Artusi vs Schmick: Integrated Bar Fridge Head-to-Head (2026)
Short answer: Artusi and Schmick both build fridges that disappear behind cabinetry — but for a bar, only one of them was designed to be there. Range, specs and warranty terms checked at artusi.com.au and our own catalogue, July 2026. Artusi wins two rounds honestly: more net litres in the 60cm slot (135L vs 111L) and a warranty that stretches to five years on registration. Schmick takes the other three: a published $947 price with a lock where Artusi has "where to buy", a bar-purpose interior that swallows 109 cans against Artusi's crispers and egg tray, and an eight-unit integrated range — matching freezer, combos, uprights, even a 316 stainless outdoor unit — where Artusi fields one 60cm bar-class fridge. Every round below is decided by a checkable number.
The Contenders
Artusi is the Italian-styled kitchen appliance brand from Worldwide Appliances (the Eurolinx family) — ovens, cooktops, and a genuinely broad integrated refrigeration line-up: panel-ready columns from 181L to 546L, wine cellars, and one 60cm undercounter unit, the AINT119. If you searched for the AINT119NF2: that model number now lives on as the fridge-only variant of the AINT119 (135L net); the two-door fridge/freezer version is the AINT119/2 (96L + 16L).
Schmick is Australia's largest bar fridge range, and its integrated series is built for exactly one job: refrigeration that vanishes into a home bar, man cave or kitchen island and holds serious drink stock — from a $947 lockable under-counter fridge to a 479L integrated combo, plus the Blastcool iXP1, a fully integrated 316 stainless outdoor unit. Same rules as every head-to-head we publish: verified numbers only, and we concede the rounds we lose.
Round 1: The 60cm Under-Bench Head-to-Head
Both brands make exactly one 60cm-class integrated under-counter fridge. Side by side:
| Artusi AINT119/NF2 | Schmick MSL110 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not published — "Where to buy" | $947 |
| Net capacity | 135L | 111L |
| Lockable | Not listed | ✔ Yes |
| Noise | 40 dB(A) | 39 dB |
| Size | 596w × 818–870h × 550d | 595w × 820h × 540d |
| Door | Panel ready, reversible | Solid foamed, reversible |
Winner: Schmick. The round is decided by the two things you can't find on the Artusi page: a price and a lock. The MSL110 is $947, lockable, in stock — the AINT119 sends you to a "where to buy" list, and when we went looking it wasn't stocked at Appliances Online or e&s (checked July 2026). Artusi's 24 extra litres are real, and we'll hand that over properly in Round 2 — but you can't put a fridge in the cabinet until someone tells you what it costs.
Round 2: Capacity & the Kitchen Columns
Winner: Artusi — and we'll say it plainly. In the 60cm slot, 135L net beats 111L; if maximum litres behind one cabinet door is your deciding number, the AINT119/NF2 holds more. And above the bench, Artusi fields something Schmick's bar range doesn't pretend to offer: full-height panel-ready kitchen columns — 181L, 280L, 376L, 449L, 439L, up to the 546L AINT91 — plus integrated wine cellars. If you're speccing a whole kitchen's refrigeration to disappear behind joinery, Artusi's integrated family is the deeper kitchen catalogue, and it publishes energy figures (the AINT119/NF2 is rated 3 stars, 178 kWh/yr) where we don't. Credit given where it's earned.
Round 3: Warranty
| Artusi | Schmick | |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty | 2 years standard + 3-year extension on registration (refrigeration; excludes their beverage chillers and outdoor products, which stay at 2) | 2 years where published |
Winner: Artusi. Register the AINT119 and Worldwide Appliances backs it for five years, parts and labour — the longest term in this article, and it beats our two years plainly. One fine-print flag if you're cross-shopping their range: the extension excludes Artusi's own beverage chillers (all models) and outdoor products, which keep the standard 2-year term — the 5-year headline applies to the refrigeration line the AINT119 sits in.
Round 4: The Bar-Purpose Test
Two fridges can share a cabinet size and be built for different lives. The interiors tell the story:
| Artusi AINT119 | Schmick MSL110 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interior | Adjustable glass shelves, crispers, egg tray, white interior | "Stores up to 109x 375ml cans using honeycomb storage method" |
| Temperature control | Mechanical dial, 1–5 stages | Electronic controller |
| Lock | Not listed | ✔ Yes |
Winner: Schmick. The decider is 109 cans. The AINT119 is a well-made kitchen fridge — crispers, egg tray, a mechanical 1–5 dial — that Artusi's own page pitches for "compact kitchens, bar areas, or as a secondary fridge". The MSL110 was never anything but a bar fridge: honeycomb can storage engineered to a number, an electronic controller, and a lock for the Airbnb, the office or the kids. Park them side by side behind the same panel and one of them is holding four slabs; the other is holding your eggs.
Round 5: Build the Whole Cave
One 60cm fridge rarely finishes a bar. Here's what each brand offers the project after that:
| Slot | Schmick integrated | Artusi integrated |
|---|---|---|
| Under-counter fridge | MSL110 111L — $947 | AINT119 135L — price unpublished |
| Matching under-counter freezer | MSF90 96L — $947 | — |
| Under-counter fridge + freezer combo | MC200-INT 207L — $1,707 | — |
| Upright fridge / freezer / combo | MSL330 265L · MSF230 214L · MSLF241 241L — $1,422 each | Kitchen columns 181–546L — prices unpublished |
| Big combo | MC560-INT 479L — $2,733 | — |
| Integrated outdoor | Blastcool iXP1 130L, 316 stainless — $4,747 | — |
Winner: Schmick. The decider: eight purpose-built bar units with a price on every one of them — including the matching $947 freezer that turns one cabinet bay into a fridge-freezer pair, and the Blastcool iXP1 if the bar is outside. Artusi's integrated family is a kitchen system with one bar-class fridge in it; Schmick's is a bar system, end to end. The full integrated collection is here.
The Scorecard
| Round | Winner | The number that decides it |
|---|---|---|
| The 60cm head-to-head | Schmick | $947 with a lock vs price-on-application |
| Capacity & kitchen columns | Artusi | 135L vs 111L in the slot; columns to 546L above it |
| Warranty | Artusi | 2 + 3 years on registration |
| The bar-purpose test | Schmick | 109-can honeycomb interior, electronic control, lockable |
| Build the whole cave | Schmick | 8 priced bar units incl. matching freezer + 316 outdoor vs one bar-class fridge |
Browse the winners: integrated bar fridges & freezers · bar freezers · the full Schmick range.
FAQ: Artusi vs Schmick Integrated
Is the Artusi AINT119 (AINT119NF2) a good integrated bar fridge?
It's a well-specced 60cm integrated fridge: 135L net in the NF2 fridge-only variant, panel-ready reversible door, 40 dB(A), auto defrost, a published 3-star/178 kWh-per-year energy rating, and a warranty that stretches to five years on registration. What its page doesn't list: a price (it's "where to buy" via kitchen retailers — we found no stock at Appliances Online or e&s in July 2026) or a lock, and the interior is kitchen-format — crispers and an egg tray rather than can storage. As a bar fridge specifically, the Schmick MSL110 at $947 is lockable, one decibel quieter and holds 109 cans in honeycomb storage.
Artusi or Schmick — which integrated fridge should I buy?
Speccing a whole kitchen to disappear behind joinery — full-height columns, wine cellars, maximum litres per slot — Artusi is the deeper kitchen catalogue and carries the longer registered warranty. Building a bar, man cave or entertaining space, Schmick: every unit is purpose-built for drinks, lockable, priced on the page and in stock — $947 for the MSL110, $947 for the matching MSF90 freezer, $1,707 for the 207L combo, up to a 479L integrated combo at $2,733.
What integrated bar fridge sizes does Schmick make?
Eight units: the MSL110 111L under-counter fridge and MSF90 96L freezer (both $947, both 39 dB), the MC200-INT 207L under-counter fridge/freezer combo ($1,707), three 1770mm uprights — MSL330 265L fridge, MSF230 214L freezer, MSLF241 241L fridge/freezer ($1,422 each) — the MC560-INT 479L double-door combo ($2,733), and the Blastcool iXP1 130L fully integrated outdoor fridge in 316 stainless ($4,747). Every Schmick unit is lockable, and every unit has a reversible door.
Can you get an integrated outdoor bar fridge?
Yes — that's the rarest slot in the category, and the Blastcool iXP1 fills it: fully integrated mounting, 130L, 316 marine-grade stainless for coastal and alfresco builds, at $4,747. Artusi's integrated range doesn't list an outdoor unit; its outdoor beverage chillers are freestanding and carry the standard 2-year warranty (excluded from its 5-year registration promotion). All prices are our current prices, July 2026.
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Artusi vs Schmick: Integrated Bar Fridge Head-to-Head (2026)
Short answer: Artusi and Schmick both build fridges that disappear behind cabinetry — but for a bar, only one of them was designed to be there. Range, specs and warranty terms checked at artusi.com.au and our own catalogue, July 2026. Artusi wins two rounds honestly: more net litres in the 60cm slot (135L vs 111L) and a warranty that stretches to five years on registration. Schmick takes the other three: a published $947 price with a lock where Artusi has "where to buy", a bar-purpose interior that swallows 109 cans against Artusi's crispers and egg tray, and an eight-unit integrated range — matching freezer, combos, uprights, even a 316 stainless outdoor unit — where Artusi fields one 60cm bar-class fridge. Every round below is decided by a checkable number.
The Contenders
Artusi is the Italian-styled kitchen appliance brand from Worldwide Appliances (the Eurolinx family) — ovens, cooktops, and a genuinely broad integrated refrigeration line-up: panel-ready columns from 181L to 546L, wine cellars, and one 60cm undercounter unit, the AINT119. If you searched for the AINT119NF2: that model number now lives on as the fridge-only variant of the AINT119 (135L net); the two-door fridge/freezer version is the AINT119/2 (96L + 16L).
Schmick is Australia's largest bar fridge range, and its integrated series is built for exactly one job: refrigeration that vanishes into a home bar, man cave or kitchen island and holds serious drink stock — from a $947 lockable under-counter fridge to a 479L integrated combo, plus the Blastcool iXP1, a fully integrated 316 stainless outdoor unit. Same rules as every head-to-head we publish: verified numbers only, and we concede the rounds we lose.
Round 1: The 60cm Under-Bench Head-to-Head
Both brands make exactly one 60cm-class integrated under-counter fridge. Side by side:
| Artusi AINT119/NF2 | Schmick MSL110 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not published — "Where to buy" | $947 |
| Net capacity | 135L | 111L |
| Lockable | Not listed | ✔ Yes |
| Noise | 40 dB(A) | 39 dB |
| Size | 596w × 818–870h × 550d | 595w × 820h × 540d |
| Door | Panel ready, reversible | Solid foamed, reversible |
Winner: Schmick. The round is decided by the two things you can't find on the Artusi page: a price and a lock. The MSL110 is $947, lockable, in stock — the AINT119 sends you to a "where to buy" list, and when we went looking it wasn't stocked at Appliances Online or e&s (checked July 2026). Artusi's 24 extra litres are real, and we'll hand that over properly in Round 2 — but you can't put a fridge in the cabinet until someone tells you what it costs.
Round 2: Capacity & the Kitchen Columns
Winner: Artusi — and we'll say it plainly. In the 60cm slot, 135L net beats 111L; if maximum litres behind one cabinet door is your deciding number, the AINT119/NF2 holds more. And above the bench, Artusi fields something Schmick's bar range doesn't pretend to offer: full-height panel-ready kitchen columns — 181L, 280L, 376L, 449L, 439L, up to the 546L AINT91 — plus integrated wine cellars. If you're speccing a whole kitchen's refrigeration to disappear behind joinery, Artusi's integrated family is the deeper kitchen catalogue, and it publishes energy figures (the AINT119/NF2 is rated 3 stars, 178 kWh/yr) where we don't. Credit given where it's earned.
Round 3: Warranty
| Artusi | Schmick | |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty | 2 years standard + 3-year extension on registration (refrigeration; excludes their beverage chillers and outdoor products, which stay at 2) | 2 years where published |
Winner: Artusi. Register the AINT119 and Worldwide Appliances backs it for five years, parts and labour — the longest term in this article, and it beats our two years plainly. One fine-print flag if you're cross-shopping their range: the extension excludes Artusi's own beverage chillers (all models) and outdoor products, which keep the standard 2-year term — the 5-year headline applies to the refrigeration line the AINT119 sits in.
Round 4: The Bar-Purpose Test
Two fridges can share a cabinet size and be built for different lives. The interiors tell the story:
| Artusi AINT119 | Schmick MSL110 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interior | Adjustable glass shelves, crispers, egg tray, white interior | "Stores up to 109x 375ml cans using honeycomb storage method" |
| Temperature control | Mechanical dial, 1–5 stages | Electronic controller |
| Lock | Not listed | ✔ Yes |
Winner: Schmick. The decider is 109 cans. The AINT119 is a well-made kitchen fridge — crispers, egg tray, a mechanical 1–5 dial — that Artusi's own page pitches for "compact kitchens, bar areas, or as a secondary fridge". The MSL110 was never anything but a bar fridge: honeycomb can storage engineered to a number, an electronic controller, and a lock for the Airbnb, the office or the kids. Park them side by side behind the same panel and one of them is holding four slabs; the other is holding your eggs.
Round 5: Build the Whole Cave
One 60cm fridge rarely finishes a bar. Here's what each brand offers the project after that:
| Slot | Schmick integrated | Artusi integrated |
|---|---|---|
| Under-counter fridge | MSL110 111L — $947 | AINT119 135L — price unpublished |
| Matching under-counter freezer | MSF90 96L — $947 | — |
| Under-counter fridge + freezer combo | MC200-INT 207L — $1,707 | — |
| Upright fridge / freezer / combo | MSL330 265L · MSF230 214L · MSLF241 241L — $1,422 each | Kitchen columns 181–546L — prices unpublished |
| Big combo | MC560-INT 479L — $2,733 | — |
| Integrated outdoor | Blastcool iXP1 130L, 316 stainless — $4,747 | — |
Winner: Schmick. The decider: eight purpose-built bar units with a price on every one of them — including the matching $947 freezer that turns one cabinet bay into a fridge-freezer pair, and the Blastcool iXP1 if the bar is outside. Artusi's integrated family is a kitchen system with one bar-class fridge in it; Schmick's is a bar system, end to end. The full integrated collection is here.
The Scorecard
| Round | Winner | The number that decides it |
|---|---|---|
| The 60cm head-to-head | Schmick | $947 with a lock vs price-on-application |
| Capacity & kitchen columns | Artusi | 135L vs 111L in the slot; columns to 546L above it |
| Warranty | Artusi | 2 + 3 years on registration |
| The bar-purpose test | Schmick | 109-can honeycomb interior, electronic control, lockable |
| Build the whole cave | Schmick | 8 priced bar units incl. matching freezer + 316 outdoor vs one bar-class fridge |
Browse the winners: integrated bar fridges & freezers · bar freezers · the full Schmick range.
FAQ: Artusi vs Schmick Integrated
Is the Artusi AINT119 (AINT119NF2) a good integrated bar fridge?
It's a well-specced 60cm integrated fridge: 135L net in the NF2 fridge-only variant, panel-ready reversible door, 40 dB(A), auto defrost, a published 3-star/178 kWh-per-year energy rating, and a warranty that stretches to five years on registration. What its page doesn't list: a price (it's "where to buy" via kitchen retailers — we found no stock at Appliances Online or e&s in July 2026) or a lock, and the interior is kitchen-format — crispers and an egg tray rather than can storage. As a bar fridge specifically, the Schmick MSL110 at $947 is lockable, one decibel quieter and holds 109 cans in honeycomb storage.
Artusi or Schmick — which integrated fridge should I buy?
Speccing a whole kitchen to disappear behind joinery — full-height columns, wine cellars, maximum litres per slot — Artusi is the deeper kitchen catalogue and carries the longer registered warranty. Building a bar, man cave or entertaining space, Schmick: every unit is purpose-built for drinks, lockable, priced on the page and in stock — $947 for the MSL110, $947 for the matching MSF90 freezer, $1,707 for the 207L combo, up to a 479L integrated combo at $2,733.
What integrated bar fridge sizes does Schmick make?
Eight units: the MSL110 111L under-counter fridge and MSF90 96L freezer (both $947, both 39 dB), the MC200-INT 207L under-counter fridge/freezer combo ($1,707), three 1770mm uprights — MSL330 265L fridge, MSF230 214L freezer, MSLF241 241L fridge/freezer ($1,422 each) — the MC560-INT 479L double-door combo ($2,733), and the Blastcool iXP1 130L fully integrated outdoor fridge in 316 stainless ($4,747). Every Schmick unit is lockable, and every unit has a reversible door.
Can you get an integrated outdoor bar fridge?
Yes — that's the rarest slot in the category, and the Blastcool iXP1 fills it: fully integrated mounting, 130L, 316 marine-grade stainless for coastal and alfresco builds, at $4,747. Artusi's integrated range doesn't list an outdoor unit; its outdoor beverage chillers are freestanding and carry the standard 2-year warranty (excluded from its 5-year registration promotion). All prices are our current prices, July 2026.