That is exactly how we have it set up. We have a 36" all Miele Fridge in the kitchen and a 36" freezer in the butler's pantry.

Just make sure if you are putting it in a walk in pantry that the door opens wide enough to open the drawers on the hinge side.

We have our all-fridge and all-freezer set off to the side of the kitchen in an alcove (and one additional all-fridge near the eating area). The freezer is the farthest away from the working part of the kitchen, so I think it'd be similar to having it in a pantry. Not bad at all.

I think it would depend on how far it was located... I don't think it would bother me not to have the freezer in the kitchen as you don't use it all the time, but I would miss the ice maker, so you might want to get one for under the counter or something if you entertain that much.

We have an all-fridge and two freezer drawers. Plus we have a full all-fridge and all-freezer in the basement. No kids but we entertain lots and especially around the holidays the basement appliances get a work-out!

Eliz

Another option, is a fridge freezer combo in the kitchen, and a second one in the pantry- maybe different ones with different sizes/proportions of freezer to fridge? Then, you still have tons of storage, but convenience of a freezer in your kitchen, too.

We've had a 36" cd sxs in our kitchen since our remodel (3 1/2 years.) Last April we purchased a smallish upright freezer and placed it at the other end of the house. I find I tend to use that freezer most of the time. It doesn't bother me at all to have to wander off to get freezer items. So I've been thinking that when it comes time to replace our fridge maybe we'll get an all fridge instead. The only thing is that I'd really miss the ice dispenser. It's the first time we've ever had an icemaker and we drink a lot more water because of it. I don't have any place for a stand alone ice maker.

I really like david123's idea. I just wish they made a fridge/feezer combo where the freezer took up most of the space. We kept our old fridge/freezer after the remodel but the fridge was nearly empty and was running all the time. I wasn't comfortable with the electrical usage so we gave it up after a month.

It sounds great. I would get a fridge with the largest fridge portion and smallest freezer possible for the kitchen to maximize that space also. If it were possible to get one that was all refrigerator and no freezer, just ice in the door, for the kitchen, and all freezer for the Pantry, I think that would be even better.

By the way, 5 small children and you have the energy for a remodel? Way to go! :)

Sue