User:Caston/BlogEntry: 2010 October 06 08:36:39 UTC

Cleaning out the fridge


Fridges can become very messy places. It is recommended that you clean your fridge out about once a week. Although the cooled environment of a fridge slows down the progress of bacteria it is still a place where they will build up over time and is far from a sterile environment. Left over food and food residues can accumulate in your fridge as well as food that may be past their used-by date. It is important to regularly check your food to see if it is still fresh. For example vegetables can slowly rot if left in the fridge potentially contaminating other food. It is important to through clean throughout the fridge and wipe away any dried messes of food spoilage and spillage.

Take out all the draws and clean them throughly. Perhaps use a clothe and hot water and detergent. You may also want to use ~3% hydrogen peroxide to help clean.

Here are some before pictures of today when started to cleaned out my fridge:





As you can see there was a lot of crap in there. The chicken went in the bin as did those beans that were looking pretty gross and festy. I washed out all the drawers and as many surfaces as I could in the fridge. I throw out a lot of out of code jars some of which looked liked bio-hazard specimens. I only really had hot water and detergent to work with but some hydrogen peroxide would have been ideal.

Cleaning your fridge out is a pretty important thing to do. It will keep your food fresher longer if you have a clean fridge. If you have off food in your fridge it also may be making you sick and that will really cost you.

Here are some photos of after I finished cleaning it.



More information about keeping a healthy kitchen should go into the Kitchen page under the Living Conditions section under Health