When was the last time you clean out your Refrigerator?

@marciascott (25529)
United States
September 4, 2008 10:37pm CST
I really need to clean mind, I haven't clean it in a while. How about you? do you clean it with watered down soap and bleach? Do you put baking soda in the Frig? It supposed to keep the oders down of other foods. And it just keeps your Frig smelling fresh. I have to stop procasting to do it, I think I will do it tommorrow.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
5 Sep 08
Hi there marciascott Well I think the last time I gave my fridge a really good clean out was probably 6 months ago, tut tut. Thanks for reminding me, I'll have to switch it off to defrost it as it is full of ice and give it a good clean. Cheers
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Hey how are you, I am doing fine, I hope all is well with you!
@riyasam (16556)
• India
6 Sep 08
it is one of the chores that i keep postponing.i guess i will have to do it anyway.and i just use a cloth with soapwater to keep my fridge clean.i try to do it once a month.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
10 Sep 08
I just cleaned my fridge a couple of days ago. I try and do it once a week before I bring in new groceries, then once a month I give it a real good go-over with the bleach water. I always forget to get the baking soda to stick in there. I just never remember to pick up extra or even put it on the list lol. So, sometimes I'll stick in one cube of charcoal into the space between the bottom drawers. That works pretty good too for odor removal and keeping it away.
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• Canada
1 Nov 09
For my husband and I the best time to clean out the refridgerator is when we are getting ready to go shopping for food. We like to make sure that anything that might have spoiled is out of the way, so we can make room for new, and fresh food. That is as good a time as any to clean the fridge.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
1 Nov 09
I like to clean mind when I knopw I am going to go shopping for food! I hope all is well with you, I rarely come here anymore.
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Nice to see you here! I hope all is well with. Have a good week!
• Australia
24 Sep 08
Our fridge is on its last legs, so we have to clean it out all the time. About once a week at the moment. We clean ours with a special kitchen cleaner that helps to keep everything smelling nice. Hopefully, in the next week or so, we will have a new one. Just got to pay for it, and they will order it for us. I do have to say though, there are a lot of interesting 'science experiments' that can be found at the back of a fridge.
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@belk89 (1103)
• Philippines
5 Sep 08
I clean my refrigerator every 2 weeks. I just did that so those food that are starting to spoil can be thrown away. I also have a white color refrigerator which easily gets dirty. So i have to see to it that i clean it every 2 weeks just to have a nice pleasant place to put fresh fruits and veggies. It is also nice to see that everytime i open my ref everything is fresh and smells good.
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I recently cleaned mine out real good. I took it apart and washed the shelves, drawers, and sides. Its amazing how dirty it gets, even though I try to wipe things up, but I have other people living here too and they don't always clean up. A box of baking soda is good in the fridge, it helps with the odors and you can also use it to clean the fridge with, Have fun, hehe
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Hey Vicky I hate cleaning my Frig, but I know I half to do it. I throw away a lot of food because it is just me. I hate that some times. that is why I hate to go shopping because I end up wasting the food. I just through out a loaf of bread. It problaby would of stay longer in the Frig. I have some jucie that spill in the Frig, and it is so sticky, I made a mistake and spilled it, so you know it is sticky. Have a good day Vicky!
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I cleaned out my refrigerator this morning. I use soapy water and a rag. I also use baking soda to keep the odors out every now and then also. I love to have my fridge clean and fresh and all of the leftovers thrown out if they are not eaten.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Yeah, Steph, that baking soda works very good. How are you and the Family? I hope you all are doing good, nice to see you here!
• Singapore
5 Sep 08
Hi honey, It has been ages. Normally someone who is "bored" will initiate it and "mess" things up. Then the person may force others to help too. Maybe you can try putting those gadgets in the fridge that supposedly might clean up the smells. Some can be had for cheap e.g. http://tinyurl.com/6ytqu2 . Cheers!
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
5 Sep 08
As quiet as it is kept, Soap and water will do the job and it is cheap. baking soda too!
@gemini_rose (16264)
5 Sep 08
I think that next to putting clean washing away that is my next least favourite job. I hate cleaning the fridge out, it is just one of those jobs that I put off and put off for as long as possible. I usually notice that it needs cleaning more if I have visitors and then I feel embarrassed because the fridge is not at its best! One thing though, I no longer have stuff left in there for weeks at a time I always make sure everything is thrown away by its best before date now!
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Tell me about it! I was just laughing at your remark, it is the same with me, only thing is I am here by myself. and I hate to go shopping because I let it stay in frig to long and I end up throwing my food away, good food too. I am going to clean it today I think. Have a good day!
@Anne18 (11029)
5 Sep 08
Last week, before I went to do the weekly shop, we had eaten most of the food so it was a good time to do it before filling the fridge back up with lovely goodies
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@KUSHANK55 (2437)
• India
5 Sep 08
hi dear that tomorrow never comes. i did it yesterday . you may do it today!! try dear marciascott!!
• Singapore
5 Sep 08
Lol, what a coincidence.
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@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I cleaned our refrigerator and freezer a month ago, with soapy water. And I do put a box of baking soda in the fridge. One time, I tried lining the shelves with paper towels for the accidental spill now and then. I don't know why I don't do that anymore. It was just easier to take out the paper towels when they got dirty and replace it with another one. I guess I should say that I'm saving paper.
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@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
25 Oct 12
I heard that the type of refrigerator don't need to be defrost and its okay not to clean for months. We have old type of refrigerator so every two weeks or three weeks I clean our refrigerator to defrost it. I just clean it with soap and I will just rinse it with water. After that I will rub it with dry clean rag so it will go dry. Before I open it again I put some charcoal on the side part of the refrigerator because my mom told me that charcoal can absorb bad odor of the foods and can prevent the refrigerator from bad smell.
• United States
5 Sep 08
My wife cleaned our out yesterday. I'm glad too because we had some things that were ready to move out. If not by us then they wouldh have moved themselves out. LOL Just kidding. We try to clean it out at least once a week. Give us time to eat any leftovers or let them dry out.
• Philippines
5 Sep 08
Well we do clean it when saturdays once per two months... we defrost it the night before we clean it by tomorrow =)