The Best French Door Refrigerators Under $2,000 of 2020

Do you love the look and functionality of French-door refrigerators, but don't have the space to actually fit one in your kitchen? We have just the fridge for you: the Haier HRF15N3AGS. This fridge is considerably narrower and shallower than most French-door fridges; while that means you'll be able to fit it in a smaller kitchen, that also means you'll be able to fit less food in the fridge in the first place.

Because it's compact, the fridge itself is pretty bare-bones. There's no ice maker or water dispenser, and the shelves aren't very adjustable. The cooling on this fridge is top-notch, though, and it easily maintained fridge and freezer temperatures of 37°F and 0°F throughout our week of testing. If you don't need a lot of extra features and want to make the most of a relatively small kitchen, the Haier HRF15N3AGS compact French-door fridge is a great pick.

The slate finished 24.8-cubic-foot GE GNE25JMKES refrigerator is a well-sized, well-priced French door fridge. Its clean lines and sleek exterior really draw the eye, but it's what's inside that really impressed us. This fridge really blew us away with its precision temperature control and its energy efficiency.

While this fridge doesn't have through-door ice or water dispensers, it does have some retractable shelves, crisper bins with separate humidity controls, a temperature-controlled deli drawer, a discreet interior water dispenser, and an ice maker in the freezer. We like the GE GNE25JMKES because looks like a stripped down French door refrigerator, but it still has some of the most convenient features that you find on more expensive French door options.

The Samsung RF263BEAESG french door refrigerator is designed with a large family in mind. Not only does it have a fingerprint-resistant stainless steel finish, but its deep door bins have room for more than one gallon of milk. Furthermore, the adjustable shelving makes it easy to store tall or large items without losing a lot of existing fridge real estate. If you’re worried about people constantly opening the fridge doors, the crispers have been designed so that you can open one by only opening one door, which cuts down on the cold air lost every time the refrigerator is opened.

In our tests, we found that the fridge temperatures run a little cool; you can bump up the temperature a bit, but make sure you check the temperature with a fridge thermometer so that you’re not getting too close to the bacteria danger zone (which starts at 40°F). Otherwise, we were impressed with how well the crisper drawers maintained humidity, and how energy-efficient this fridge is. If your fridge is going to be visited frequently, we think the Samsung RF263BEAESG will serve you well.

Haier knocks it out of the park again with the Haier HRQ16N3BGS, a unique French-door fridge with four doors. When it comes to temperature, this fridge does pretty well—the fridge can run a little warm at times, so be sure to bump down the temperature settings by a couple of degrees, but the freezer does just fine.

As for its fun, four-door design, the top two doors open to reveal the refrigerator, and the bottom two doors are for two separate freezer compartments. The freezer only has drawers, rather than shelves, so you won't be able to fit a frozen pizza box in here, but most smaller items and prepackaged meals should be fine. Because of this freezer limitation, though, we think that the Haier HRQ16N3BGS is best for homes with smaller families and/or a very organized person who does the grocery shopping.

If you like the sleek, contemporary appearance of a French door refrigerator, take a look at the Whirlpool WRF555SDHV. It does a great job maintaining cool temperatures in both the fridge and the freezer, and the crisper bins retain their humidity long enough to extend the shelf-life of your fruits and veggies.

This fridge has through-door ice and water dispensers (with two kinds of ice), which is a surprising and happy feature to have at this price point. Between the highly adjustable shelves, the additional deli drawer, and the door bins large enough to hold a gallon of milk, you have plenty of storage options. If you want an affordable but great-performing French door fridge with through-door ice and water dispensers, you can't go wrong with the Whirlpool WRF555SDHV.

If you want top-notch looks without a luxury-level price tag, look no further than the GE GFE26JEMDS refrigerator. With a stunning matte Black Slate finish and through-door ice and water dispensers, this refrigerator will definitely make thirsty guests jealous as they fill up their water glasses.

This fridge is well-organized, with multiple door bins, adjustable shelving, one retractable shelf, and an extra deli drawer beneath the two crisper bins. While we found that the fridge ran a little hot, you can easily fix that by bumping the temperature down a few more degrees on the control panel. The freezer was right on target, and easily maintained a temperature of 0°F throughout testing. If you want a fridge that both keeps your food fresh and acts as a conversation starter, check out the GE GFE26JEMDS.

While the KitchenAid KRFC300ESS counter-depth French door refrigerator looks plain on the outside, it has plenty of neat features on the inside. In addition to a deli drawer, a retractable shelf, and an interior ice maker and water dispenser, this fridge is one of the only refrigerators we've seen where a wine rack comes standard. The freezer bins are wire, rather than solid bins; be careful if you need to freeze something small—it might fall through the holes in the bin.

During testing, we found that the fridge temperatures tended to run a little cool; we recommend that you bump the temperature up a bit from where you think it should be on the control panel, but use a refrigerator thermometer to keep an eye on the internal fridge temperature; if you bump the temperature settings too high, you run the risk of getting to the point where it's warm enough for bacteria to start growing on your food (40°F). If you need an affordable counter-depth french door fridge, the KitchenAid KRFC300ESS is a strong contender.

The Kenmore 73025 stainless French door fridge has all the right design choices to work for families with young children. The finish resists fingerprints, thick glass shelves contain the inevitable spills, and with two gallon-sized bins in the door, if your kids guzzle milk and juice, you have space to stock up. This model lacks a water dispenser, but think of it this way—no puddles on the kitchen floor. Finally, a child-height pantry drawer can dispense after-school snacks without requiring parental help.

Something else that makes this model shine: The fresh food compartment holds a very consistent, very safe temperature. Our tests show that the freezer isn't as consistent, with temperatures bouncing up and down some. That's still okay, if you mostly store frozen pizza and ice cream, because as you know, in a household with children, those don't last very long.

If you need a fridge that can keep up with a lot of food-related events or parties, the Hisense HQD20058SV counter-depth french-door refrigerator is the fridge for you. With its two crisper bins, extra storage drawer, and a convertible freezer/fridge compartment, the HQD20058SV will be able to fit a lot of food and beverages without breaking a sweat. Even better, its sleek stainless four-door design is bound to be a conversation starter at parties.

While the freezer temperatures run a bit warm, the fridge temperatures are dead on at 37°F. The crisper drawers minimize humidity loss, allowing for your fruits and veggies to stay fresh for a longer period of time. The Hisense HQD20058SV refrigerator will make your life as a host easier, and look good doing it.

Are you a fan of neat extra features, but don’t want to bust your budget in pursuit of a new fridge? Check out the GE GNE27JSMSS refrigerator, an affordable french-door fridge with a stainless steel finish, an interior water dispenser, and room for extra storage in the deli drawer. If you don’t need a through-door ice dispenser, you’ll appreciate the space that is freed up in the fridge.

While we found that both the fridge temperatures and the freezer temperatures ran a little warm, you can easily fix that by bumping the temperature settings down on the control panel. Those looking to save some money in the long run will appreciate that this fridge is one of the more energy-efficient fridges that we’ve tested recently. If you want the looks and easy access of a french door fridge, but don’t want to pay through the nose, be sure to take a look at the GE GNE27JSMSS.

If you want a stainless steel French door fridge, but don't want to spend a lot of time wiping smudges off the finish, take a look at the Maytag MFI2570FEZ refrigerator. While its through-door ice and water dispenser ensure that people will be touching the outside of the fridge often, the fingerprint-resistant stainless steel finish will mitigate the amount of time you'll spend scrubbing your fridge with a soft cloth.

This Maytag includes the PowerCold feature; when activated, it works overtime to cool beverages and foods faster than it would normally, which is convenient for when guests bring adult beverages to your outdoor parties. Even without the PowerCold functionality, this fridge cooled everything down pretty fast. During testing, we found that the freezer ran a bit warmer than we like at about 2°F (slightly warmer than our preferred temperature of 0°F), but that the fridge maintained a perfect 37°F. The Maytag MFI2570FEZ fridge is perfect for those who don't want to worry about keeping their food preserved or their fridge looking dirty.

The Samsung RF28R6201SR has everything that you’re looking for in a french door refrigerator. This fridge has through-door water and ice dispensers, a fingerprint-resistant stainless steel finish, and a climate-controlled pantry drawer with three different settings (“beverage”, “deli”, and “wine”). It also has the “Ice Max” system, which claims to be able to produce upwards of 5 lbs of ice per day.

While the crispers didn’t retain humid conditions for as long as we hoped, we found that this fridge was able to maintain spot-on temperatures in both the fridge (37°F) and the freezer (0°F). It's also one of the more energy-efficient french door refrigerators we’ve tested. If you want a fridge that can still pull its weight without making your utility bills rise, check out the Samsung RF28R6201SR.

The 26.8-cubic-foot French door Frigidaire FFHB2750TS looks good, with its strap handles and stainless exterior, but it didn't do as well in our tests, compared to other French door refrigerators. We've seen this fridge for under $1,500, but even at that price point, we think you can do better. We weren't pleased with the freezer, which took 97 minutes to hit 32°F—that's slow—and the temperature, though safe, was inconsistent.

The news isn't all discouraging—this fridge allows you to store and organize food the way you want to on its plastic shelves. Bright lighting ensures that leftovers won't get lost. Its advantages also include a fresh food compartment that held its temperature consistently and crisper drawers that maintained humidity, helping keep produce fresh. During our tests, we found that this unit uses a lot of power, which will cost you over time.

This is another refrigerator we've seen priced at around $1,500, though that said, you might do well to invest in a different fridge on this list. The main reason you would consider the Frigidaire FFHD2250TS is that it's a counter-depth model. That can be a big help in a small kitchen, though the trade-off is that you pay more for less space.

In the interior of this fridge, the temperature in the fresh food compartment was fairly consistent and very close to the optimal 37°F. The freezer temperature tested safely below 0°, but it vacillated, so you might see some freezer burn. It's not dangerous, but it's not very appetizing, either.