Refrigerator cabinet breaker assembly

A refrigerator cabinet includes an interior liner, an exterior cabinet and a breaker assembly. The breaker assembly connects the interior liner and the exterior cabinet and maintains a space therebetween. The breaker assembly includes a first breaker strip. The first breaker strip has a forward leg, a side leg, and a clip portion. The side leg extends from the forward leg and is oriented substantially perpendicular to the forward leg. The clip portion is carried by the forward leg. An adjacent side surface of the exterior cabinet is defined by a sheet of cardboard. The cardboard is captured between the side leg and the clip portion.