I don't shop for new food, unless I unexpectedly run out of something early (have I really used a whole large bunch of parsley since Friday?!) until I've used up nearly all the fresh food I have. I know everything that is in my fridge, and when I'm going to use it, and how. It's great for holding cheese slices in the door or butter box and so pretty.Īs with so many areas of organization, I've found it's not what kind of boxes or other corralling methods in the place you want to keep tidy that matters, it's what's in your head. Also use my Pyrex bowls with lids to hold and stack stuff, including the mini for sundried tomatoes.Īnd just got my first Stasher. I can tuck heads of romaine or other things on top and pull it all out to make salad. It fits on the middle fridge shelf and holds several days worth of prepped food, like roasted vegetables.
I buy the smallest of less used stuff, so this works.Īs for prepared food, I have a large, shallow storage container called Keeper, from The Container Store. Top holds sodas, bottom small jars and bottles. Love my lazy susan on top shelf of fridge. Not everyone has that need, but useful when sharing the small freezer with a NYC roommate. I can also tuck a personal pizza behind, and push over to store frozen meals on the side. I know where everything is to just reach in, but it's easy to pull out and fill with new food or reorganize. It was a game changer! All the small frozen foods -Morningstar patties and crumbles, Trader Joe's snacks and pasta, bread, vegetables - all nestle well and don't fall over. Marshalls had a good size plastic bin that fits on top rack of my freezer. The wins never stop coming! My (new) favorite pantry fridge organizing tools All you need to do is clean out the bins each month (or wash/replace their liners) and your fridge will need to be deep-cleaned that much less. Try saying no to that.īefore you go, I’m going to leave you with one last thought: Once you’ve sorted your fridge into bins, you’ll be left with less drips and dribbles on your shelves. "Farm-stand vibes for your city fridge," Caroline Mullen, former associate editor, called it. And if you’re not keen on accumulating more plastic, which I totally get, I have two words for you: wicker baskets! I came across the inspiration the other day (I’m on a roll) and it pried my organizing brain wide open. So, why stop at bins? Why not employ all pantry organizers-trays, baskets, lazy Susans, even tiered shelf organizers? Why hadn't I thought of that before?Īs it turns out, buying bins was way more exciting than I thought it’d be: there were bins to contain condiments and yogurts, for berries, even divided bins for freezer contents. After all, the same principles apply: zone, label, stack, elevate. That got me thinking: If it’s good for your pantry, it’s probably good for the fridge. Wait a minute-I was already doing that… but in my pantry.
"This allows you to maximize the space by going vertical but still allows for easy access for the items stored underneath." As she said that, I had a feeling of déjà vu. Rosenthal especially recommends bins for their stackability to utilize the height in your fridge. "As with all organizing," she continued, "it's important to create categories in your fridge: snacks for the kids, dinner ingredients, leftovers, produce-and bins help you do that."
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I emailed organizing pro Rachel Rosenthal: "Was I missing a trick," I asked? Short answer, yes-and she’s been on it all along: "It’s actually one of my number one go-to organizing hacks." Zoning, she says, is the outcome I was looking for. The kind that go in your pantry, below the sink, and on your bathroom ledge. On the verge of giving up, I turned to the corners of the internet (Instagram and Pinterest, of course) that order-seekers go to for a shot of hope, and there staring at me was the solution to my sorting woes: BINS.
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