Organizing your fridge correctly helps you reduce waste and your shopping bill. Take a look at these incredible hacks to organize your fridge and keep everything in it fresher for longer:
- Keep things in baskets.
- Label your baskets.
- Make sure you label a box "Eat me first!"
- Before you go shopping, take a picture of your fridge so you avoid buying things you already have.
- Clean your fridge regularly.
- Keep your milk and dairy products out of the door.
- Get mason jars to store your salads.
- If you've got kids, turn cleaning the fridge into a fun game.
- Use magazine holders as additional shelves.
- Use airtight containers to keep vegetables that you've already cut up.
Here's a quick guide on how to organize your fridge:
- Upper shelves: Foods that don't need cooking, like leftovers and cold meats.
- Lower middle shelves: Dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter.
- Bottom shelf: This is the coldest part of your fridge, so you should keep your raw meat and fish here.
- Drawers: Vegetables, salads, and fruits. This is also a good place to store herbs so that they don't get frozen to the back of the fridge.
- Door shelves: This is the warmest area of the fridge, so store foods that have natural preservatives such as condiments, jams, and juices.