Abstract: The invention discloses a refrigerating appliance comprising a cabinet with an opening towards the cooled part of the said cabinet, the opening being covered by at least one panel edged with at least one edging element comprising at least one profile having a first part and a second part forming approximately an L, the first part covering the margin of one main face of the panel and the second part covering the edge face of the panel and comprising a recess provided with at least one barb. The resulting refrigerating appliance is structurally very simple, particularly as regards the panel, and it offers the manufacturer great structural flexibility in determining the final shape of the panel.