I believe he is at least 6' but I think 6'2 himself.
For those shopping for such a thing search chest freezer.
Yes we have a large refrigerator in our kitchen, and an old one in tne basement. The one in the basement is for bottles of water and large things we buy such as a watermellon or corn on the cob from a farmer (still with all the natural covering) or a frozen turkey to thaw The kitchen fridge holds all the day to day foods and "lots" of condiments. We also have a large chest freezer where we store meat, frozen vegetables, or large supply of garden produce, or bags of fresh caught fish from our neighbor. We are senior citizens and our kids always remark that there's no room in our fridge!
I am with Millie. Love the freezer on the bottom. I just had to buy a new French door fridge, with ice and water dispensed from the door. I bought a smudge proof stainless steel model. It cost 1868 on sale and is 25.7 cubic feet. They come slot larger and with more bells and whistles but for a couple in their 70's, it is plenty for us.😀
I love freezer on the bottom, but it made me realize how much I hate bending over all the time to get into it :)
It's my experience that most Americans would refer to a "French Door" 'fridge as a side-by-side. As for an in-door ice dispenser, I like the ones with a cube/crushed selection. Crushed ice is much quicker at cooling a warm drink down than whole cubes.
@@SubFT If you go to Lowes or Home Depot or an actual appliance store in the US, (or their websites) you'll see French Door Refrigerators marketed as ... French Door Refrigerator. And the side-by-side's being a different thing where refrigerator and the freezer compartments are on either side, and the doors go the full length top to bottom, being sold as side-by-sides by the stores.
We bought one with a freezer on bottom and it didn't last. We paid $2500 for that fridge, and it stopped working within 5-6 yrs. So we went back to the side by side/french door model. So disappointed. It was a name brand fridge too!
As a taller gentleman, I too enjoy the freezer-on-the-bottom style. No more bending over to reach things. Same reason I put my washer and dryer up on pedistals, too (not the proper, rip-off-priced ones, just good old cinder blocks).
We don't care if drinks come straight out of the fridge, we will still add ice. 🥤
The type of fridge you describe (desire) at the beginning of the video is called "French door" style refrigerator/freezer. The top part looks like a typical side-by-side with two doors but is only the fridge. This allows all your fridge contents to be closer to eye level, increasing accessibility, and the lack of a center column allows you to put larger/wider items more easily in the fridge (like 16-inch or sheet pizzas). The freezer is actually located in the bottom part with drawers-style doors...though new ones also have french-door style doors.
French-door fridges have been around for a very long time but have only recently become popular...mainly, as a luxury item. Besides seals/insulation and design/maintenance issues in early models, people didn't like the inconvenience of the freezer (and therefore the icemaker) in a "chest" format in the bottom half. While the refrigerator portion can be more convenient, frozen items were no longer at eye level and no longer as easily accessible. Items are often stacked on top of each other necessitating taking everything out on top to get that one item on the bottom that you want. Remember the saying "out of sight, out of mind". People put things in a chest freezer and that item goes to the bottom and is forgotten as things get piled on top...and ends up getting thrown out.
Newer French-door fridges have French-doors for both the fridge and double doors for the freezer sections (double doors instead of drawer style doors, but they are not true French-doors as they have a center column separating the two halves). This solves the inconvenience issue...but further adds to the cost of the item...which brings up...cost.
Cost is the biggest drawback today of a French-door fridge. They cost more than a "traditional" side-by-side or top freezer model of the same size...like 50%+ more. That is why they are more commonly seen in luxury homes and are therefore now associated as a luxury "must-have".
By all means, look into a French-door fridge is you are in need of a new refrigeration unit. Just because they don't work for some people doesn't mean they won't work for you. Try out (imagine) how you will use the fridge...how you will store the things you normally have in your fridge and compare that to your current side-by-side or freezer on top. It might actually work well for you. Get the size that best fits your space and has the features/design that gives you most convenience...and is from a company with high reliability and easy and cheap parts/service. I can't stress this enough. Fridges are a very expensive appliance, both in initial cost and operational cost. You want it to last as long as possible. The primary fridge in my NY estate was installed in 1991 (when we built the house) and is still going strong. It is a built-in 48-inch side-by-side Sub-Zero with icemaker.
Sub-Zero might not be as popular in your neck of the woods...but Europe has some well-known and excellent luxury brands... Gaggenau, Miele, Dacor...does La Cornue do refrigeration?
You can also find good reliability and often a lot more features (like smart and internet connectivity) in brands like Samsung and LG.
One more thing...ice makers/cold water dispensers need a water source to function. If you have a water line running to the area at the back of where the fridge goes, all's well. If not, look into the feasibility of getting that done and the cost of it before purchasing a fridge with those features.
Lastly, the fridge shown in the video (Lawrence's own fridge?) is on the small side for a US home. It is more like an apartment fridge. Just saying because I don't remember being able to easily throw my arm on top of most fridges.
The undercounter fridge/freezer, that was shown as common in the UK, is not common in US homes except for, maybe, luxury homes as accessory cold storage units outside the kitchen (e.g. wet bar). Some people have "portable" mini fridges for the same purpose (like in dorm rooms). They are used to keep a limited quantity of things near-at-hand instead of having to run to the kitchen for every little thing. For example, the primary/master bathroom in my TX home has an undercounter built in fridge (it looks like a regular cabinet) ...because, why not? Who wants to get out of the Jacuzzi whirlpool tub and go all the way to the kitchen to grab a drink?
Haha you two are so fun to watch! But Lawrence’s fridge is actually the most common size fridge you see in most apartments, smaller homes and older homes.
I'm probably what you would consider a "typical" American subscriber, a suburban middle-classer. But my wife (of 40 years) and I have both an "American" refrigerator in our kitchen, side by side with an ice maker (freezer on the left) and an "American- top freezer" refrigerator (sans ice maker) in our garage.
this is almost exactly what i grew up with: standard side-by in the kitchen w| ice-maker, additional no-ice-maker fridge in the garage. also grew up suburban middle-class.
That's the proper American thing to do.
This is what I grew up with as well but currently have a bottom drawer freezer in the house and standard top freezer in the garage. I don't mind the old style in the garage as its a beverage freezer mainly for parties and such.
That's the most American setup. My mom has a deep freeze instead of the second fridge though lol
My husband and I have an extra large side-by-side fridge/freezer in the kitchen, a small fridge/freezer and a large chest freezer in the garage. We used to have a group child care home and 3 children and usually an exchange student, but now it's just the two of us.
Many people, including myself keep a 2nd refrigerator in the garage only for drinks.
Yep, my brother has one in his garage for beer and to hide birthday cakes for surprise parties.
My brother has a beer fridge in the garage too!
As a American we have a big fridge with 2 doors and freezer on the left, the fridge he has looks small to me as well that he say's is "big" lol....that tiny fridge the guy showed under the counter is very small! lol wow. Thank you for sharing guys!
My fridge has two ice makers.. one in the door (french doors), and one in the freezer (freezer on the bottom). It also has wifi and emails me a monthly report of how many times each door was opened, what the average temperature was, how much water was dispensed, etc.
The excitement over an ice maker in the fridge was amazing. It's just standard in mid to higher priced unit's. It's just common.
I’ve always wanted that style of fridge. Freezer on the bottom. Ice maker and water on the door . Even dogs and cats know how to use them. You NEED that fridge . I also had a chest/deep freezer. Big garden. Fruit and veggies, plus we canned food. My brother raised chickens and I came home with 15 of them. Yup, had room. My uncle had cows. We ate good 😊
I agree!
That was more than likely an apartment fridge - they tend to be small than regular size fridges. They make good use of the size they have.
I now must have an ice machine in my fridge. I used to just keep refilling ice trays but I ended up with eight trays to keep up with my ice usage.
I just looked up a fridge like she was talking about, Dimensions:35.8" W x 34.3" D x 70" H, $2,899.
I have 3 refrigerators and 3 chest freezers at my house. 1 fridge is in the kitchen, 1 is on the back porch for beer, water, wine, sodas, and liquor and 1 in the basement for an overflow. The 3 freezers are for meat and such.
One reason I would use a glass for a soda with ice is if I had a 2 liter bottle of soda, the ice would keep it cold.
I drink a lot of water, and I love it ice cold. Texas tap water is very warm, (who'd have thought?) and requires lots of ice. The water dispenser in the door is cold, but I still put it over ice.
i love the fridges that have the water and ice things on the door so you can get fresh cold water straight from the fridge door along with ice cubes all without opening the door at all.
The nice fridges certainly aren’t cheap, mine was 3k
After tax I paid around $3500, but they get around 8 or 9000 for the fancy ones. So, keeping that in mind, $3500 is more like lower mid-tier.
Kinda ridiculous.
@@Locke99GS frig, stove, washer and dryer cost me less than that and are still working after 26 years. they have outlasted the hot water heater and furance /air conditioner. people think i am cheap and i think they are nuts.
@@victorhopper6774 I didn't claim that less expensive units exist, I was just trying to give some context to some of the prices. I paid $3500, the original poster said they paid $3000. I didn't want people to think that these were high end or super nice refrigerators because some people that don't know any better might think these are high end - rather they sit somewhere in the middle. They get much more expensive, but since this is middle, it is implied that lesser tiers exist with lesser costs.
Over here in Texas we have freezer on top fridge on bottom, freezer on bottom thats a drawer that you pull out like y'all described, and side by side freezer and fridge.
If you hunt, fish, have a garden of veggies and prefer to freeze vs home can, or you have a large family or buy large amounts bulk items at Sam's or Costco then you're likely to have a deep freezer and typically these live in garages.
It's also possible to have an upright freezer that's the same size as your refrigerator which would also probably be in your garage as well but you don't see these too much anymore because they aren't very efficient and warm up way too fast if the power goes out for more than a few hours.
I have the kind of fridge she described and it's awesome. I highly recommend getting one.
Getting a fridge where the freezer is on the bottom is a game changer. So much more convenient...and as I get older and the knees creakier, less bending is awesome! 😆
The most troublesome refrigerators that require repair are the ones with icemakers and freezer on bottom. You've been warned.
I’ve had my refrigerator 9 years now purchased in 2012. It has freezer on the bottom and it has ice maker. I sure hope it last cause they are all expensive now. I got a Maytag.
@@ChrisWootenNorthCarolina Expensive to buy and very expensive to repair, which is a scam well known to appliance repairmen that involves almost all modern appliances. My fridge is 19 years old and I dread having to replace it with junk that's designed to fail in a few years.
As a fan of the UK TV show 'Escape to the Country' I often play a game called where's the fridge when the real estate agent shows the kitchen.
What Laurence is showing us is a typical apartment (flat) size fridge that is usually 15 to 18 cubic feet. U.S. fridges come in various sizes, freezer on top, freezer on bottom, side-by-side and french-door where the fridge has swing doors and the freezer is a drawer. I have a counter depth french-door at home and a typical but smaller top freezer type in my condo.
Under the counter fridges are called bar-fridges in the U.S. (or doorm room fridges). This would be a great addition to your office/studio.
When I was a kid, for a time for some reason we had TWO full sized fridges. That was pretty sweet.
same
One for the kitchen for food and drink, one in the garage for beer... and some extra food.
yep we had (my parents still have it) one in the basement
Besides the French door fridges (Millie’s favorite) there are also side by side fridges. 3/4 on the right is the fridge and 1/4 on the left is the freezer with water and ice dispenser. Also, the dispenser does ice cubes and crushed ice.
We also have a fridge with a fridge on the top a drawer in the center for cooling beverages and a large freezer on the bottom!
That’s definitely an apartment refrigerator, a really pretty one…. Far nicer than mine.
Hey, maybe we could get a fridge fund going for you guys.
I have 4 kids and we always host big holiday dinners for our extended family at our place. We have a large French door fridge with freezer on the bottom in our kitchen, and a second full sized fridge of the same type in our laundry room. I used the one in the kitchen for leftovers and fresh produce, and the second fridge for cheese, yogurt, and less frequently used produce that lasts a long time. I love having both fridges!
I have one like millie was saying she wants (bought on payment plan) where the fridge part on top has the 2 doors that open.. and has fileted water tap inside.. and the bottom is the freezer and it's a pull out drawer it actually has an extra smaller drawer inside it where the ice maker drops the ice on the left side into the tray.. and the right and bottom part you just putwhatever your want
Oh yeah there's also an alarm on the fridge you can turn on so that people don't have the fridge open too long or accidentally not shut it.. so it will beep at you til you turn off the alarm or close the doors
I also have a deep freezer for larger items but mostly is used to store the meat from hunting.. so right now it's full of hog and venison and fish..
And last but not least I have a mini fridge out in the shop/ shed.. but it's broken so instead of refrigerating, it freezes everything if you never it in there too long.. lol but we just use it to hold bottled water so when your outside working you can pull out a bottle and it will very fast melt in this southeast Texas heat and humidity and you have a nice cold water without having to walk back inside over and over for cold water to cool off when your outside working
In America, a fridge that fits under a kitchen counter is called a miniature fridge.
Having the freezer on the bottom is more energy efficient. Cold air sinks, hot air rises. I totally understand the missus’ desire for one.
Its a separate compartment it doesn't matter.
@@garycamara9955 except when you open it. Top freezers let all the cold air out when you open the door. Freezers on the bottom with a drawer keep the cold air inside when you open it
My fridge actually has two ice makers. It's the kind Millie was so excited by. I bought it two years ago for $2,000. Love it!
I just replaced my deep/chest freezer last week. Granted, my old one was over 20 years old. It was still running, but the insulation was falling out of the lid. I love using it for keeping large quantities of berries when we go pick them ourselves as well as bulk meats (we do have 5 people in my household).
My family, mom, dad, me and 3 brothers are hunters and fishermen. We grew up with a kitchen sized refrigerator, larger and taller than Lawrence's with a freezer section on top. We also had a chest type deep freezer that we kept fish, venison, rabbits, squirrels, quail, frogs, berries, bags of ice cubes (for family gatherings), gallons of bagged ice cubes, etc.
I'm in the south, and we often have 2 deep freezers in conjunction with a kitchen fridge. Some families hunt and will use one freezer for deer and fowl. My family uses one deep freezer for holiday meats (Turkey, Ham, sides of ribs etc) stuff we plan for family functions. The other deep freezer basically replenishes the regular freezer inside. It's purpose is to hold bulk every day foods.
Holy cow Lawrence has a tiny fridge! Then when you said brits have an EVEN smaller fridge🤯 I honestly was shocked when I seen the under cabinet fridge!! How do British families with multiple children fit everything in there??? So we're a family of 4, and our kitchen fridge is a double door one, and the ice/ water maker is in the front door, and inside there is a second ice maker that makes ice if multiple sizes... so big circle ones, and larger rectangle size. The regular ice size comes out the front ice/ water part. Yes, I do think people in the US like ice! I know our family is obsessed with icy drinks. Then we also have a second fridge downstairs where our bar, and pool table/ gaming area is. That fridge is double door as well, and is basically our drink fridge. That's where I store all the pops, water, beer, bubbly water, gatorade... I guess most people I know have more then 1 fridge so it doesn't seem odd to me to have multiple bigfridges.. I'll keep my fingers crossed 🤞 you'll get your big fridge
Many Americans have chest freezers too.
We have 3 fridges - one in the kitchen and two in the garage, which are filled with sodas, water, beer, etc. The extra freezer space comes in handy when we stock up on meats, frozen foods etc.
The ones in the garage are used and a little beat up, but they work fine.
We had to replace our last one (15 years old) with a new one a few months back. I miss my old one. This new one is suppose to be larger by a couple cubic feet. We had a side by side where one side was the fridge and other side was freezer. new one has freezer on top and fridge on bottom. Hate it but being in a bind we had to get what we could afford. It still cost us $1400+.
His 'fridge' in the video is a small apartment size or 'starter' fridge by American standards.
Our normal fridge is not even a side-by-side fridge any longer.
We would consider a French 3 door fridge standard now. (The one Millie was describing).
We then have 4 doors like I have...36 cubic feet, ice/water through the door, French door top section, under that a full with thin drawer (great for water, pop, juice, sticks of butter, lunch meat, cheeses, and if having a party a great place to store the birthday cake)...this section is also separately temperature controlled from the upper section, I keep it on drinks (34°) so my sodas and water are very cold ...in fact, the ones in the back may get bits of frozen soda/pop in the can.
Finally, the bottom is the pull out freezer with a sliding shelf inside (honestly, my sliding shelf is all Ice Cream in our household...we are addicted to Ice Cream).
Sadly though, that is not enough for us...we have a stand up separate freezer and another refrigerator in our garage.
The refrigerator in the garage is a small, 12 cubic ft, full size Galanze refrigerator...and yes, they are all full.
We buy when on sale to stock up so we use a lot of freezer space and drink space.
And even with the ice cold drink coming out of the fridge, I will still pour it over ice in a glass unless walking out the house to get into the car.
Even if I store my cokes (yes, all soft drinks are “cokes” in the south) in the fridge, I still want it in a glass full of ice, to make it even colder! 😊😊
Not in all of the south, just your part. They're "drinks" in NC.
I saw a meme that had a picture of a coke can in a cup holder in a car, frozen and had exploded. It read “ That’s why we call it pop in the Midwest”
All y'all is wrong.
Sodas.
😉
i just dialed the temp down to 36
Of course, members of the Royal Crown Rebels refuse to call all soft drinks "cokes".
Lawrence has the very basic common style refrigerator with freezer on top ..Mine is the same like most Americans and I have a separate waist high chest style deep freezer that only uses about $15 cost of power annually ..Keep the fan motor and compressor and condenser area clean from dust build up and the machines can last for decades ..
I embarrassed my family in Greece asking for ice. I was THAT desperate! I fed my own family’s jokes for years because I am that addicted to ice.
That is an apartment sized refrigerator. If you notice the space between the top of the fridge and the bottom of the cabinet above it- it is usually the standard size opening.
I remember watching that video, because I thought he was making a joke, because that is the smallest kitchen refrigerator available (16cu ft/453 liter), while the older standard size refrigerators were 18cu ft/ 509 liters). My refrigerator is 27.2 cu ft/764 liters), but i was trying to buy a 29cu ft/821 liter one. unfortunately there was a 6 week wait, so I got the 764 liter one instead.
(it has a filter water dispenser and makes ice which can be crushed or uncrushed)
One reason for so much freezer space is that in rural areas people still can and freeze their own food from the garden. As long as it is done properly it is much better than commercially packaged food!
I love how excited she is! ❤️ I sent my husband for a new Refrigerator today, this video is right timing lol
Lawrence’s fridge is more typical of the 2nd fridge most people have in the basement, garage or back porch. One fridge is rarely enough and that doesn’t count the drink fridge which is your typical under counter fridge,we use them for just drinks.
We have a lot. 2 full sized freezer/fridge combo, one upright freezer, 4 mini fridges and one midsize fridge/freezer combo. All fully stocked. Family of only 5 so I guess we’re gluttons. 🤷🏻♀️
We have a side by side refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen, a standup freezer in the garage and a spare refrigerator like Lawrence has in the garage and it is just my wife and I, so Americans love their appliances :) -- the spare refrigerator is old and we use it for drinks mostly.
That is a tiny American Frig, all the ones I've had are taller than myself! Maybe it's an apartment Frig?
It’s a very small refrigerator- there are 6-7 inches between the top of the fridge and the bottom of the cabinet. Looks odd there, imo.
Millie my wife and I just purchased the style of fridge you described. We love it. During the buying processed several outlets informed us that the fridges with ice/water in the door fail more than any other. We listened and opted for ice maker only no water. Love your videos.
I feel like the promise of an update means you pretty much HAVE to get one 😆
I’m glad you mentioned the deep freeze. A lot of people here (Florida US) have a nice new fridge/freezer with ice and water dispenser inside the kitchen, an older model fridge/freezer combo in the garage for drinks AND a deep freeze in the garage for meats.
Also, I got my dream fridge with the double doors and pull our freezer on the bottom and sadly the freezer space is really small with the pull out shelves and everything falls under the pull out shelf. It is much more inconvenient than I imagined. Hopefully they make tweaks to the new models because this one is so hard to keep clean and there have been so many times it didn’t close completely and everything got frosty and warmer.
Damn Lawrence has a tiny fridge.
We just finished remodeling our kitchen and bought a Bosch frig. Two door upper and a pull out lower drawer freezer - LOVE it!! Pricey - but will last longer than a new car. 20 years easy
I recently remodeled my kitchen to my dream kitchen in America. Let me start by saying I have a large house (about 4,000 sf) and we opened our formal dining room and glass sunroom with our kitchen so our refrigerator freezer doesn't appear so massive. It is a side by side refrigerator/freezer (which is common in the US) with each unit of comparable size. My refrigerator has roll-out shelves that are wide and deep enough to place two cookie sheets side by side. My freezer is of comparable size and we elected to leave out the small ice maker to allow more room for frozen foods. We placed a separate icemaker under the kitchen island so we never run out of ice, which is very important in the Deep South in the summer. My refrig/freezer is a semi-custom Subzero brand and cost around $4,800. Far from the traditional refrigerator even in the States but I'm in love.
Yep got a refrigerator just like yours. It's got at least three roll out selves. None in the Freezer though.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld The roll out shelves in the freezer were part of the semi- customizing I did. I believe mine is 36 or 38 cubic sq ft, more like a industrial kitchen but it is fabulous as we entertain a lot!
Guess we just used to big fridges. We now have a fridge/freezer in kitchen, big stand up freezer in garage, and a fridge/freezer in the garage.
That is a very small fridge. The fridge I have has an ice maker that delivers ice through the door, large or small, whole or crushed and ice water. My Nana had a full size freezer, just like a fridge but it was all freezer. Not a deep freezer and tall one. And my Granddaddy had a whole fridge to a certain temp just for beer.
LB's fridge isn't typical. The fact that he's taller than the fridge makes it quite small.
Millie so adorable with her domestic Bliss face
A common thing, at least in the Midwest, is to have a garage fridge. This is where you keep your beer, soda, and cold. Some even have a chest freezer full of food too.
A glass with ice cubes is a more formal thing like sitting down to have dinner at a dinner table canned and bottle drinks are supposed to be on the go😁👍
People have been getting counter depth refridgerator/freezers that are often sub-zeros as well. They are usually pretty wide like 1.5 meters. Also Americans also put extra fridges and freezers in the garage.
Britain doesn’t have freedom 😂 He really knows how to cater his humor to Americans
He has a small fridge but lots of them are french doors or has a digital panel for inventory etc. And my favorite, a SubZero. Mama wants! 😂
A SubZero is my dream refrigerator too!
We have a full sized, “American,” fridge and we have a second fridge in the garage. We also have two chest freezers, but one is off at the moment. If I were to get a half pig or half a beef, we would plug-in the second chest freezer.
I’ll bring all the sides the next time you roast a half pig! I just want an invite lolz
My grandmother had a massive garden and most of our food came from there. We had a very small (By US standards) side-by-side fridge/freezer combo where our "every day" groceries were kept and 4 more freezers in the basement to keep the overflow groceries.
Please react to "medieval times" - the event/show where you go and eat chicken and watch jousting!!
My daughter has a fridge like you described upper fridge part with two doors then lower freezer drawers. Hers does not have the automatic ice maker, it does have the gun metal finish with stainless steel handles cost under $1000
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Hi Andrew! Hope you are well:D
I have my next fridge picked out. It’s 29.75 cubic feet, two ice makers (regular ice and spherical cocktail ice), French door fridge, and an intermediate drawer that can be set to either fridge or freezer. Next year.
This is a small refrigerator! I think you are talking about a French door with a freezer on bottom! I LOVE mine!
As some have said that fridge of his is kind of small compared to most American standard Fridges. We have at home a 28 cubic foot side by side refrigerator/freezer. Ours also has the auto-icemaker and ice dispenser in the door as well as a filtered cold water dispenser as well.
Many refrigerators in the U.S. are "side-by-side" with a refrigerator on one side and a freezer on the other. Most of those have ice and chilled water dispensers in the freezer door, so you don't have to open the freezer to get ice.
We also have standing freezers that are the same size as refrigerators. Add to that, chest freezers, which are large boxes (chests) 10, 15 or even twenty cubic feet in capacity, which load and unload from the top. They are slightly more efficient because gravity keeps most of the cold air in when one opens the lid.
just bought a new GE side-by-side fridge this weekend. it was $2000. it's 70" tall and 36" wide and stores a total of just over 25 cu.ft. the best part is the ice maker and filtered water dispenser in the door, so no need to open the door for ice, and also get nice, cool, water...
I have actually two fridge/ freezer combos myself. Both do different things. The one in the garage is a standard top/ bottom style for mostly meat, drinks, and stuff that just needs a ton of space. In the kitchen is a French door style with freezer on bottom. That’s for everyday stuff as it has more room but it’s just easier to use. It’s just easy if you use the fridges in the right way. The one in the kitchen is degree accurate so I can control how cold something is while the one in the garage is pretty general that just gets it cold and not much else. The garage fridge was actually a gift from a old friend that didn’t need it so we got it which was just replaced as the old one was leaking bad but whatever it’s ours now. The ice maker is a pretty standard function just what way it comes out is dependent on the fridge. Some have the tray inside so you scoop it out, others just a button press and cubes come out, and some don’t have ice but it’s dependent on the manufacturer. The big names here that make kitchen appliances are kenmore, General Electric or GE, LG, Viking if you can find them ever, kitchenaid, and thermoking for commercial use. Honestly GE, LG, and possibly kenmore are the more chosen brand as their stuff just lasts. Viking is just impossible to find as they are purely super high end restaurants or just private chefs wanting to blow money for some strong tech. Thermoking is more like converting an entire room into a fridge or freezer as I worked restaurants most of my life with a thermoking fridge and freezer and they get the job done.
In my house I have a fridge in the kitchen. Then a fridge in the garage for milk, soda, etc. We also have a huge freezer for meat and ice cream. Especially our beef and elk meat
Get the fridge that you want, Millie. I have one with two ice makers. One is in the fridge and the other is in the freezer. We use the one in the freezer drawer to have ice when family is coming. Otherwise, we keep it shut off and put frozen veggies in it. We also have a spare fridge in the garage and a small chest freezer.
Like myself, many Americans also have a standalone freezer in the basement as well. Kids are out of waffles? Go downstairs and bring some upstairs to the main kitchen fridge/freezer. Also like to go in on a local butchered cow each year, so always have tons of steaks, burgers, etc in the basement freezer.
Always got to have a second fridge in the garage as well for beer and other refreshments for when hanging outside or cooking out where people bring their own beverage of choice. The garage fridge can be cheap or second hand… just there if you need it. My garage fridge was the one that came with my house I replaced. Simple, old, white, runs kind of loud, but keeps drinks cold.
In the US we do not use ice that much we just put the drinks (cans, bottles) in the fridge so it is cold when we want it. We also usually have another separate freezer (I have 3) as big if not bigger then the entire fridge. The fridge he has is on the smaller side of the scale was well.
Speaking as a Texan American, I was shocked when you mentioned that the refrigerator shown is larger than what y'all have over there normally. The refrigerator that was shown as the typical British refrigerator is the same size as something that most of us here would have in the man cave or a bedroom or office in the house.The size of refrigerator shown in his kitchen is the smaller version of what most Americans would keep in their garage as a secondary refrigerator alongside the deep freeze.
I absolutely love your channel and learning the differences between what y'all have and what we have and what both of us considered normal or abnormal. It really does help break the ignorance because a lot of people wouldn't think that what y'all have over there is any different than what we have here. Not to mention that y'all do this in the most adorable way possible. Much love from Texas. Keep up the great videos! 😊❤️😊❤️😊
Also as a side note have you checked out the refrigerators that talk to you and scan the contents in your refrigerator to let you know what you need to go shopping for? It is eerily intriguing to say the least. Oh and by the way we do love our eyes to keep our drinks cold once they're taken out of the refrigerator IF we have kept them there. Drinks I know here in our home we don't normally put in the refrigerator because it just takes up space that could be used for other things.
His fridge is a transition fridge. Look how much room on top. Other note, The best cold soda. Is mug in freezer ready to use. Soda in fridge. Put ice in frozen mug then cold soda. Mug frosts up, a cold puff of air above a very refreshing cold drink
Many "American" fridges are much larger than this one in Lawrence's video. Also many deliver ice and water through the door-you don't need to open the fridge for either.
Most of my neighbors growing up in PNW had 2 freezers in the garage: one for Costco food and one for meat from hunting (usually deer). It’s pretty common to have a second freezer in the basement/garage.
I live in a small-ish condo and have a refrigerator the same size as Lawrence. It’s from the 1980s and will likely outlive me lol. Definitely small compared to modern refrigerators in the US now.
Going to watch a few times. Get that fridge Millie!
Cosco, & not Sam’s club? What about BJ’s?
@@davidcosta2244 We don’t have a BJ’s store in the Pacific NW. No Sam’s Club either but we do have Wal-Mart. They’re just not as popular here as Costco.
That fridge is positively tiny. I've got a 6' side by side in kitchen, a wine fridge, a drink fridge, a 6' regular fridge/freezer and a 6' upright deep freezer. Plus 2 of my kids have mini fridges in their rooms.
If you want a fridge with the freezer on the bottom, you should check out the 4-door fridges. I have a Whirlpool 4-door fridge, and thinks it's the best I've ever had. What's nice is that you only need to open half the fridge or freezer to use it, letting in less heat. Has tons of storage space too. I had to get a counter depth fridge due to my kitchen layout, but the fridge is 36 inches wide so still plenty of storage space. Cheers!