Tackle it Tuesday

There's been a mishap in my freezer. Some wonderfully frozen strawberries oozed there way out of their container and hopped all over the walls and other contents. It was the strawberry goo mess that made me think to clean it, but blech, it needed cleaning even without that mess!

I have a good routine when it comes to cleaning out the fridge. I always make sure to go through it on Wednesday nights (garbage night) and discard any old items. Usually once a month, I will actually clean off the shelves. But the freezer doesn't get nearly enough attention! Tonight was the perfect night to tackle it and clean it out.



The Process:
1. Turn the freezer off- no need to cool an open freezer.
2. Fix a hot soapy bucket of water (Non-Toxic solution: 1/2 gal water, 1/4 c baking soda & 1/2 c vinegar)
3. Remove all the contents of the freezer including the shelves
4. Clean the shelves over the sink with solution
5. Clean the interior of the freezer
6. Turn the freezer back on
7. Put shelves and all food items back inside

The main goal is to do this as efficiently as possible. The shorter amount of time the freezer is open and off, the better.

Try to organize your shelves by items. My top shelf is desserts, second is potatoes, pasta and bread, third shelf is veggies and shrimp, fourth is frozen meals, and the bottom has all our meats. Miscellaneous items are kept in the shelves in the door.




Oh, it's all so much better now! It's still pretty early tonight. Go on! Tackle something!