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Soft Freezing Compartment
This is an amazing feature that modern refrigerators possess. The soft freezing compartment ensures that food is preserved at a certain low temperature without freezing it solid at the core, making it easier and quicker to prepare when needed...
Independent Cooling System3 benefits: 2 odor-free compartments, flexible energy saving, and quick, even cooling throughout all corners.
It can be said that this sets the standard for refrigerators nowadays. While conventional refrigerators only have a single cooling system located behind the freezer compartment, where the fan blows cold air from the freezer down to the refrigerator compartment, causing food in the refrigerator compartment to absorb odors from the freezer. With the technology of 2 independent cooling systems, separate cooling systems will be equipped for the freezer and refrigerator compartments to prevent odor contamination.
The inconvenience of mixing odors in two compartments arises because we often store fresh meat, fish, seafood, shrimp, squid, etc., in the freezer compartment to preserve them longer. Typically, housewives or those who enjoy homemaking but have limited time for cooking often go shopping once a week and stock up the freezer with food for the whole week. Meanwhile, everyday items like drinking water, fruits, cakes, pastries, and pre-cooked food are usually stored in the refrigerator compartment. If these items absorb the odor of raw meat, fish, and seafood stored in the freezer compartment, they will become smelly and unpleasant. If the odor is strong, they are often discarded because the strong odor also contains bacteria from raw, unprocessed food.
Another advantage of this independent dual cooling system technology is having separate cooling systems for the refrigerator and freezer compartments. We can turn off one of the compartments when traveling and only want the freezer compartment to operate to ensure food preservation. If the refrigerator compartment is not needed, it can be cleaned up and turned off. Additionally, once the desired coldness is quickly reached and maintained, the compressor doesn't need to operate at high intensity, resulting in smoother operation and energy savings.
Furthermore, with two separate independent cooling systems for each compartment, each compartment now has its own cooling system and fan. Therefore, it helps to circulate cold air to every corner of the refrigerator and its door more efficiently than dispersing cold air from a single cooling system. Or some refrigerators will use strategically positioned vents to evenly distribute cold air.
Samsung refers to this technology as Twin Cooling, Casper calls it Duo Tech Cooling, Neo Frost by Beko, Toshiba as Dual Cooling,... When purchasing a refrigerator, pay attention to these names, as refrigerators with these technologies will have independent dual cooling systems.“Thermal Transformation”
This is the technology that allows you to customize the cooling or freezing function for the compartment you desire.
Firstly, with the application of independent dual cooling systems, we can convert the freezer compartment into a refrigerator compartment, giving us two refrigerator compartments for additional storage space. Alternatively, we can simply use the top compartment as a regular refrigerator, completely turning off the bottom compartment for super energy savings.
Currently, there's Casper, which can equip an additional 3-in-1 thermal conversion compartment feature. This means the bottom right compartment can switch between refrigerator and freezer modes or even soft freezer mode depending on usage needs and settings adjusted through the control panel.Samsung offers Samsung Twin Cooling Plus with a feature that provides 5 modes of conversion according to the refrigerator's needs.Lower Freezer Compartment
In traditional refrigerators, the freezer compartment is always on top. However, in practical use, we tend to store items we frequently use in the refrigerator compartment. If the refrigerator compartment is located below, accessing it frequently requires bending down.
If you rarely use the freezer compartment, then move it lower to avoid bending down to access items in the refrigerator compartment as before.
Therefore, placing the refrigerator compartment on top is completely reasonable for everyday use.Multi-Door Refrigerator
Typically, traditional refrigerators have 1-2 doors for the freezer and refrigerator compartments. Now, we have refrigerators with 2 doors like Side-by-Side and Multi-Door types. So, what are Side-by-Side and Multi-Door refrigerators used for?
- The first is that multiple compartments will help you organize your stored food more systematically.
- The second is that once you've organized the food by compartment, when you need to open the refrigerator to get something, you only need to open a small door instead of a large door like in older refrigerators with 1-2 doors. This helps save electricity because we only open a small part of the refrigerator.
- The third is that with multiple doors and partitions, the refrigerator will have more features for each area, such as soft freeze compartment, refrigerator compartment, cold storage, deep freeze, etc.
Germ Elimination
Usually paired with odor elimination. Typically, manufacturers equip various types of technologies, some well-known technologies for odor elimination and germ elimination include:
Ag Clean technology by Panasonic refrigeratorsAqua also employs silver molecule in its Nano Fresh Ag+ antibacterial technology, which works by breaking down silver molecules into extremely small sizes and dispersing them more widely in the environment. The silver nanoparticles will come into contact with all areas inside the refrigerator, disrupting the structure of microorganisms, preventing them from growing. As a result, refrigerators no longer experience mold or bacteria causing odors as before.
Hitachi, on the other hand, uses Nano Titanium technology for odor elimination and antibacterial purposes in its refrigerator lines. The Nano Titanium TiO2 particles, which are very small, about 5nm in size, constantly circulate inside the refrigerator to capture bacteria, mold, and unpleasant odors.Utilizing a combination of Plasma technology and ultraviolet catalyst systemDisplay and Entertainment
Seemingly extravagant and often considered unnecessary. But in reality, besides making your kitchen look more luxurious, refrigerators do serve a purpose.
A screen on the door will help you relax while cooking, allowing you to interact with the refrigerator by looking up recipes or listening to cooking instructions.
During meals, this can also serve as entertainment for your family. Moreover, Samsung integrates an internal camera, allowing you to observe through this screen when the door is closed.Automatic Ice Making and Dispensing
It's inconvenient to use bare hands to break ice trays to get ice cubes. With the ice dispensing feature, you won't exert too much effort yet still have ice to drink.
However, with this feature, you'll need to spend a considerable amount of money to buy a refrigerator with an external ice dispenser, typically found in high-end, expensive refrigerator models.
With an external ice dispenser, you pour water into a tray in the freezer, and the freezer compartment turns the water into large ice cubes. There's a rotating joint to release the ice when you press from outside the door, allowing the ice to pass through a gap for you. However, note that with some models, you shouldn't open or pack too much into the freezer compartment, as it may affect the ice dispensing mechanism.
Starting from 30 million VND, the latest refrigerator models with this feature are available, exemplified by Hitachi, LG, and Samsung with their Side by Side 2-door models.
