Best Refrigerators Without a Water and Dispenser or an Icemaker

The best way to avoid these pitfalls is to choose a refrigerator without either feature. That can be difficult, though, because most refrigerators on the market, particularly wider ones, have at least an icemaker. But such a move does have another advantage.

“Icemakers and water dispensers take up a lot of space inside the refrigerator,” says Breann Chai, who oversees CR’s refrigerator testing. “If you get a model without them, you’ll be able to maximize your storage space.”

CR members can read on for ratings and reviews of the best refrigerators without either a water dispenser or an icemaker from our tests. There are two top-freezers, two bottom-freezers, two side-by-sides, and two French-doors from Haier, Ikea, LG, Maytag, Samsung, and Whirlpool. 

To learn more about different refrigerator configurations, see our refrigerator buying guide. To view our full list of CR-tested fridges, check our complete refrigerator ratings.