Sticky Fridge

Occasionally, the shelves of your refrigerator will start trying to keep your food firmly attached by using little splashes and spills as glue. It only takes about 15 minutes to clean the entire interior of the fridge, so set your timer and go!

1. Run some clean dishwater in the sink. Dish soap and hot water is perfect for this job.
2. Empty out 1 shelf.
3. Use a clean dishcloth (dipped in the dishwater and wrung out) to wipe down this shelf and the surrounding walls. Don't forget to run the cloth around the edges of the shelf!
4. Wipe down the bottoms of the containers that are going back to this shelf.
5. Check for anything that needs to be tossed as you put items back. See something that's past its prime? Dump it, rinse the container, and drop the container into your conveniently ready dishwater.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each shelf. Don't forget the vegetable drawers and the door shelves!

In most cases, each shelf will only take about 2 minutes, depending on how cluttered or grimy your fridge is. If you have time between finishing the interior of the fridge and the beep of the 15 minute timer, spend it washing the dishes you threw in the sink. If you have to do those dishes after the timer goes off, take heart. It won't take long.