Refrigerator with door pulled out
Refrigerator and freezer have pull-out doors. The lower shelf is attached to the door. The other shelves can be pulled out individually.
Susanne’s technique for removing objects from the refrigerator or freezer (photos below): She pulls out the door and leans on it to avoid losing her balance. Then she grasps the object with both hands.
Users comments
Unfortunately, only refrigerators and freezers with side-hinged doors are currently available. It works well for Susanne if the shelves are cassettes that can be pulled out. Such freezers are available, but Susanne has been unable to find this type of refrigerator. In the case of low pull-out shelves Susanne needs to consider how foods are packaged; e.g., handles on milk containers, or vegetables sealed in plastic bags, which she can grab with one hand.
Made by
Gaggenau; no longer available
Purchased from
Household appliance stores
Paid for by
The user
Editors comments
Norcool produces refrigerators, with pullout shelves, see Norcool drawer fridge, norcool.com (last checked July 2020).
User leans on open refrigerator door
She picks up a bottle of oil with both hands
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