Did research for this over a month using various on-line sources. Chose the stainless steel stand-alone to refresh the look of my kitchen. When it was being installed I discovered the sides are black, not stainless. Now I have to say that the store models were all shown side by side, and it didn’t occur to me to pull the refrigerator forward to look at the sides. So learn from my oversight and realize it’s stainless but only on the facing surfaces.