The brilliant convergence of design and luxury found in refrigerator drawers in and of itself is one of the most impressive innovations to come to the refrigeration industry, ever. Just when French Door technology was pretty much imagined as the extent to how good today’s refrigeration design progress could go, the thought probably began with one single person who might now be impossible to single out. Obviously a seriously progressive and out of the box thinker, this refrigeration genius envisioned a thoroughly viable way to separate what had until that time been the single refrigeration unit into two or more independently functioning kitchen components. The myriad of benefits have surely yet to be finalized, but at the very forefront of this virtual list would be this: an enhanced capability to provide unprecedented precision to set temperature and humidity controls for a group of ‘like’ contents to be stored all together, in one drawer.
Refrigeration is Needed in More Areas
Impressive changes in home refrigeration now still include freestanding conventional refrigerators. but have been expanded to encompass refrigerator drawers for the kitchen, for the backyard patio and even in other rooms of the house where it’s needed. In the warmer months, there is nothing more refreshing than to step out of a hot shower and wrap yourself up in the comfort of a cooling towel produced from your bathroom refrigerator drawer. You can store even other kinds of personal needs items in a bathroom refrigerator drawer, like medicines that require refrigeration, lotions and creams, and keeping your liquid and semi-liquid makeups like foundations, blushes and eye shadows will go further toward preserving them in the very best state possible. A couple of bottles of nicely chilled water or even a bottle of wine can come in handy, especially when the bathroom is just off of the bedroom, too. Today, simply saying “refrigerator” seems rather ambiguous and vague, as it could refer to a traditional refrigerator, an all-refrigerator, an all-freezer, one of many designs for undercounter refrigerators, a refrigerator drawer, a beverage center, an ice making and storing drawer, a wine storage drawer and more.
The Evolution of Refrigeration Requirements and Performance
Even in terms of just providing the most efficient and convenient refrigeration specifically to the kitchen area, the old fashioned ways were surely a long time in need of such a thoughtfully rendered design renovation that is found in separating one large unit into two or more individual units. It is understandable how, a hundred years ago, it just made good, practical sense to confine everything needing refrigeration to one unit, as then, the only “fuel” available for cold storage was ice–and a somewhat less cool option of a root cellar. It made sense to have an icebox, as a place to locate the weekly or biweekly ice block delivery, along with everything needing to be refrigerated. Your ancestors would be beyond amazed to see how far refrigeration technology has progressed.
Logistics
It just makes good sense to separate your kitchen’s refrigeration into smaller drawers, with the most frequently used items all stored together in one drawer, with the ones that are generally needed less frequently all stored separately. This translates into a smaller drawer that, even though it might be opened more frequently, its size alone would enable it to quickly be restored to the selected temperature and humidity levels of your choosing, once closed. And with using much less energy than it would take to restore the temperature to the insides of a conventional refrigerator. Only that small number of items stored there together would be exposed to any brief change in temperature. This ultimately leaves all the foods stored separately in the other drawers located in your kitchen to remain at a consistent temperature, 24/7.
Customizing Options and Components
Many refrigerator drawers offer full customization options, to seamlessly blend into existing cabinetry. When installed with your front panels, there is simply no way to distinguish them from the other cabinets in your kitchen. Some feature glass fronts, and they are available in stainless steel, white or black front panels. These drawers typically are equipped with nice, bright LED lighting that enables a perfect view of the full interior. Other niceties include adjustable adjustable temperature controls, versatile dividers for enhanced storage measures and fold down shelves that maximize storage space and offer stable and versatile options. Utilizing the removable drawer bins that come with many of these drawers means that you can store “like” items together. For an example, use one to store lunch meats, cheeses, mayo and mustard along with other favorite sandwich making ingredients. When it’s sandwich time, simply lift out the bin and place it on the counter, where you can make sandwiches easily. When done, put the bin with all it’s components back into the storage drawer. A snap! Some refrigerator drawers offer options for protecting ingredients by providing extra cold functionality for sustained periods of time. Such times might be during heavy use, while loading new groceries or when the weather or environment is particularly warm.
Freezer Drawers
In addition to kitchen drawers that provide refrigeration, you will find numerous choices among drawers equipped to function as independent freezers. Many of these are designed for storage, and a significant number of them are strictly drawers that both make and store fully filtered ice. There are also freezer drawers that offer multi functionality of both ice and food storage.
Some Other Handy Uses
Refrigerator drawers come in especially handy when it comes to kids. Whether you have one or five, the ownership rights to their own refrigerator drawer will help them to feel independent, while teaching them about managing their own food supply and keeping their drawer clean and presentable. They work well for roommate situations, resident mother in laws, house guests and as a secured storage place for foods belonging to family members with allergies that prevent them from eating what the rest of the family eats. They offer a great place to store medicines requiring refrigeration. All in all, refrigerated storage drawers result in the requirement of substantially fewer steps in the kitchen.