Looking for the unicorn of beverage coolers/mini fridges

October 22, 2018 6:01 PM

I’m looking for a beverage cooler to go under our stairs, and Google/Amazon seem to bring me the same narrow results again and again. Two ideal qualities are capacity, and the ability to keep things like liquor and martini glasses truly cold while keeping beer and soda appropriately chilled. (But it doesn’t have to be cold enough to maintain solid ice.) Short of those ideals, I’m looking for the most reliable and most efficient unit.

The space is unventilated so I’m not sure how worried to be about heat rejection. The doorway to get into the space is 54.5” by 29.5”, although once you’re through you can grab a few more inches of height. The room is 38” deep. I’m flexible on most everything else (solid vs. see-through door, even standing vs. chest, as long as it’s operable). Any recommendations are much appreciated.

posted by blueshammer to Home & Garden (2 answers total)

I know about dual-zone coolers, do you want one specifically with space for glassware instead of wine bottles? Half-cans, half-shelves?
posted by rhizome at 10:43 PM on October 22, 2018

Response by poster: Well, 2-4 frosty martini glasses, 2-4 frosty pints/snifters/etc and 1-2 liquor bottles would be all the space I really need to devote to it. So yes to shelves/hangers, but 50/50 is a bad split.
posted by blueshammer at 6:16 AM on October 23, 2018