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What about Perlick drawers?

I looked at the Perlick, but the price is close enough to the subzero that it didn't seem worth considering as an alternative. It's just so crazy to me to pay more for the drawers that I could pay for an entire fridge/freezer combo. But from a functional and space perspective, the all fridge and freezer drawers seems best for our family. Now I am beginning to wonder if we even need a freezer in the kitchen at all. Sigh.

What about the Fisher & Paykel single drawer with freezer option?

I think that's 36". I personally don't have the space. So I haven't done any research on that unit.

Fwiw. We are a family of 5. We are opting for a 24" full-fridge liebherr and an under-counter freezer drawer unit, without ice maker. On paper, I think the Perlick 24" freezer -drawer unit lists the same cubic square feet as the 30" SZ freezer-drawer unit. I have to find a place that has both for me to do a real-life comparison. I may haul our ice cream stash along to test storage. Yes, we need a freezer mostly for ice cream. I also want to do a panel on the drawer fronts. But, we will likely have an IKEA kitchen so the ease of fitting the drawer fronts will also come into play, along with cost, reliability, noise, and maximum ice cream storage.

I am in the same boat. Really only use the freezer for occasional ice cubes and ice cream. I agree the 36" F&P is going to be too wide. Maybe a single Perlick with no ice maker is the choice. Melt me know where you come out. Thanks!

Are there any updates on your decision? We are looking at the freezer drawers as well.

We went with the subzero. Installed with panels and look great. Amount of space we were looking for. But they hum noticeably. We had a technician out today to look at them. He adjusted the panels so they close more firmly. But the hum persists whenever the compressor is running. It's not loud, but it is noticeable enough to be annoying. Anyone have a similar experience?

I did not have the drawers. However our SZ was pretty much silent. Well as silent as you can expect from a fridge. There was nothing annoying about the noise. I think you made a good choice.

We also got a separate subzero all refrigerator. It's completely silent and I love it. I may have the service guy out one more time to look at the drawers- just not sure why they should hum so much.

Perlick is quiet. They are the TImex of the refrigeration world (take a lickin' and keep on [chillin'})