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ideas on luxury refigerators

10 years ago

Hi - first time here. We are staring on our kitchen remodel. I am looking for any refers that have a similar look to the Sub Z Pro 48. Basically SS and glass front. Does anyone have any thoughts? thanks in advance...

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  • 10 years ago

    Um...are you serious? This is the SubZero pro 48.

    There is nothing like it in appearance, or function.

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  • 10 years ago

    I have never seen another brand with the glass front. Just a word of warning though, as we had the SZ glass door 36". You have to keep the inside of your fridge looking nice. It's harder than you think- huge ketchup bottles are intrinsically ugly...

  • 10 years ago
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    Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but you can get glass front refrigerators from restaurant supply stores. One brand is "True" although I don't recommend that one.

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks all. I've been looking at true. It's too much like a reach in at cvs. Seems crazy only sz would have this.

  • 10 years ago

    There are many other companies that have them or there used to be at least. Not sure if they are still around. Like the GE monogram

    Also Northland, officinegullousa (go to page 154 in the catalog), there are others just keep searching.

  • 10 years ago

    Just a word of caution, a warranty on a commercial fridge is void if used in a residential environment. Weird I know as it will get far more gentle use! But there it is. And, and this is the biggie, they are noisy. Look at the dB on them to compare with domestic fridges. Some have remote compressors which you keep in a separate room so they are quieter but that is costly to install and the ones with built in compressors are noisy. Guess efficiency and rapid cooling is important in a commercial kitchen when the fridge may be opened and closed frequently, the food needs to be kept at ambient temp so it doesn't spoil so the fridge is cooling at a much higher rate than a domestic one and hence the noise factor. Noise isn't a problem in a commercial kitchen though hence why you rarely find ones that the manufacturers have wasted time in getting them quieter

  • 10 years ago

    I know this as I looked into a couple of appliances fridge and freezer both at a metre wide for our kitchen but the noise factor kiboshed that idea.

  • 10 years ago
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    Check out geoutletstore.com. In my zip code they have the 30" glass front refrigerator available.

  • 10 years ago
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    You may think the 30" GE looks like the 48" SZ (I don't) but it's not at all the same in function, size and variety of compartments. You'd be much better off trying to emulate the all-fridge, all-freezer look and function, than trying to mimic this unique piece.

    Heres a SZ all fridge and all freezer, and below is the Electrolux version. Even Frigidaire has one. Are they the same in quality and performance as the SZ? No but they look much more similar to it than anything you'll find to mimic the 48" pro.

  • 10 years ago
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    Does anyone have the SZ Pro 48? If so, what do you think about it. Reviews are not readily available online.

  • 10 years ago

    I can't imagine wanting to see the inside of my fridge on a daily basis, from outside the fridge! Leftover containers, milk jug, Ketchup bottle. Ugh!! Just saying.

  • 10 years ago

    I had one in my previous home. It was very impressive to look at, very sturdy. It is solid stainless inside and out. Mine did not have the glass door as I didn't want to have to be so tidy :).

    There was a learning curve in learning how to use it. The shelves are very deep, and of course there is no door storage. I bought several bins for organizing that I could slide out so I didn't have to search for things in the back, and that was very helpful. The vegetable drawer was great - I loved being able to separate and see all of the fruits and vegetables. The bottom drawer was somewhat disorganized, but I could have bought some organizers to help with that.

    Overall, it was a beautiful piece of kitchen art :) and hard not to love, but functionally I'm going back to a traditional setup in my new build.

  • 10 years ago
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    We have the Pro48. It works well for us because it cuts down on the "refrigerator blindness" problem we used to have. I also find the all the compartments handy, esp the freezer drawers (kids like the "ice cream drawer"). We do not style or arrange the shelves. When we are in the kitchen, the kitchen is brighter so there's a bit of reflection obscuring the mess unless you are really trying to see inside the fridge. Not sure why anyone would leave the light on in the fridge as in the GE pic above?

    The one negative for me is that it is not Energy Star but it probably is more efficient for our family habits (aforementioned refrigerator blindness).

    We also do not use lots of refrigerated condiments so the lack of door storage is not a factor.

    We chose this fridge for capacity, organization, glass door and because I wanted a freestanding fridge (finished sides). I would buy this fridge again.

    Good luck!

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