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Okay dirty minds, that is NOT what I am talking about! Sheesh! I am talking about how often do you clean out your fridge and freezer? How often do you do it?

Me, I try and do this monthly. If I don’t, my goodness, things can get quite interesting, to say the least. With two little kids and a hubby, I seriously have no clue what is hidden in my fridge and freezers at times!

How Often Do You Do ItNOT My Fridge

One time I was cleaning out my freezer and found a toy dolly with no clothes on. Hmm. Okay. I dug deeper and found a little toy doggie. I told you I find some interesting things! I guess it makes cleaning my freezer a bit more exciting? I never know what I will find!!

Our freezer is just too small for us, it really is. We have the freezer on one side and the fridge on the other, you know, side by side deal (see it below). I would love to have a fridge on top and freezer on the bottom, that way I could have way more room then I do now.

Don’t get me wrong, my fridge is fabulous looking, it is stainless steel, but, It does need to have more space!!!

How Often Do You Do It

How Often Do You Do It? (Here are some great tips to help you keep your fridge and freezer clean):

*When in doubt, Throw it OUT!!

*Clean your fridge with warm, sudsy water. You can add baking soda to the water and use a small toothbrush to get into all the crevices

*Make sure you pull out the produce drawers, where  a lot of the yucky stuff usually sits, and clean that with warm, soapy water

*For the freezer, empty the ice tray into the sink and scrub it out, so you can have fresh ice

*On both the freezer and fridge, start cleaning from the top down. That way if any crumbs fall, you don’t have to reclean any of the lower areas (common sense though).

*Replace the boxes of baking soda every month if you can

So, How Often Do You Do It? Do you have any tips to add to mine?

 

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  1. I clean it out about every month (leftovers/exp products etc). Actual cleaning and scrubbing it…maybe once a year! LOL and we have 2 fridges! The one in the laundry room doesn’t do much more than hold what our main one won’t and store our frozen stuff.

  3. Whenever I can find the time between blogging, the business and well the Mom job … usually maybe once a month! Although I do keep up with bad food, like once a week I get rid of stuff that hasn’t been touched that whole week … unless it hasn’t gone bad or too close to expiration date. Although Eggs.. have an expiration date? Never knew that until recently! lol

  4. We regularly clean out old food etc. We actually take everything out and scrub down the fridge and freezer once a year.

  6. I wish I could say that I did that weekly, embarrassed to say it drags on for two or three! I do the old school keep baking soda in there, perhaps that is why I can stand it longer. Not good now that I reflect on it!

  8. I think that I don’t do it often because of the fear of what has happened in it…sticky, crumbs, messy, UGH

    OK, so you got me off of my tush & pushed me into the kitchen to do it. My fridge thanks you.

  9. I’ve been thinking about cleaning the fridge… really, I have! And, I will do it ‘one of these days.’ I hate to admit it, but it’s probably been 2 months since it’s had a good, thorough cleaning. Yuck, I know. Thanks for the push.

  10. I go through every week on trash night & throw away all the icky food, but I just about never take everything out & clean it. &At LEAST once a week I think “Man, I should really clean this out.” Whenever I finally do, though, I’ll use your tips! 🙂

  13. I try to clean out my fridge every Monday. I go shopping on Mondays and the trash comes on Tuesday so it’s the perfect time.

  14. About 2x a month, when the woman who does the cleaning for me has time to do it…

    Before she came, I don’t think I ever cleaned it…

    mtdoonmeister at gmail dot com

  16. Seriously, I just did mine last night. Trash day is today and I needed to get it done. I generally clean it about 2 times a month on Wednesday nights.

  19. This is my first time to your site. I have the same fridge as you and couldn’t agree more. I find myself drooling over the new french door fridges. One day maybe! I would also like to add, I found this great product from Arm & Hammer called Fresh Fridge. Its baking soda that you stick to the side of the fridge and it has an indicator that easily shows when its time for a new one. It’s more expensive than the box of baking soda, but I always tend to forget about them. Here is the link to the product. The site also has coupons for the product.
    http://www.armandhammer.com/deodorization/baking-soda/Products/arm-and-hammer-baking-soda-fridge-n-freezer.aspx

  20. i need to do it now and yes from the top down…that does sound dirty…lol