Do you struggle to keep your refrigerator clean and organized? Who doesn’t? I recently got a bug to clean and try a new way to organize ours. First off let me say that I hate the refrigerator model we have! I have Covid supply change issues to blame for it. When our old one flat out died it took us 3 months to get this one simply because nothing was available.
So what’s my gripe with this one? It’s deeper than our counter and deeper than the most fridges. I literally can’t touch the back of the fridge inside. My arms are just too short. So everything that gets pushed to the back of the shelves are never to be seen again. My solution? Clear plastic trays, drawers and lidded, stackable containers. Most of the containers I bought at Dollar General so this was a pretty inexpensive investment.
First I cleared everything out and scrubbed the surfaces. It’s really embarrasing to admit I found duplicates of several things, like 7 jars of dill pickles, 2 bottles of ketchup, and there is a whole tray full of jelly. I can’t wait to use these things up so we clear more space.
One of the problems we have had is with spillage and gross juices leaking from meat packages. These containers should certainly make it more manageable to keep clean. I put a lot of our vegetables into these new containers rather than use the crisper drawers. Already I can see that things are staying fresher longer in the lidded containers and drawers. I’m now using one of the large crisper drawers for meats, it’s working really well to keep things cleaner.
The best part of this organization project? I can now pull a tray out to reach everything!
Liz Walker Real Estate 