- Amana Refrigerator, Inc. was founded in 1934 and named after its city of origin, Amana, Iowa, according to ReKitchen.com. The company became known for its classic top-freeze and French door-style freezer styles, and was purchased by Goodman Manufacturing in 1997. The company was then known as Amana Appliances and was sold to the Maytag Corporation in 2001. Today, Amana refrigerators are available through Maytag retailers and Amana refrigerator parts are available through Maytag service centers.The company can be contacted by calling (877) 254-4729.
- Amana refrigerators are available in several styles and models and are designed with innovative features. Key features of Amana refrigerators include the: FrontFill™ Water and Ice Dispenser with PUR® Water and Ice Filter, Temperature Controlled Chef's Pantry™ Drawer, Temp Assure™ Freshness Controls, Humidity Controlled Garden Fresh™ Crisper Drawers, and ENERGY STAR® qualifications. These features are available on select models and styles.
- Amana offers four types of refrigerator styles for residential and commercial use. They are: French Door Bottom-Freezer, Side-by-Side, Bottom Freezer and Top Freezer. The French-Door Freezer has deep door compartments that can hold gallon jugs, a large pantry drawer and large bins for storing frozen foods. It is designed for large gourmet kitchens. The Side-by-Side Amana refrigerator is designed with a separate beverage-cooling compartment, deep doors that can hold large boxes and cans, and narrower doors than other styles so that it can fit in smaller kitchen spaces. The Bottom Freezer Amana refrigerator features a two-tiered freezer bin on the bottom of the refrigerator, and a large, upright refrigerator section on top that can store large boxes and bottles. The Top Freezer Amana refrigerator is the "classic" style with a medium-sized freezer on top, and a roomy refrigerator on the bottom that can hold large party trays and big bottles.
- Amana refrigerators are available in several different sizes, and some styles feature contoured doors and a compact design for consumers who need a space-saving appliance. Amana refrigerators are available in the following sizes (in cubic fee): 14, 17.6, 19, 22 and 25. The French Door and Side-by-Side styles are only available in the 25 cubic-foot size, the Bottom Freezer style is only available as a 19-, 22- and 25-cubic foot style, and the Top Freezer is available in all sizes except the 25 cubic foot style.
- Some Amana refrigerators have earned awards from consumer magazines because of their performance and affordable pricing. According to Amana.com, the 22-cubic foot Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator has been rated the No. 1 Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator and a "Best Buy" by a leading consumer magazine. The 25-cubic foot French Door Refrigerator was also rated a "Best Buy" by a leading consumer magazine.
