Showerthought: I used to just shove everything in my fridge, but a five dollar lazy susan for the door shelf was a total game changer.

I compared the 'pile it in' method to actually organizing condiments and sauces on a spinner. Now I can actually SEE the sriracha and the gochujang before they expire, which means I use them more. Anyone else have a simple fridge hack that cut down on waste?

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simonl862mo ago

That lazy susan trick is brilliant for the door. The real waste-saver for me was getting a set of clear, rectangular bins for the main fridge shelves. Everything gets grouped by type, like a bin for cheeses and a bin for lunch meats. You can just pull out the whole bin instead of digging through a messy pile. It stopped so much stuff from getting lost and forgotten in the back.

perez.barbara2mo ago

Yes! That's the real key, organizing by USE.

the_lisa19d ago

My fridge got way too cluttered with those clear bins. I tried them for a few weeks and ended up just stacking things on top of the bins because they never fit right. Now I just throw everything on the shelves loose and do a quick clean out every Sunday. It takes 10 minutes and I never lose anything because I actually see what's in there.