For years I envied my cousin's fridge top/freezer bottom refrigerator and said "one day I shall have one too"! Well, the first one we bought was for our daughter last year and this year it was my turn. The decision was perfect especially for someone who has back problems and now my husband had surgery which meant lots more home cooked meals and lots of ices for treats....chocolate Italian ices is what he craved after his surgery. Not having to bend down constantly in search of food and having everything at eye level for regular food preparation has been wonderful and a true blessing. I hope to enjoy our Amana for many years to come and highly recommend it to anyone who likes this type of luxury.......for me right now it is worth more than diamonds!
I bought this frig/freezer because the freezer is on the bottom and I soak big pots of pinto beans, every other day. Bonuses: the freezer compartment stacking is so convenient and easy on my back. The frig part is at the perfect height to keep it all shiny clean and everything glides beautifully. Gets an A+ from me.
Seems to be the current version of my old refrigerator but is not as versatile. Has only one (instead of two) door compartments for butter/cheese. Vegetable and fruit drawers seem to be more likely to fall out when extended.
After several month's use, I must say I like this refrigerator. Nothing has gone wrong, though it occasionally makes some odd sounds. It keeps the tempersture settings as set. The versatile door bins are a plus. The 'shelf' above the freezer compartment is handy for temporarily setting down items in the way of what you want to remove. The only negative is that the crisper bins are a bit small for my usage.
Had an Amana w/ same configuration for 20 yrs. that we loved. For unknown reasons, they made this model about 2" less deep and 2" taller. The result is we had to make changes to fit it in the space in our kitchen and there is MUCH less usable space in it, door shelves, drawers and shelf space all suffered from this silly redesign. The one positive is that the bottom freezer top shelf now pulls out (but they made the bottom part baskets, again less usable space, although easier to access.) Don't understand the need to try to "improve" on something that was working well.