Ice and Easy: Amana's French Door Bottom Freezer RefrigeratorAmana Artfully Blends Side-by-Side Flexibility, Bottom Freezer Drawer Functionality

    BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (Feb. 7, 2007) -- Amana's Ice and Easy French door refrigerator artfully integrates side-by-side flexibility with freezer door functionality. Built with today's busy kitchens in mind, the refrigerator's in-door FrontFill™ water and cubed ice dispenser puts refreshing, purified water at consumers' fingertips, making it a snap to drink those recommended eight glasses of water a day.

    Side-by-side flexibility with freezer door functionality.

    Inside the French doors, access to food and beverages is quick and easy because fresh food and other items used most frequently are conveniently located at eye level. Consumers can stock up at the grocery store and have plenty of food and beverages on hand. In its temperature-controlled Beverage Chiller™ compartment, milk and other beverages can be stored up to four degrees cooler so they stay fresher longer. And the FastGrab™ Organizer puts vertical bins on the inside of the door so cans, bottles or small containers can be easily accessed.

    Below the fresh food compartment, the EasyFreezer™ Food Organizer builds on the convenience of a bottom freezer design by providing upper bins and lower drawers that glide out effortlessly, so getting frozen food out doesn't require a workout.

    Practical, Common-Sense Features
    "For years, consumers have relied on Amana to deliver products with practical, common-sense features that allow them to enjoy their time in the kitchen," says Richard Heckathorn, senior category manager for Amana. "The new Ice and Easy refrigerator is another example of our commitment to deliver products that are both functional and flexible." More information about the Amana Ice and Easy refrigerator and other Amana brand appliances is available at www.amana.com.

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    Audrey Reed-Granger
    Amana Brand
    (269) 923-7557
    Audrey_Reed-Granger@whirlpool.com

    Michelle Hoffman
    Carmichael Lynch Spong
    (312) 951-2840
    Michelle.Hoffman@clynch.com