The GE GTS22KGNRWW is a budget 33-inch standard-depth top-freezer fridge. It's equipped with a simple cooling system with a fixed-speed compressor and a single evaporator in the freezer compartment. It's advertised as being garage-rated, with a listed environmental operating range of 38 °F (3.3 °C) to 110 °F (43 °C). This model can also be fitted with an in-freezer ice maker, which is available for purchase separately, and it comes with three removable shelves.
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Our Verdict
The GE GTS22KGNRWW is a good option for everyday use. It offers impressive produce preservation performance, keeping delicate produce crisp and fresh. Temperature uniformity is also good for the most part, although its door bins tend to be slightly higher than the main refrigerator cabinet, so you may want to keep delicate items further back in the main compartment. It also offers relatively high capacity for a 32-inch fridge, but its lack of split shelving can make it a challenge to fit tall items like some bottles or even fresh herbs. Its overall design is quite basic, with the flip side of that being that there are fewer opportunities for things to go wrong. An ice maker can also be purchased separately; its placement in the freezer is a far more reliable starting point than in-door units since the latter need to maintain a stable microclimate. The ice maker employs an ejector-style design, which is less prone to failure than a twist-tray design.
Great produce preservation performance.
Good overall ice making speed and tray capacity.
Large interior volume given relatively compact design.
Overall temperature uniformity is good.
Door bin temperatures trend a few degrees warmer than the rest of the cabinet.
No split shelving.
Might need to remove ice maker to fit really large items in freezer.
Dry main fridge cabinet can cause delicate produce to wilt.
The GE GTS22KGNRWW does a good job of ensuring produce stays crisp and fresh, provided you keep delicate items inside the crisper drawer. Humidity levels inside the latter space remain consistently high, so leafy greens won't lose their moisture or wilt within a few days. That said, the main fridge cabinet is a very dry environment, which can cause those sorts of foodstuffs to wilt quickly.
Great produce preservation performance.
Dry main fridge cabinet can cause delicate produce to wilt.
The GE GTS22KGNRWW's refrigerator capacity is good. Its full-depth design results in greater interior space than its 33-inch width would initially suggest. It also features highly capacious door bins that can accommodate a wide range of condiments and larger items, like milk jugs. That said, you're still likely to find its limits if you frequently make larger batches of soups, stews, or any other meal inside a larger casserole dish or pot. The lack of split shelving can also make it a challenge to fit some taller items inside the main cabinet.
Large interior volume given relatively compact design.
Refrigerator door bins have a generous capacity.
No split shelving.
The GE GTS22KGNRWW is a very good option for storing frozen food. Despite its relatively compact overall dimensions, its freezer compartment is pretty spacious. The main cabinet doesn't offer much in the way of flexibility, with simple, full-width shelves and fixed positions for the door bins. However, the space is configured in such a way that you can still fit fairly bulky items. That said, you may want to consider removing the ice maker if you frequently purchase bulkier items, like frozen pizzas, packs of frozen fish, or chicken fillets.
Large interior volume given relatively compact design.
Might need to remove ice maker to fit really large items in freezer.
The GE GTS22KGNRWW's temperature uniformity is good. Temperatures inside the refrigerator remain consistent from top to bottom, although the door bins tend to be slightly higher than the rest of the compartment. Therefore, you may want to position items like bricks of butter further back in the unit if you prefer them to be as cold and hard as possible.
Good refrigerator temperature uniformity in main cabinet.
Good freezer temperature uniformity.
Door bin temperatures trend a few degrees warmer than the rest of the cabinet.
The GE GTS22KGNRWW offers excellent ice-making performance with its built-in ice maker. If you're expecting company for a party, you'll want to make and store some ice well in advance, as the maker itself can only produce a little over two and a half pounds in a 24-hour period. The ice maker employs an ejector-style design and is positioned inside the freezer, both of which indicate a lower-than-average likelihood of failure compared to most twist-tray units or ice makers located in the fridge compartment.
Good overall ice making speed and tray capacity.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Mar 12, 2026:
We've added a link to the Maytag MRT311FFFE in the Parts Availability section of the review to provide an alternative with an even more consistent supply of spare parts.
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Updated Jan 19, 2026:
We've updated the text in this review to reflect new tests added with version 1.1 of our test bench.
- Updated Jan 19, 2026: Version 1.1 of our refrigerator test bench provides new information regarding authorized service provider coverage for different manufacturers, the availability of replacement parts, and operating noise. For a more detailed breakdown of the changes made, see our full changelog.
- Updated Oct 08, 2025: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
This fridge is available in a broad selection of color finishes, each with a different model number.
| Model Number | Color |
|---|---|
| GE GTS22KGNRWW | White |
| GE GTS22KYNRFS | Stainless Steel |
| GE GTS22KMNRES | Slate |
| GE GTS22KMNRDS | Black Slate |
| GE GTS22KGNRBB | Black |
Our test unit was the White colorway. For those interested, here's a photo of our product's label.
If you come across another variant of this fridge, please let us know in the comments so that we can update our review.
Popular Refrigerator Comparisons
The GE GTS22KGNRWW is a budget 33-inch top-freezer fridge. It executes quite well in terms of the fundamentals: its freezer and refrigerator cabinets are relatively spacious for a fridge of this type and size, it does a great job of keeping delicate produce crisp and fresh thanks to its well-sealing crisper drawers, and temperatures within its freezer and fridge are quite uniform overall. While this model's door bins are a few degrees warmer than the main refrigerator cabinet, it comprehensively outguns the Whirlpool WRT311FZDW, its closest rival in terms of price and size, in this respect. Its cooling system, with a fixed-speed compressor and single evaporator, is neither fancy nor the most efficient system on the market, but it's well-established and presents few obvious failure points. The optional ice maker uses a robust ejector-style design and delivers surprisingly good capacity for something that simple.
The GE GTS22KGNRWW is a better 33" top-freezer fridge than the Maytag MRT311FFFE. The GE and Maytag are closely matched in terms of capacity, but the GE pulls ahead as far as refrigeration performance goes, as it can keep fresh produce crisp and fresh inside its produce drawers better.
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