The end of year is near and that only means one thing: summer entertaining! Whether you’re just having your nearest and dearest by for dinner or you’re hosting a street party with all your neighbours, being equipped with the right appliances will ensure your festivities will be a hit! In this blog, we’ll show you how you can buy a new refrigerator and maximise your existing fridge to make the end-of-year celebrations that much easier. How to be the host with the most… This can be achieved with a few simple steps. Find out below! Have chilled drinks on hand: cool jugs of drinks, add bottles and cans into your fridge, check-up and change your water dispenser filter if it’s time to do so Ice and water for all: keep everyone hydrated by topping up your ice maker’s quantity and replace the water dispenser’s filter if you haven’t done it in a while. A fully functional ice and water dispenser means you can serve icy cold drinks in a matter of minutes Snacks and nibbles ready to serve: plate up a cheese platter with gourmet cheeses, deli meats, dips, veggie sticks, crackers and some fruit to start your event. Have it cooled in your fridge ready to please all your guests. Buying a new fridge before entertaining? If you’re looking to get a new fridge just before the holiday season starts, we’ve got you covered! No matter how big or small your household, your budget and your hosting requirements, there are some important things to look out for before you buy a new fridge. These functions and features include: Style or type of fridge: Where do you prefer your cooling to be? If you want easy access to your cooling, a Bottom Mount Fridge will do the trick! Perhaps you want your fridge and freezer side by side? This is when a Side-by-Side Fridge will deliver. But if serving on wide platters and trays is a regular occurrence for you, a French Door Fridge will be better suited. Capacity: your fridge’s size and capacity should reflect the needs of the people in your home. The capacity of all fridges are expressed in litres (L), use the below guide to find the right capacity for your home: 1-2 person household: 200-400L Up to 4 people household: 400-600L 5+ people household: 600-800L Storage options: consider what you typically cool in your fridge and how you like to place them. This will be a good indicator of the storage types you will benefit from. From example, fold up shelves will accommodate for tall items like jugs and cakes while large door pockets mean that milk, juice and soft drink bottles will have a home. Hidden snack compartments will be helpful when you need to grab a snack. Customisable compartments: customise your food cooling and storage with adjustable compartments. Many fridge brands have a range of fridge models with either an adjustable drawer or section with pre-set functions and variable temperatures so that you can change cooling conditions to meet your needs. For example, you can go from freezing meat one day to chilling deli meats and cooling drinks the next. Water and Ice Dispensers: save yourself time and effort filling up water bottles and jugs, as well as filling up ice trays with an automatic water and ice dispenser. Plumbed dispensers are ‘always on’ to deliver instant filtered drinking water and ice, while non-plumbed connections mean that the water tank will require re-filling. Both plumbed and non-plumbed connections have their own set of advantages and disadvantages, for example a non-plumbed fridge is great for renters and placement anywhere in the kitchen. Meanwhile plumbed connections must be installed near the water line and doesn’t need manual refilling. Smart App Control: Wi-Fi enabled fridges can be remotely monitored and controlled via an app on a compatible smart device. App-controlled fridges lets you monitor and change settings, receive notifications, and troubleshoot any issues with the fridge, all in the palm of your hand! Looking to create more space in your fridge? A new fridge or your current fridge, one with a larger capacity or perhaps the same, we all have the same problem and that’s trying to find and create more space in the fridge. In the lead up to the holiday season; where the kids are on school holidays, you’re entertaining and you just need plentiful snacks to get through the summer, having a clean and spacious fridge will work wonders! Below are some quick tips on how you can clear your fridge to enjoy more space: Keep it Clean: make an effort to tidy up your fridge on a regular basis, before you do your grocery shopping is a good time Categorise your food: always store fruit and vegetables in the fresh produce drawers, keep eggs in the egg tray and so on so that everyone in your household will know where things are and where they go Continually unpack: remove unnecessary packaging and move almost-finished items into smaller containers and instantly see the extra storage space this provides Click here to view more ideas on how you can create storage space in your fridge. Find Your Perfect Fridge Stay ahead this holiday season with a spacious fridge or freezer! Whether you need space for that extra leg of ham, the bags of prawns for your BBQ or perhaps there’s extra ice cream that has made its way into your home, store them all confidently with a new fridge or freezer. 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