The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF is a mid-range 36" standard-depth French door refrigerator. It sits squarely in the manufacturer's mainstream range, below units from the higher-end Frigidaire Gallery and Frigidaire Professional model lines. It boasts a high-capacity interior, an internal water dispenser, and a twist-tray in-freezer ice maker, ideal placement as far as ice makers go. Its cooling system is fairly standard overall, with a single evaporator and an inverter-controlled compressor.
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Our Verdict
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF is a decent option for everyday use. It has plenty of storage space inside its fridge cabinet, making it a solid option for larger families that require big grocery runs. Its freezer is a little small for a unit of this size, however, with an almost vestigial upper shelf. Refrigeration performance is, unfortunately, a bit of a mixed bag. It doesn't do the best job of keeping fresh produce crisp, and there's a significant degree of variation in temperature inside the fridge cabinet and fridge doors, to the point where we'd only recommend keeping shelf-stable items in the doors.
High-capacity fridge cabinet.
Generously sized lower bins in freezer.
Freezer temperatures are extremely uniform.
Dry fridge environment leads to premature wilting of fresh produce.
Inconsistent temperatures within fridge cabinet, especially the door bins.
Upper freezer shelf isn't particularly spacious.
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF's produce preservation performance is only fair. This is a single-evaporator unit that's unable to maintain a high-moisture environment in the fridge cabinet. Its crisper drawers also don't seal all that tightly, resulting in a relatively high degree of moisture loss from produce stored inside. Expect items like lettuce or spinach to begin wilting within the span of a week, even from within the produce drawers.
Dry fridge environment leads to premature wilting of fresh produce.
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF has excellent capacity in its refrigerator. The cabinet is deep and wide, offering plenty of alternative configurations, thanks to its four movable shelves. The crisper drawers can also accommodate large amounts of fruit and vegetables, and the full-width deli drawer offers enough room to keep cheese wedges or even meal prep containers out of the way. The door bins are also roomy enough to fit jugs of juice or liter bottles of soda.
High-capacity fridge cabinet.
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF's freezer capacity is decent. The upper shelf isn't particularly useful, especially with its enormous ice tray in place, and can really only be used for smaller boxed items or bags of frozen fruit or vegetables. The lower bins are thankfully rather deep and can be used for bulkier frozen goods.
Generously sized lower bins in freezer.
Upper freezer shelf isn't particularly spacious.
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF's temperature uniformity performance is a mixed bag. Freezer temperatures are amazingly consistent, with minimal difference between the upper shelf and lower bin, so you don't have to worry about items like ice cream being soft if stored on one shelf and frozen rock-solid if left on another. Unfortunately, there's a noticeable degree of temperature variance across the refrigerator cabinet. The top shelf is a few degrees warmer than the bottom, but the coolest door bins are a few degrees beyond that, making them unsuitable for long-term storage of temperature-sensitive goods like milk or cream.
Freezer temperatures are extremely uniform.
Inconsistent temperatures within fridge cabinet, especially the door bins.
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF is a good option for making ice, as long as you aren't in a hurry. Its ice production rate is among the slowest we've tested. If you've invited friends over and plan to serve drinks, and haven't had a chance to start filling the ice tray, we'd advise running to the grocery store and grabbing a bag of ice. However, if you've had upwards of a week to plan and start filling the tray, you'll be pleased to note that its ice tray can hold almost 15 pounds worth of ice, enough for some fairly large parties.
Very large ice tray.
Incredibly slow ice making rate.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Apr 20, 2026:
We've added a link to the KitchenAid KRMF536RPS in the Noise section of the review to provide an alternative that runs quieter.
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Updated Apr 20, 2026:
We've added a link to the Frigidaire GRFS2853AD in the Water Dispenser section of the review to provide an alternative with an in-door water dispenser.
- Updated Mar 09, 2026: Review published.
- Updated Mar 05, 2026: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
This fridge is only available as a single variant: FRFN2813AF, with a stainless steel finish. For those interested, here's the product label for the model we bought and tested.
If you come across another variant of this fridge, let us know in the comments below so that we can update our review.
Popular Refrigerator Comparisons
The Frigidaire FRFN2813AF is a relatively basic mid-range French door fridge. Its defining characteristic is its massive refrigerator cabinet, which can handle large grocery runs without too much hassle, with more overall capacity than alternatives like the Maytag MRFF4236RZ or the GE GNE27JYMFS. That said, it lags behind those models in terms of general refrigeration performance, with inferior produce preservation performance and less consistent fridge temperatures. While the placement of its ice maker in the freezer reduces overall complexity, its twist-tray design is more likely to fail than a comparable unit with an ejector-style unit.
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The Samsung Bespoke RF30BB6200QL is a higher-performing fridge than the Frigidaire FRFN2813AF. The Samsung provides more consistent fridge temperatures and has a dual-evaporator design that results in a more humid fridge cabinet, helping to keep fresh produce crisp for longer. That being said, as far as serviceability is concerned, Samsung's service network is less robust than Frigidaire's, and you'll have an easier time finding replacement parts for the latter, too.
The Frigidaire GRFS2853AD and the Frigidaire FRFN2813AF are both similarly designed products, though given the fact that the FRFN2813AF is often sold at a lower price, it's typically the smarter buy. The FRFN2813AF's lack of an in-fridge ice maker minimizes potential failure points and increases storage volume, though it's far from the best choice if you do make use of your fridge ice maker regularly; the FRFN2813AF's in-freezer system is very slow when it comes to making ice.
The Maytag MRFF4236RZ is a better overall fridge than the Frigidaire FRFN2813AF. The Maytag provides a more humid in-fridge environment to extend the lifespan of fresh produce stored inside, and temperatures inside the fridge cabinet are more consistent to boot. While its ice tray is considerably smaller than that of the Frigidaire, its ice maker is of the more robust ejector-style type, rather than the latter's twist-tray style unit. With all that being said, the Frigidaire does provide a considerable amount of extra room inside its fridge cabinet.
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