MSRP: $1099
Tonight your sensei wishes to revisit KitchenAid Refrigerators in hopes he can find one worth recommending. So tonight, I bring you a review of the KitchenAid KTRC19KMSS Refrigerator.
Positives
This KitchenAid refrigerator’s most unique feature is a slide out freezer drawer. Yes, you read right, a sliding freezer drawer. When I first learned about this drawer I quickly pondered over how a sliding drawer inside a freezer would change the dynamics of the food hiding wars I’ve been waging for the past two decades with my family and overnight guests. Then I realized if I did have one I would have to step up my game because the sliding drawer allows you to see so much more of your freezer. It would be very hard to loose things like small, rare boxes of frozen pizza or that spare Mississippi Mud Pie you bought from the ice cream man.
Ever spill a carton of milk or pitcher of koolaid in your refrigerator? I have. I want to kick myself every time I do it. (Mrs. Sensei usually does it for me.) Its not just spilling that makes me mad, its spilling and not be able to anything except watch all the messy, sticky liquid drip from one level of my refrigerator to the next. Well, this refrigerator would end half of my frustration. Its equipped with KitchenAid’s SpillClean glass shelves that are built with raised edges, which means if you spill, you’re spill is contained!
Energy consumption is a major factor to consider when rating an appliance. Appliances that get the Energy Star seal of approval are highly energy efficient, saving you money, reducing pollution, and conserves natural resources. (I always try to buy energy efficient appliances, its not just ethical, but economical.) You’ll be glad to know that the KitchenAid KTRC19KMSS is doing its part and has earned an Energy Star award! This refrigerator will likely take a huge chunk out of your energy bill.
Negatives
After I kept thinking about it, I didn’t think the roll out freezer drawer on the KitchenAid KTRC19KMSS Refrigerator helped too many people see what’s inside their freezer. The drawer is too high to be practically used for that purpose. (This was a poor marketing decision; they should have focused on how a roll out freezer drawer would be easy to clean, because it is.) Roll out freezer drawers, or drawers in any freezer for that matter are only useful if the freezer is on the bottom of a unit, rather than the top. (Unless of course you’re 7’1”.) Roll out freezer doors are a good idea, just not for this style of freezer.
Final Analysis
I was very pleased with the features of this Refrigerator. The $1099 MSRP makes this an excellent mid-range refrigerator. It offers several convenience features including accurate temperature controls, a spill guard, and a slide out freezer drawer that’s makes cleaning slightly less of a hassle. There weren’t any huge drawbacks, and this is an excellent refrigerator choice for those in the $1000 price range. I give the KitchenAid KTRC19KMSS Refrigerator a 4/5. Yes, the KTRC19KMSS has managed to up the reputation established by the KitchenAid Architect Series KSRA22KNSS.
The KitchenAid KTRC19KMSS Refrigerator
gets a 4/5.
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