Also, another thought...

Our fridge has instructions for three installations: panels flush with carcass, panels flush with door w/ 90 degree opening, and panels flush with door w/full opening. We had planned to do flush with carcass, but with 26" panels we're almost at the depth needed for hiding the whole fridge (26.5").

90 degree door opening needs a cabinet opening of 32 7/8"; full door opening needs a width of 37 7/8". We have 36.5" (we built to accommodate a standard 36" fridge). If we push the fridge all the way back (in which case we could keep the 26" panels and it would just hide the fridge entirely) that means we'd likely have a door opening somewhere between 90 degrees and full...worth it to do it that way? (I'm sure there's some geometry that would tell me exactly how far we'd be able to open the door...)