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A method of assembling a cabinet and an apparatus assembled according to the method are provided. The cabinet includes a shell with internal walls, a first compartment liner and a second compartment liner configured to be housed within the shell. The first compartment liner includes a first liner fa

A method of assembling a cabinet and an apparatus assembled according to the method are provided. The cabinet includes a shell with internal walls, a first compartment liner and a second compartment liner configured to be housed within the shell. The first compartment liner includes a first liner face and defines a first compartment. The second compartment liner includes a second liner face and defines a second compartment. The method includes the steps of positioning a pair of elongate supports between the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner such that the first liner face and the second liner face are adjacent one another and spaced apart.

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1. A cabinet including: a shell;a first compartment liner defining a first compartment and including a first liner face;a second compartment liner defining a second compartment and including a second liner face, the first and second compartment liners housed within the shell; anda pair of elongate s

1. A cabinet including: a shell;a first compartment liner defining a first compartment and including a first liner face;a second compartment liner defining a second compartment and including a second liner face, the first and second compartment liners housed within the shell; anda pair of elongate supports,wherein the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner are mounted within the shell with the first liner face and the second liner face adjacent one another, the pair of elongate supports located between and in contact with the first and second liner faces, wherein at least one of the elongate supports includes a first channel extending therethrough and configured to establish fluid communication between the first compartment and the second compartment. 2. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the elongate supports are arranged at substantially opposite and peripheral locations between the first and second liner faces so as to define an internal gap between the elongate supports. 3. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the elongate supports extend in fore and aft directions with respect to the cabinet. 4. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first channel becomes gradually larger in a direction of fluid flow. 5. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein at least one of the elongate supports includes a second channel extending therethrough and configured to establish fluid communication between the first compartment and the second compartment. 6. The cabinet of claim 5, wherein a first direction of fluid flow in the first channel and a second direction of fluid flow in the second channel are opposite one another. 7. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the elongate supports are made from expanded polystyrene foam. 8. The cabinet of claim 2, wherein the shell includes interior walls, the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner are dimensioned and positioned within the shell to form at least an external gap between the interior walls and the first and second compartment liners, the external gap and the internal gap being substantially filled with foam. 9. The cabinet of claim 8, wherein the elongate supports are substantially engulfed in foam. 10. The cabinet of claim 8, wherein the foam is made from polyurethane insulating foam. 11. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the elongate supports include a left-hand side support and a right-hand side support that substantially mirror one another. 12. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the first liner face and the second liner face include a first protruding area and a second protruding area respectively, each of the elongate supports includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface, the first contact surface includes a first recess portion configured to mate with a first section on a perimeter of the first protruding area, the second contact surface includes a second recess portion configured to mate with a second section on a perimeter of the second protruding area. 13. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein the first recess portion and the first section are shaped such that movement of the first compartment liner relative to the elongate supports is configured to be restricted along both fore and aft directions, and the second recess portion and the second section are shaped such that movement of the second compartment relative to the elongate supports is configured to be restricted along only one of the fore and aft directions. 14. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein the first compartment liner is configured to be positioned above the second compartment liner inside the shell. 15. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein a cross-sectional area of the elongate supports along a transverse plane gradually tapers from the first contact surface to the second contact surface. 16. A method of assembling a cabinet, the cabinet including a shell with interior walls, a first compartment liner and a second compartment liner housed within the shell, the first compartment liner including a first liner face and defining a first compartment, and the second compartment liner including a second liner face and defining a second compartment, the method including the steps of: positioning a pair of elongate supports between the first liner face and the second liner face such that the first liner face and the second liner face are adjacent one another and spaced apart in contact with the elongate supports, at least one of the elongate supports including a channel extending therethrough and configured to establish fluid communication between the first compartment and the second compartment. 17. The method of claim 16, the elongate supports being arranged at substantially opposite and peripheral locations between the first and second liner faces so as to define an internal gap between the elongate supports. 18. The method of claim 17, further including the step of positioning the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner within the shell such that at least one external gap is formed between the compartment liners and the interior walls. 19. The method of claim 18, further including the step of channeling a flow of foam into the cabinet so as to substantially fill the internal gap and the external gap, the flow of foam in the internal gap substantially separated from the flow of foam in the external gap by the elongate supports. 20. The method of claim 17, further including the steps of fastening the elongate supports to one of the first outer face of first compartment liner and the second outer face of the second compartment liner, and inserting the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner alternately into the shell. 21. The method of claim 16, further including the step of positioning the elongate supports in fore and aft directions with respect to the cabinet.