Systemize Your Home

The first step in organizing your refrigerator and freezer is to clear it out and clean the appliance completely. Take away all of the shelves and clean them thoroughly. It will be easy when you start with the top shelf. Decide what you will need, and then discard old scraps and anything you feel that you’ll never use anymore. Open all containers and confirm what’s inside. Check the expiry dates on all items. Throw away anything that’s out of date or uncertain.

Next, list the items that fit in in your refrigerator and choose the possible ways to organize them. Take full benefit of the drawers, shelves and refrigerator door. Keep the items of same category such as drinks, together. Store tiny items and snippets in transparent plastic containers so that you can see what’s inside. During this clearing and organization process, prepare a shopping inventory of items you need to purchase.

Items for the Refrigerator: Keep meats only in the refrigerator’s meat or deli drawer. This part of the refrigerator is usually colder than the rest of the areas. If you feel you won’t cook hamburger for the next three days, it is better you place it in the freezer. Store fish overnight in a filter that’s filled with ice and place it in a bowl. This will keep the fish fresh and hence no degrading in the quality of fish. Don’t place eggs in the refrigerator door. Whenever the door is opened, the eggs will be exposed to atmosphere.

Instead, keep them in the packet on a higher shelf in the refrigerator. Crisper drawers are the best options for vegetable, such as peppers. These drawers naturally have moisture control designed to help check vegetables from losing moisture. Keep lettuce fresher by storing it in an air tight bag. Remove the external leaves that have excess moisture. Wrap around the lettuce with a paper towel, insert it in a plastic bag, squeeze the bag as much as possible so as to remove air out and seal the bag.