Re:Choosing a refrigerator

Andy, I’m a noob here too, so don’t mistakingly perceive the information I provided as a recommendation, just trying to help you with what you were looking for. For the record, here is the criteria that Consumers uses to rate fridge performance. Note that it does NOT include air circulation.

“Refrigerator performance:
Refrigerator performance combines several tests, including the ability to achieve and maintain a desired temperature, temperature uniformity inside, the ability to compensate for variations in ambient temperature, and reserve capacity under extreme conditions.”

If others here have experience with compacts and don’t recommend them, then please, by all means, heed their advice.

Good luck,

Mark