Getting started with fridge organisation

Good old fridge — the humble, sleek block sitting still in the corner of your kitchen. Or maybe your bedroom if you want the treasure box of your midnight cravings within arms reach. It is the silent hero making all your daily food ingredients, meal preps, and out-of-the-blue exotic meal experiment leftovers survive longer than they would if kept at room temperature. 

Fridge organisation has blended itself into the rising tide of conversations surrounding minimalism and sustainability, usually with food waste as its anchor. However, its importance continues to remain relatively diluted in the background of its roaring counterparts like aesthetics and clothing. 

Apart from the no-brainer issue of facing difficulty in finding what you need, a disorganised fridge can also be a potential health hazard.

With all said and done, it’s time to dive into the must-knows of fridge organisation. 

Empty your fridge 

Take everything out, including the shelves and drawers. Give them a good clean. This is to ensure that your fridge organisation kickstarts on a truly clean slate. It is also a great opportunity to get rid of any expired or spoiled food and to spot any spills or leaks that might need attention. 

Group similar items together 

Most foods you have taken out of the fridge and decide to keep will fall into these categories: veggies, meat, diary, snacks, leftovers, and prepped meals. This is an effective way to keep track of what you have, which will come handy when writing your grocery shopping list. 

Label and date items for storing in fridge 

Get a set of identical transparent containers readily available in any supermarket. Box all your grouped food items into these containers. Label and date them. 

This will enable you to optimise space in your fridge in the form of stacking these boxes on top of each other, allowing no room for gaps caused by boxes of disparate sizes. Arrange the older items near the front of the fridge as this will serve as a visual reminder cue to consume them first. 

You will also infuse efficiency into your cooking time as this step will save you the hassle of hunting for specific items. You will be able to immediately spot and identify the food items without hunting for them by opening and checking each box. 

Self storage - A reality check for your kitchen space 

Let’s face it. No matter how much you have mastered the art of organisation, insufficient space sometimes literally means what it says — insufficient space. In the battle between items and storage space in your fridge, you don’t always have to bid adieu to your beloved foodstuffs. The key is to strike a balance between cutting down on unnecessary stocking and not letting space limitations dictate your food consumption.

If this journey of fridge organisation has naturally brought you to realising the need for investing in a bigger fridge, there is a lot of moving and shifting in your kitchen involved to make this happen. Yes, this brings us to decluttering your kitchen — and putting the items you don’t use often into a self storage unit. Your pasta maker, for example. Or maybe your ice cream maker. Or a big blender that comes handy only when you are preparing meals for hosting a dinner.

Once your fridge has arrived and been arranged in the right location of your kitchen, you can get your items back from the self-storage unit.

We offer easily accessible self-storage units in various shapes and sizes. Check out our personal storage solutions and book your self-storage unit today. This is ideal for both short-term and long-term storage tailored to your needs.