Well, this little snippet of knowledge can be applied to practically every part of your dwelling, including the dreaded refrigerator.
First thing's first.
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to have moldy food items. After all. You won't have worry about rancid food if you have taken a daily inventory of the inhabitants of your fridge.
Proper refrigeration etiquette requires constant maintenance.
This can include:
- Wiping up spills as soon as they appear.
- Throwing out leftovers after seven days.
- Getting rid of items you don't easily recognize. (Though this can be applied to that fuzzy, green Tupperware you believe may have contained cooked rotini in a former life, I am more specifically referring to those items that were purchased and never/rarely used.)
- Combining two opened containers of the same product. (No need for two ketchups people.)
- Storing similar items together.
Now, the clever refrigerator engineers of the world have devised a very ingenious solution to this dilemma. It's a little thing I like to call compartmentalizing.
Ever noticed how certain areas of the fridge are often labeled? I'm sure many of you were simply stupefied to learn that there is such a thing as a 'crisper' drawer or a 'dairy' shelf. Don't even get me started on the eighth wonder of the world that is the cooler door.
Beyond strange. I know.
So here's the thing. After hauling all the groceries in from the car, divide them into piles of a similar nature. Dairy with dairy. Produce with produce. Meat with meat. You get the idea.
Then, group on/in the appropriate refrigerator shelf/drawer as needed. No problem, right?
When you become a true pro, you'll start to do this without even realizing it. No joke!
And then, one day, you'll be putting the cheese away and (without even thinking) it will end up back with its dairy buddies.
I shed a glistening tear for the glory that is that moment.
It's a thing of beauty, I tell ya. A thing of beauty.
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