Tips on Keeping the Fridge Clean

It is one thing to preserve foods with the help of the fridge, it is another to make sure your fridge is actually safe to keep foods safe. What are the things to remember to make sure the one place that you store your food is fit for its job?

First, regularly clean the interior of your fridge. As an advocate of everything natural, what I recommend for you to use to clean your refrigerator and everything around the house is the tea tree oil concoction. I have seen for myself how it loosens algae and things that would usually require tough cleaning agents. You could read my first post on the wonders of tea tree oil from my main blog, MarriageandBeyond.com. 

The second thing to remember is make sure it temperature is 41 degrees or below. Poultry and meat products should be cut into pieces and placed in their own containers before placing then in the freezer. This will prevent spillage of their juices all over the freezer unit. This is the key to lessen the spillage inside the refrigerator.

Cleaning Greasy Fridge Tops

How do you easily clean sticky and greasy dust on the top of your fridge?  This problem is usually solved by a heavy duty all purpose cleaner or a solution that is a part ammonia to ten parts of water.   Do this if your trusty vinegar and baking soda won't do the trick.  Wipe the dirt off with paper towels.

Usually this will solve your problem.  Just make sure to apply furniture wax on the surface of the fridge to make cleaning easier the next time.  

No More Fridge Odors

A stinking fridge is a real turn off. For one, how could you imagine having to store your food when your refrigerator smells off, right? One easy thing you can do is line the vegetable bin with used newspaper before you load it up with your veggies. Observe and you will smell the difference.

Refrigerator Defrosting

How often do you defrost your refrigerator or freezer chest? It is ideal to get down to this task when the frost is about 1/4 inch thick.

Scraping frost with a sharp utensil usually causes serious damage. I have seen this happen a few times. If you need to, use a dull plastic scraper instead and never scrap against those metal parts inside your fridge. Most new refrigerator models that are being sold in the market comes with an ice scraper to do just that.

After defrosting, dip a cloth in glycerin and wipe the freezer coils with it. The frost will come off more easily the next time you do the defrosting.

If you are having a hard time freeing a stuck ice cube tray, aply a towel soaked in hot water to its edges. Wait for a few seconds and it will come off in a while. Works every time. Happy defrosting! :D