Wondering whether people keep a lot of smelly, unwrapped stuff in there, cleaning schedules, etc.
Best tipp i ever got in this regard was putting a cup of crushed charcoal in the fridge. Absorbs odors for years.
Interesting! Never heard of that but it makes sense.
Um… if it smells, you’re doing something wrong.
It doesn’t smell because I am not a degenerate.
It gets a quick wipe down every few weeks and a deeper clean every couple of months.
Not at all. Full cleaning once a week. If you do it that often, it only takes half an hour.
Also, keep everything wrapped and don’t let leftovers and condiments accumulate.
But what if I NEED yellow mustard, brown mustard, English mustard, honey mustard, and dijon?
Those are fine. I mean the short-term stuff, like the sauces that come with takeout, or garnishes you made for a specific dish and you finished the dish but there’s still more of the garnish.
Personally I use those to test for the presence of mold. Great success so far!
But yeah, I get what you mean. I’ve had to be the Bad Guy who throws out the 14,000+ cups of tartar sauce and soy sauce that take up as much space as the rest of the takeout that has long since been eaten.
Good point about condiments, those really tend to accumulate in fridges for years. Sometimes I just don’t shop for a few weeks and try to use up all the food at home.
Cleaning… When it’s time to move! Really, it can be like that, if you spot clean along the way.
With us, anything that is/would be smelly goes in some kind of container.
Cleaning - I would say once every 3-4 months or so in normal circumstances. Quite possibly longer.
The only things that are unwrapped are vegetables. I have not noticed any smelling.
I keep everything in containers, even for vegetables. Smelly stuff would go into glass containers. I clean a small section every two weeks (wipe around, wash trays) since the fridge will never be empty. What is smell?
