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stillpitpat

wine rack next to fridge?

stillpitpat
hace 6 años

I am not at all committed to this, but I wouldn't mind a place to store a few bottles of wine in my kitchen (most are in our cool laundry room). My question is whether the wine would get heated at all. The fridge will have side panels, and then there would be another panel for the wine rack, but would that area be slightly warmer in general? I was tempted to dismiss the idea out of hand, but I figured I might as well ask. If the panels would protect the wine from heat, it would actually be a good use of an awkward space.

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  • bbtrix
    hace 6 años

    Heat is ejected from the bottom into the room, I'm assuming there may be minor dissipation from the back to the top since my refrigerator requires one inch at the back and top for air circulation. It may depend on the energy efficiency of the unit. Of course the compressor has some minor vibration but if it is vibrating the cabinet next to it there is a problem. I can barely hear nor feel mine with hands on the fridge. Regardless, you all should experiment with yours and see if you have temperature fluctuation between your cabinets. My fridge has no effect on my adjacent cabinets which was the original question. I keep long term storage in the basement and short term in the cab next to my fridge.

    stillpitpat is looking for a practical solution. I don't think she has the space nor $$ for a Wine Spectator solution of storing wine between 45-65 degrees with no UV light.

    • Comentarios (19)

    • palimpsest
      hace 6 años

      Probably heated and vibrated.

      stillpitpat agradeció a palimpsest
    • Marla V
      hace 6 años

      I also would worry about heat and vibration.

      stillpitpat agradeció a Marla V
    • bbtrix
      hace 6 años

      Are you talking something like this?

      I keep wine on the lower shelf. Mine gets no heat and no vibration.

      stillpitpat agradeció a bbtrix
    • stillpitpat
      Autor original
      hace 6 años

      More like this (but without the wine cooler - no space for that). Just the little stacked cubbies for storing wine bottles on their sides.

      I didn't even think about vibration. Maybe I'll just try to fit in a little wine space in one of my uppers. I'll probably still keep the "good" wine for guests in the laundry room, but it would be nice to keep the "have a glass with dinner" wine in the kitchen.

    • User
      hace 6 años

      No wine next to a fridge unless you never drink it. It’s the worst place in the kitchen to store wine other than adjacent to the range. Refrigerators create cold by removing heat and ejecting that into the room.

    • stillpitpat
      Autor original
      hace 6 años

      Makes sense. Two other bad places in my kitchen: above a heating vent that is annoyingly in the way and in a corner cabinet, against the west wall, which gets pretty hot in summer. I keep trying (WITH MY DESIGNER) to find a convenient place to tuck a few bottles away, but it's just not happening. That's OK though. It's a want, not a need.

    • bbtrix
      hace 6 años

      There is no heat next to my fridge!

    • bbtrix
      hace 6 años

      I am touching my cabinet right now. It is cool, as well as the side fridge panel. I do not know what type of fridge you all are talking about but mine is quiet and does not vibrate. Maybe those that are telling you otherwise have a different quality fridge. Check your specs. Any heat dissipates up through the top, as designed and does not seep through the sides of the cabinet. I am speaking from first hand experience not speculation. I’m putting a gauge on the cabinet right now and will let you know what it reads.

    • User
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Modern refrigerators eject heat out the toekick grate at the bottom at the front. Not the rear or side. It’s not like the old exposed coils on the back. No wine within 18” of that is a best practice. Unless it’s in a wine fridge.

    • OklaMoni
      hace 6 años

      Both besides the fridge, and in the utility room are bad storage ideas for wine! Find a cooler location.

    • stillpitpat
      Autor original
      hace 6 años

      Our utility room is the coolest room in the house. The wine rack is near an exterior wall, and the wine is cool. It's just not convenient.

    • PRO
      Linda
      hace 6 años
      What is it for...drinking or storing? Normal kitchens in average houses don't have an ideal spot for wine but that shouldn't deter you from having a spot for a couple bottles.
    • bbtrix
      hace 6 años

      Absolutely! Not all of us can afford wine cellars or fridges or don’t want to devote valuable space to them. I imagine we’re not talking about $100 bottles of wine needing long term storage but $10 bottles that are imbibed within a few days or weeks.

      BTW, I’m registering 70 degrees in every cab in my kitchen, even the one next to fridge. I’ll continue to store my reds there.

      So many opinions.

    • silken1
      hace 6 años

      My 5 yr old french door fridge vents heat at the bottom front as Sophie mentioned, and the area is a bit warmer. When the motor is running, there has to be a small amount of vibration even tho it isn't obvious.

    • salex
      hace 6 años

      Thanks for this thread - I have exactly the same dilemma. What I've learned so far (tongue in cheek): it's better to store wine in a less-than-ideal location than not to have wine at all! That point is so obvious but has eluded me as I think about putting it near the fridge.

    • stillpitpat
      Autor original
      hace 6 años

      Yep, just wondering about a few places I thought I might stash it. I think I will just put it in a cabinet. Or maybe I can make a place for it in my dining room. Thanks for all the info!

    • stillpitpat
      Autor original
      hace 6 años

      I would love something like that, but if you had read my thread, you would have seen that I do not have space for a cooler.

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