The Haier HCR17W is a mini refrigerator that is designed for smaller areas where cooling is required for drinks and food. It comes even with a small freeze compartment where you can make ice cubes and preserve food that need to be kept under extra cold circumstances. If you have limited space this is a very reliable and compact solution to keep your food and drinks cool. It is even Energy Star rated so it is very economical as well. It comes with several storage options and it can fold up to a 2 liter bottle. Best suitable for smaller quantities and spaces like dorm rooms. Enjoy the freshness of a cold drink whenever you want with this compact giant. Read the Haier HCR17W review below and see if this is for you.
Pros:
- Very compact refrigerator with full features and functionality, easy in use and cleaning
Cons:
- Less suitable for longer storage and freezing.
Compact and Cool
The Haier HCR17W compact mini refrigerator is powerful enough to offer regular cooling and freezing capacity to your food and drinks in any small area. If you are not in need of keeping big volumes cool and or frozen this is a perfect compact solution and very practical. It has offers compressor cooling with refrigerated temperatures as low as 34˚ F. Therefore it is less affected by fluctuations in the room temperature than appliances that use thermoelectric cooling. The cooling temperature can be adjusted up to 5 levels. Freezing has just one setting and cannot be adjusted. After all it is designed to make ice cubes.
Great storage features
The refrigerator is quite spacious and offers 1.7 cubic feet cooling area. On the outside it only consumes little space and it measures only 18.875x 17.87 x 19.37 inches (WxDxH). Although it is very compact it offers quite some storage facilities. First of all it has a full width shelf that can be slided out. Then the bottom can of course be used as a storage shelf. And the door offers one full-width door self and one half-width door shelf. It is big enough to store 2 liter bottle in standing position. The freezing compartment is only half-width but can easily hold the included ice cube tray.
Quiet and easy
It operates very quietly although it has compressor cooling. Besides it is Energy Star Rated. It is very easy to clean and to defrost when. In case of power loss it can keep food cooled but important to always check food quality. Given its above options and features it might seem for regular usage and storage but preferably only use for temporary cooling and freezing. This way any hazard of food turns thawed can be prohibited. The manual indicates what are the maximum allowed storage durations for any kind of food.
Finally the Haier HCR17W is a great compact refrigerator that will keep your food cool and even freeze some of it when needed for a particular period of time. Offers compressor cooling for better cooling and freezing and less influenced by room temperature changes. Lots of storage features in the compartment itself and the door. Quiet operation regardless of compressor cooling. Not advised for long cooling and bigger quantities. And its price is just a bargain. Every dorm room or mini bar should have one.
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