Top tips for organising your fridge freezer

We're all guilty of piling food into our fridge-freezers when we get home from the shops, often wherever it will fit rather than in a practical order.

A lack of organisation in your fridge-freezer means you'll probably end up buying things you don’t need, simply because you've forgotten what you already have.

When you can’t see exactly what is in your fridge-freezer, the chances are food will also go off before you get around to eating it, leading to waste.

If you’re someone with a chaotic fridge freezer then don’t fret. Here’s our top tips to get organised.

Use storage boxes

Making the most of the space you have in your fridge-freezer is essential, as it never feels like there is enough room. Using storage boxes or baskets can be a good way to keep similar items together and make sure you always know exactly what you have in.

Using baskets can also make sure food that needs to be eaten quickly is placed at the front, so you see it easily and remember to use it. Baskets can help with cleaning the fridge-freezer too, as they make it so much simpler to empty the appliance out and wipe it down.

Put a system in place

We all know that meat and seafood should go on the bottom shelf of the fridge part to ensure no juices can drip onto other food, but this is about the only rule many of us stick to on a regular basis.

Another good tip is to keep your milk in the main body of the fridge, as it is believed to go off quicker if stored in the door. This is due to the regular changes in temperature when you open it to take something out.

It’s also a good idea to use labels to keep track of exactly what you’ve got in stock so you can check before heading to the shops.

Save those leftovers

Making extra food and storing your leftovers is a great way to create cheap and easy meals. Try to get into the habit of labelling anything you take out of the packaging, as otherwise you may buy more by mistake because you forget what you already have.

Getting more organised with your fridge-freezer can help you save money in the long run, so it’s worth making the effort.

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