Freezing food used to be a privilege for people living in countries with the winter season, where one just has to place the meat on an open window to preserve its shelf-life. Freezing food has many benefits. It preserves food, preventing spoilage. Freezing also preserves the flavor and retains the food’s essential nutrients, most especially the unstable ones like Thiamine, Vitamin C and Folate. The ability to freeze food to lengthen its shelf-life enables a consumer to buy food products in bulk, thus saving a lot of money most especially in supermarkets where wholesome purchase is discounted.

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There are some food items that need to be refrigerated to maintain its freshness for a longer time. Meat, ice cream, even vegetables like peas and corn can benefit in refrigeration. Different kinds of food items in the market also need individualized refrigeration. Some need minor cooling while others need deep freezing. Putting various kinds of food items in one refrigerator can also result to mixing of taste and odor, resulting to an unpleasant dish.

Some people also have a preference over frozen items, with a little hint of chilled food products. However, maintaining a separate freezer and chiller is not economical as it will cost more money to purchase them individually, electricity bill will cost higher and cleaning two separate appliances is definitely more time consuming.

How can then these issues be solved?

Good thing the counter depth - bottom freezer refrigerator is available in the market. Unlike a typical refrigerator, this appliance has a bigger and wider freezing area that is located at the bottom of the refrigerator thus more food items can be placed and can easily be located because it can be easily reached. The other compartments of the refrigerator also benefit when the freezer is at the bottom. Usually, the refrigerator is bigger to accommodate the wider freezer. Cooling is also more efficient than usual when the freezer is at the bottom of the refrigerator. Thus, in general, it is more spacious.

A typical problem with a standard refrigerator is contamination. Due to the fact that its freezer is located on its topmost shelf, juices from meat can fall into food items below thus, increase chances for contamination and salmonella infestation. The fact that the freezer is at the bottom of the refrigerator means the risk of contamination is significantly reduced.

Unlike other freezers where one search for frozen items, most of the counter depth bottom refrigerator has clear and transparent lid, so searching is a breeze. It also has stands and shelves to make the freezer space-efficient.

There is also a value added in many bottom freezer refrigerators: produce drawers that are see-through and moisture adjustable, temperature adjusting feature, tempered glass shelves with spill-proof, a dairy compartment with cover, sliding baskets for produce, and automatic defrosting feature. There is also water filter to filter and remove odor and bad taste. There are also models that have automatic ice maker.

A refrigerator is a very helpful and convenient kitchen appliance. Moreover, with the blending of modern design and advanced technology, the refrigerator is one of the best investments any person can make for quality home-living.

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