Best 30-Inch-Wide Refrigerators
Need a narrow fridge? Here are CR's picks for the best options.
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Most refrigerators are 36 inches wide, or bigger. If you’re in the market for a new 30-inch-wide refrigerator, you may find your options limited. However, Consumer Reports’ refrigerator ratings include dozens of models that size. CR members can find a number of our top picks below.
- Best 30-Inch Refrigerators: Top-Freezer Bottom-Freezer French-Door Built-In
- How CR Tests Refrigerators
Best 30-Inch Top-Freezer Refrigerators
Best 30-Inch Bottom-Freezer Refrigerators
Best 30-Inch French-Door Refrigerators
Best 30-Inch Built-In Refrigerators
How CR Tests Refrigerators
During testing, we outfit each refrigerator with thermocouples in a climate-controlled chamber and monitor it for more than a month, collecting more than 5.4 million temperature readings that identify warm and cold spots, to determine which models will keep your food fresh longest.
Our process includes tests for icemaker performance based on how much ice a fridge produces per day and how much it can hold in its reservoirs. We also evaluate crisper performance to judge how well the crisper drawers retain moisture to keep your food fresh for longer periods of time.
Then, we factor in survey data from thousands of CR members to judge brand reliability and satisfaction. All of that—and then some—informs CR’s refrigerator ratings and each model’s Overall Score.
Below, you can take a peek into our refrigerator labs to see how we evaluate these essential appliances.
Get more information on CR’s refrigerator tests.
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