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today's refrigerators are filled with all sorts of features designed to get you to buy in and it's not always easy to separate the gimmicks from the good stuff fortunately that's where we come in here at CNET appliances let's take a look at five fridge features that we love first up smudge resistance few things are more irritating than saving up for a stainless steel fridge only to find it covered in your kids fingerprints day in and day out that's why we're a fan of fridges that offer a line of defense the black stainless steel models from LG and Samsung will both get the job done but if those are too expensive for your tastes consider the slate finish lineup of GE fridges or the smudge proof stainless steel models from Frigidaire number two kick-ass water dispensers I'm talking about GE fridges here they're the leader when it comes to good water dispensers they've got auto fill fridges that'll automatically fill up your glass pitcher or pot or dispense the exact amount of water that you need Samsung's in the mix - its chef collection fridge will dispense out sparkling water on demand number three adjustable temperature zones more and more we're seeing high and even mid range refrigerators offer compartments and drawers with multiple temperature presets that's a really handy way to store things like meat and fish or beer and wine at the specific temperature you're intended to store them at number four flexible storage I'm talking about moveable shelves that slide in slide out or fold up out of the way to make room for tall items down below it's an increasingly common set of features in a growing number of fridges you can find it even in top and bottom freezer models at this point just make sure you shop around and get your hands on them first some of them glide smoothly some of them don't finally smart fridges it's still a very young and small subgroup of refrigerators but we are seeing more and more models that offer app connected smarts the Samsung family hub refrigerator is definitely the most notable option right now it's very expensive but it does have a huge 21 and a half inch touchscreen and ingredient tracking fridge cams and a lot of cool features you won't find anywhere else ge is also in the mix with a cafe series model that has coffee making smarts by way of that Keurig k-cup attachment so you can whip up coffee in the morning from your phone and whirlpools in the mix with the model that promises to work with the Nest Learning Thermostat that's coming later this year we want to see more you can find reviews of all of these fridges and more at CNET komm slash appliances check it out and stay tuned for a rundown of the five fridge features we think you should skip