Does your fridge look like this?
Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and you'll soon be buying lots of supplies for your Thanksgiving feast. Now is the time to get that fridge cleaned out & ready to hold more goodies! It really doesn't take long if you take it one step at a time. Here's how:
STEP 1: Take everything out of your fridge. Have a garbage can and container of Chlorox wipes handy. If the item is expired or spoiled, throw it away. Rinse out the leftovers containers and pop them into the dishwasher. Stack everything else on the counter. If the bottom or sides of the containers (like condiment bottles) are sticky, use a Chlorox wipe to remove any residue.
STEP 2: Take out all of the shelves and drawers and soak them in the sink full of hot soapy water. The hotter the water, the faster the gunk will melt off.
STEP 3: Wipe down the inside walls and bottom shelf of the fridge with Chlorox wipes.
STEP 4: Wash, rinse, and dry the shelves and bins. Use a bit of paper towel wrapped around a table knife to clean the gunk out of the crevices of the shelves. If the bins still smell bad even after a thorough cleaning, you can put an open box of baking soda in the bin for a few days to absorb those lingering odors.
STEP 5: Replace all of the remaining food. Using a Lazy Susan (like this one from Amazon) on your top shelf will help corral those small bottles of olives and such, and small bins from the dollar store help keep packages of cheese, hot dogs, and other weirdly shaped items neatly contained.
There you go! Your fridge is neat, clean, extra roomy and ready to hold all those extra Thanksgiving items, not to mention leftovers. Please remember to thaw your turkey in the fridge in a container that has sides tall enough to catch any of its juices. You don't want all of that work to go to waste now, do you?
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