Tips to Organizing your Refrigerator

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Tips to Organizing your Refrigerator

• PC Richard Son

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• Its the holiday season and, for those hosting
  family and friends, that means a full fridge but
  a full fridge doesnt have to be a cluttered one.
  Theres nothing worse than having to dig around
  your fridge while trying to prepare dinner!  Save
  yourself the hassle by getting your refrigerator
  organized and keeping it that way. Here are some
  tipsThe first thing you should do is clean out
  your refrigerator. How long has it been since you
  did a deep clean? Now is a great time to remove
  all items, dispose of expired products, and scrub
  the inside clean. Once your fridge is cleaned,
  its time to get organized!As you replace
  items, keep these tips in mind.
• Set the temperature to 40F (5C) or below, as
  any warmer will risk growing harmful bacteria.
  Check humidity settings on produce, crispers, and
  deli drawers. Make sure each drawer is set to the
  correct settings to maintain optimal freshness.

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• Figure out which items need to be refrigerated
  and which dont. Common items that end up in the
  fridge unnecessarily are ketchup, mustard, hot
  sauce, garlic, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, and
  bananas. You can save a lot of space this way by
  keeping items like these in a pantry instead.
• Take all your regularly used condiments and
  sauces and place them on the doors where theyre
  easily accessible. Stash items that are used only
  every so often together toward the back of the
  fridge, but remember to check expiration dates.
• Group like-items together to avoid hunting around
  or buying duplicates such as salad dressings,
  salsas, jams, or items like olives and pickles.
  Keeping them in labeled bins will allow you to
  pull them all out together.
• Eggs do best when kept in their original carton
  and on the middle shelf where the temperature is
  most consistent.
• Milk tends to land on the top shelf and this
  makes sense if you and your family are big milk
  drinkers. However, if you use milk is mainly for
  cooking purposes, place it on the bottom in the
  back where temperatures are coldest.

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• You should never put milk or quick-to-expire
  items on the doors of your fridge, as the
  temperatures on the door can fluctuate.
• Packaged raw meat and seafood should go on the
  very bottom where it is the coldest. If juices
  drip, you wont risk contaminating your whole
  fridge.
• Vegetables will stay fresher longer with a bit of
  humidity and should be stored in the drawer
  marked high humidity.  Fruit stays fresher in the
  low humidity drawers, sometimes marked crisper.
  Keep fruit in original packaging or in a plastic
  bag loosely tied.
• Dont slice food until you are ready to consume
  it. Chopped meat, fruit, and veggies spoil faster
  than whole items.
• Deli meats belong in the shallow meat drawer,
  which is slightly colder than the rest of the
  fridge, or, if theres no such drawer, on the
  bottom shelf.
• Butter and soft cheeses dont need to be super
  cold, so they can live in the dairy compartment
  on the door.

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• Dont overstock your fridge. Air needs to
  circulate around food to keep it cool. A crowded
  fridge can create warm spots and lead to
  spoilage. Remember to rotate items in the fridge
  before grocery trips. Move foods close to
  expiration date forward and throw away any foods
  that are past their expiration date.
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