Frigidaire EFR753 Retro Apartment Size Refrigerator 7.5 Cu Ft

Overview

The Frigidaire EFR753 is a 7.5 cubic foot two-door refrigerator with a separate freezer compartment, styled with retro chrome trim and pull handles in a stainless finish. Inside are adjustable glass shelves, a transparent crisper and a full-width door bin sized for tall bottles. It uses mechanical thermostat controls and a cycle defrost system.

This occupies the gap between a dorm cube and a full-height fridge, and that gap is genuinely underserved. At 7.5 cubic feet with a real freezer compartment rather than a frost-lined icebox, it does the job of a primary refrigerator for one or two people. The retro chrome treatment is doing a lot of the selling, but the practical draw is capacity in a footprint that fits an apartment galley.

• 7.5 cu ft two-door with freezer compartment
• Retro chrome handles, stainless finish
• Adjustable glass shelves and clear crisper
• Front leveling legs plus rear casters

Who it's for

A good fit for studio apartments, short-term rentals, offices, finished basements and garage beverage duty. One or two people can run it as a main fridge. It is not enough for a family, and anyone who needs precise or digital temperature control should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

Cycle defrost means the fresh food compartment thaws its own coils during off cycles while the freezer stays manual, so expect to defrost the freezer section by hand periodically. Cooling is set by a mechanical dial rather than a digital thermostat, which means the number on the knob maps to compressor run time, not a target temperature. Two leveling legs at the front and casters at the rear let you roll it out and then level it in place, which also matters for door seal.

Specifications

Closest rivals on specs

Summit Appliance SPRF34D Two Drawer Refrigerator Freezer

• Capacity 7.5 vs 3.9 cu ft (+92%)
• Fresh Food Capacity 6.5 vs 3.9 cu ft (+67%)
• Item Weight 90 vs 108 pounds (-17%)

Summit Appliance SPR3032DADA Outdoor Drawer Refrigerator

• Capacity 7.5 vs 5.4 cu ft (+39%)
• Item Weight 90 vs 140 pounds (-36%)
• Refrigerator Net Capacity 7.5 vs 5.4 cu ft (+39%)

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• Capacity 7.5 vs 17 cu ft (-56%)
• Item Weight 90 vs 165.3 pounds (-46%)