Clean Interior of Fridge - PEP BB nest.straw.interiorfridge

Our fridge was here when we moved in - it is owned by the landlord. It's a bit small and a bit old and gets blocked up easily. One day, maybe, we will have a big, cool pantry and not need a fridge. That would be nice.

Anyway, like a few of the other submissions have mentioned, the drain plug gets pretty disgusting and blocks easily, resulting in the drawer at the bottom filling with water. I clean this part pretty regularly but the rest of the fridge really needed doing. Also, we have guests this weekend and so took the opportunity to do so.

The fridge is super full in these photos. We don't usually keep it so full but we had just done a big shop. It is more efficient when full at least, having much more thermal mass.

We used plain water for most of the wiping down and a little bit of Ecover Multi-action Spray for the drain plug area. It is completely biodegradable.

When cleaning the drawer and shelves I collected all of the water (no cleaner was used) and used it to water the garden. Specifically, I chose to water the grass area that I am transforming into a meadow (it hasn't rained in several weeks - I don't usually water grass!) and my Wine Cap mushroom bed (which is less than a year old and needs the occasional watering to encourage fruiting).

Any food waste was composted. Remarkably, we didn't have to throw anything away - just a few scraps of vegetables from the drawer.

I cleaned my basement fridge. It’s the fridge where I keep things I’m not allowed to keep in the kitchen - mushroom spore, kimchi, thai prawn paste, ginger beer plant. And beer.

I only used hot water, baking powder and wet cloth and a drying cloth. I removed everything including any removable fixtures which I cleaned in the sink.

The only waste was cardboard which went in the recycling / reuse cardboard pile in the basement.

I combined this with the external exercise. Emptying the fridge first made it easier to move and clean the outside.

Here’s the evidence on the road to a sparkling clean fridge.

A package of raw meat had leaked and there were a couple of sticky bottles, so it was time to clean the fridge. I cleaned with vinegar, hot water, and a tshirt rag.

Leftovers were eaten later that day -- oatmeal, half a banana, pizza, and steamed carrots and parsnips. Expired probiotics and the banana peel were tossed into the garden, composted in place. Kefir was frozen, since I was the one drinking it but I've started to react to dairy as my seasonal allergies kick up. The blue plastic bag was set aside for the recycling bin at the grocery store.

I left the bottom drawer out for now so my daughter can use the bottom space. She's not tall enough to reach into the drawer yet.

Please don't judge me for what's in my fridge... My husband isn't fully on board with whole foods (or reusable bags), so much of it is his.

I used a vinegar-water-lemon juice solution to clean our fridge. There were a few bottles and jars that had been standing there for much too long, nobody using them or even knowing what they contained, so we pitched them and washed the containers. I clean the fridge out every 6-8 months, but on the spot cleaning after spill ups still needs to be developed.

Scary stuff in here.
Apparently I forgot to take pictures of the Finnish freezer and out side 😥 will see if friend turned in key or if I can get back in to get completed pictures for those BBS.
Cleaner vinegar and elbow grease.
Nope on apartment key but my camper fridge/freezer needed cleaning so here's those pictures. (How do you get text in-between pictures)