| In the beginning before refrigerators how did | | | | chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration sealed |
| people preserve their food? A few of the early | | | | systems. As time evolved so have the styles and |
| methods of food refrigeration methods include, | | | | types of units. Now a days you can choose from |
| snow, ice, cool streams, caves and cellars. The | | | | a number of different styles of refrigerators such |
| Chinese are credited with using ice to refrigerate | | | | as side by side, bottom freezer, top freezer |
| food, which was around 100 B.C. Then the English | | | | subzero and so on.Types of Modern |
| invented the icehouse, these rooms were built | | | | Refrigeratorsside by side - this type of fridge is |
| underground and designed to keep food cold until | | | | designed with the freezer and refrigerator next |
| the summer months arrived.Actual refrigerators | | | | to one another, these unit are larger than bottom |
| were invented and began being used for | | | | or top freezers models. If you have a large family |
| commercial purposes, such as rail cars and | | | | and you have the space in your kitchen this is |
| grocery stores in 1890. It took another 20 years | | | | perfect.bottom freezer refrigerators- freezer at |
| until fridges were designed for household use. The | | | | the bottom of the fridgetop freezer - freezer |
| company behind the first home refrigerator is no | | | | located at the top of the fridgecompact |
| other than the General Electric Company.A few | | | | refrigerator - If you live in a small space such as |
| years later a company called Kelvinator unveiled | | | | a bachelor apartment then this might be for |
| the first refrigerator with automatic controls, then | | | | you.sub zero - this is a type of refrigerator and a |
| as time passed Frigidaire introduced the first | | | | brand as well. Sub-Zero fridges are dual |
| self-contained unit. Some of the early models of | | | | refrigeration systems that offer clean air flow, |
| fridges used harmful chemicals to cool food, such | | | | the end result is fresher and longer lasting |
| as ammonia, sulfur dioxide, or methyl chloride as | | | | food.Now a refrigerator is common in 99.5% of |
| their refrigerant, which were later dropped for | | | | homes in North America. Newer models even |
| safer refrigeration methods.The 1950s lead way | | | | offer built in water filtration systems, sleek |
| to more innovations and features such as | | | | stainless steel exteriors and more.Richard Gazzo is |
| automatic defrost, as well as automatic ice | | | | an author, providing info on all types of |
| makers came onto the market.Then in the 1970s | | | | refrigerators, from wine refrigerators, to |
| government officials began focusing on | | | | undercounter units and more. I offer information |
| refrigerators to make them more energy | | | | on Maytag refrigerators, Samsung refrigerators, |
| efficient, which led to elimination of | | | | LG, True, GE, Amana refrigerators and more. |