LG LFXC24796D

          

The LG LFXC24796D is a great-looking, high-end fridge that offers consistent performance and a good mix of features.  Another day, another "Door-in-Door" refrigerator from LG. With Door-in-Door, you can push a button on the handle of the fridge to open the front panel of the right door -- this lets you grab the butter or a bottle of beer out of the in-door shelves without opening the refrigerator itself.Now, the Door-in-Door compartment in LG's latest refrigerators comes with an "InstaView" window. Give it a double knock, and the fridge's interior lights will come on, illuminating your groceries inside. That lets you browse for a snack or a beverage without opening anything at all. It's an interesting feature, but a niche convenience at best. Still, as niche conveniences go, InstaView is admittedly nifty, and it makes LG's Door-in-Door feature more visible than ever. That, more than anything else, is what LG is probably going for here. The Korean manufacturer has made Door-in-Door a keystone feature of its fridge lineup; it needs people to know about it, and to want it. InstaView isn't about seeing your groceries -- it's about seeing Door-in-Door.

              

                      All of which brings us to the LG LFXC24796D. It's a counter-depth French door model in an attractive black stainless steel finish, and the InstaView window is its marquee feature.  a nearly identical counter-depth Door-in-Door model without the InstaView window. That's a very steep premium for the trivial privilege of peeking at your groceries, and it makes the otherwise decent LFXC24796D a poor value. The rise of black stainless steel offered LG a fresh coat of paint for its high-end fridges. It's an aesthetic that makes everything feel more modern, and it looks great on the LFXC24796D. Size-wise, this counter-depth model offers 23.5 cubic feet of total storage space, 15.6 of which get allocated to the fridge compartment. It's a decent number for a counter-depth refrigerator like this one that's designed to fit flush with the front of your cabinets and counter tops. But keep in mind that counter-depth models offer less depth than their full-size siblings. Try to stuff an extra-large pizza box inside, and the doors won't close.