ᐅ Bosch fridge-freezer combination for Ikea Metod cabinet 60x60x220 cm

Hello everyone,

I am currently planning my new kitchen and am very glad to have found this forum, as many diverse topics and solutions have already been discussed here.

My question concerns suitable refrigerators for a new Metod kitchen. The following cabinet has been planned:

METOD cabinet tall unit/fridge/oven, white, 60x60x220cm (24x24x87 inches)

Also, the fronts:

1.) Ringhult 60x140cm (24x55 inches) for the upper section

and

2.) RINGHULT 60x80cm (24x31 inches) for the lower section

I am now desperately trying to find a suitable fridge-freezer combination and came across the following Bosch model: Series | 6 KIS87AD40.

Unfortunately, the manufacturer responded that due to incompatible door panel dimensions, the refrigerator is not suitable. I am unable to understand this term, and Google hasn’t really helped me either. Maybe someone here has had similar experience and can share how the cabinet might be adjusted to accommodate the fridge. I would be willing to modify the cabinet slightly if necessary.

Thank you very much for your help and best regards,
Maxim

Hello, you can install the unit in the cupboard with these doors. The freezer compartment would be too small for me.
In the photo of the cupboard, I don’t understand why there is a gap of a few centimeters (inches) between the handles. These are flush handles, right?

Hello Ikea expert,

Thank you very much for your input; I really appreciated it, especially since I noticed you are very active here and have a lot of experience.

You are absolutely right, the handles are blankett handles. Unfortunately, I can’t explain the purpose of the center strip exactly. The kitchen was designed this way during the kitchen planning at IKEA. Since I have no DIY skills, I just assume that this middle piece was included for some reason or is part of the cabinet, but I can’t provide any further details.

I find it surprising that the refrigerator manufacturer provided an incorrect door panel dimension and said that there are generally no suitable fridge-freezer combinations for this cabinet from their product range. Do you know what is meant by the term door panel dimension?

Best regards,
Maxim

Hello, you can install the combination in the cabinet with these doors. For me, the freezer compartment would be too small. In the picture of the cabinet, I don’t understand why there are a few centimeters’ gap between the handles. These are BLANKETT handles, right?

The front view seems to be just an error in the planner.

The door panel measurement simply refers to the dimensions of the door. If you consider the combination of the refrigerator door and the cabinet door as one door, then the cabinet door is the door panel of that door.
The appliance dimensions are standardized, and kitchen manufacturers offer cabinets accordingly—only IKEA does not.
When installing the appliance, you just need to ensure that the center between the refrigerator door and the freezer door aligns with the gap between the cabinet doors. The cabinet doors will then slightly overlap the appliance doors at the top and bottom.

Hello IKEA expert,

Thank you again for the encouragement and the great advice.

Best regards,
maxim911

By the way, for a device with a flat door hinge/fixed door system, you don’t need the 95° Utrusta hinges.