KitchenAid KRMF706ESS Refrigerator Review

Whether you are redoing your kitchen or updating your fridge, it can be a difficult and overwhelming task to find a refrigerator that fits your needs within your budget. To make your choice a little easier, we decided to review KitchenAid’s 25.8 cu. Ft. French-door refrigerator, model number KRMF706ESS. We will take an honest look at the refrigerator and provide an overview of its features, consumer pros and cons, and give our rating and recommendation based on comparisons with similar models.

The KitchenAid KRMF706ESS is not priced for budget kitchens. It is a mid-range refrigerator and priced as such; however, we found KitchenAid has a couple of other French-door models that sell for a bit costly, so this model is a great deal.

We found this KitchenAid refrigerator at a few retailers with a bit of a spread on the price tag. We are going by the regular retail price, although you may obviously be able to find a deal somewhere.

For comparison’s sake let’s look at it alongside a few other French-door refrigerators in the same price range. Our star ratings are in comparison to the KitchenAid model. As you can see in the ratings below, the KitchenAid model has the best warranty. It also rated lower in energy consumption than the Whirlpool model. It was a hands-down winner in the number of features it offers.

Now that we have introduced you to the KitchenAid model KRMF706ESS, let’s evaluate some pros and cons.

With so many refrigerators on the market, it can be difficult to pin down just what you may want. Smaller capacity refrigerators with an upper, interior freezer can be found for just a few hundred dollars and can be a great fit for budget housing, or for a second fridge for a garage or storage room. You can find massive, double-wide restaurant style refrigerators with all the bells and whistles for the price of a small car. We feel that this KitchenAid model is definitely in the upper ranges for quality, features, and appearance, but in the mid-range for price. This striking refrigerator would give the professional look of a chef’s kitchen to any home.

This refrigerator offers some unique features such as a special drawer for keeping your herbs fresh and flavorful and an out of the way slot for a pizza. The filtered, in-door water dispenser will fill a glass but has the added perk of being able to dispense specific measures of water, so you can make coffee or prepare recipes without adding the extra step of doing it yourself.

The interior lighting is superior. The bright LEDs provide a clear view of every space, but they come on gradually so as not to shock the eye. Because they are LEDs rather than the incandescent lights seen in other refrigerators, they are virtually maintenance free. The clear shelves and bins in the fresh food compartments combine with the lighting to create a display-like feel when you open the doors.

The two exterior drawers provide great versatility for their use. The one on the right has a Produce Preserver system to control humidity and temperature and also comes with a divider to help with organization. The one on the left is designed with five environmental presets, allowing you to choose what you want to store in the drawer. There is a convenient control panel on the top edge of the drawer.

The only real drawbacks we found are the smaller capacity of the icemaker. Most negative comments from consumers have been related to that component; either that the icemaker sometimes doesn’t work or there is an occasional leak. Most other issues were related to improper installation, the owner not understanding how to operate the appliance, or some random glitches. Overall, we would give the KitchenAid model KRMF706ESS five stars and a big thumbs up.