I was going to buy the Jenn-Air JFC2089 custom panel french door frig for our new house. However after doing some research I found that this refrigerator comes with the handles as shown on the Jenn-Air website. These handles screw into the refrigerator cabinet and the custom panels need to be cut to allow the handles to be installed through the panel and into the door. Custom handles can not be used with this model.

So I opted for the KitchenAid KFC022EVBL instead. This model does not come with any handles and allows for any custom handles to be attached to the cabinet panel. I've had this frig installed for about 4 months and it's been great.

gary1227,

Do you have any pics of your fridge with your custom panels and handles installed? I'd love to see it! Also, does the cabinet panel attach to the refrigerator in a way that the panel covers the entire door rather than have trim around it?

Below are a couple of photos of our Kitchenaid refrigerator with the custom panels and cutom handles. The panels do cover the entire door. It is a counter depth model, the doors will stick out a few inches beyond the cabinets.

It looks great, just what I was looking for! Thanks for posting the pics, and thanks for steering me to the KA model. Now, I just have to decide if I buy it four months earlier than our kitchen remodel as it is at the Sears Outlet for $1600, keeping it in the box until our Dec. remodel, or if I hope I can find it again at a good price closer to the time we need it.