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19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

Do you dream of being able to keep a neat and organized fridge?

It's true that no one likes to spend time cleaning their refrigerator.

And every time we open it, we wish it was organized to avoid wasting food.

There is only one solution for this:tidy up your refrigerator.

Use these 19 tricks to keep a clean and organized fridge:

1. Stock your fridge with baskets

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

What's great about the baskets is the fact that they slide out easily.

2. Label the baskets

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

3. And the doors too

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

4. But don't store milk and yoghurt in the fridge door (as above)

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

The temperature is not stable enough in the fridge door, which can cause your milk to sour faster.

5. Glass jars are the best way to store your salads

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

They will stay fresh for 1-2 weeks.

6. Keep raw meat and fish on the bottom shelf to prevent it from leaking

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

7. Use an Excel file if you want to manage inventory like a pro

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

Click here to see the tip and download the Excel file.

8. Or write on your fridge door with an erasable marker

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

It's also a great way to find out what leftovers you have in the fridge or freezer without opening the door.

9. Don't want to write on the fridge? Hang a list

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

10. Never forget what's at the bottom of the fridge again

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

A turntable makes it easy to find your sauces and condiments. You can find some here.

11. For bottles rolling around in the fridge

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

Use a clipboard to block them.

12. Use magazine racks as freezer shelves

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

13. Know what not to put in the fridge:potatoes, tomatoes and onions

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

You will be able to save space in your refrigerator with these tips.

14. You could use a red box for food that will soon go to waste

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

15. To avoid buying things you already have, take a picture of your fridge before you go shopping

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

16. Put baking soda to absorb bad odors

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

17. Keep a roll of tape and a marker near the fridge to label products with their opening date

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

Now you know when it's time to throw away that half-done sauce or canned beans.

18. Use a plastic egg carton

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.

It will protect your fragile eggs and you can even store things on top if you are short of space. Buy it here.

19. And use cardboard egg cartons to stop dirtying the fridge shelves

19 Tips to Keep Your Fridge Clean and Organized.