With a counter depth refrigerator you ll have options with regards to where the freezer is located.
Standard size refrigerator vs counter depth.
A counter depth refrigerator may have a depth as little as 28 7 8 inches or as much as 31 1 4 inches all of which will extend slightly forward from standard cabinets and countertops.
They re also generally wider than standard depth units and can easily store things like large vegetable trays.
If you ve shopped for appliances lately chances are you ve encountered rows of standard depth refrigerators.
A standard refrigerator is one that doesn t take counter depth typically around 24 25 in into consideration allowing for a wider variety of dimensions than a counter depth refrigerator.
Using the standard 36 inch width of a refrigerator let s go over the capacity of both a counter depth and standard depth refrigerator.
It probably had a freezer on top and maybe if your family was affluent you might have.
Counter depth fridges are typically between 23 and 27 inches deep and standard depth fridges are usually 30 to 34 inches deep.
By contrast standard refrigerator depth can be as much as 36 inches.
However when you factor in doors handles and knobs there can be a significant variation in that measurement.
The shallower depth also helps provide easier access to contents because the pull out drawers are not as deep.
Chances are the refrigerator you grew up with was a standard refrigerator.
Plus to make up for a shallower depth counter depth refrigerator dimensions tend to be slightly wider around 36 inches and taller than standard depth.
These units usually have french doors or side by side doors with a smaller freezer compartment on the left and a larger refrigerated section on the right.
A counter depth refrigerator may range anywhere between 20 to 24 cubic feet.
In depth and are under six ft.
These models can range in depth from 30 to 34 inches in depth compared to the 23 to 27 inches seen with counter depth refrigerators.
In width 24 to 33 in.
Counter depth refrigerators are shallower and wider than standard depth refrigerators with a depth range of 23 to 27 inches.
Most residential standard refrigerators range from 23 to 36 in.