- Next time you scrub out your refrigerator, scrub it with baking soda added to your water. It gives it a clean fresh smell. Then, remove the lid of the baking soda box and place it in the back to absorb odors. Usually, the box will last for a month until you clean it out again. When that box is ready to dump out, either dump it into your garbage disposal with water to freshen it, or sprinkle into the bottom of waste baskets.
You can also place a bowl of coffee ground (unused) into the fridge to help absorb odors, or a cotton ball soaked in vanilla.
- Check your refrigerator gasket seals by inserting a dollar bill into the door then shutting it. If it slides or easily pulls out, you need to have your seals replaced or the door adjusted. Do this all along the door of the fridge and freezer. If the dollar bill will do this, then you are loosing cold air, a waste of energy.
Wipe down your refrigerator gaskets with pure vinegar. This will help prevent and kill mildew. Don't forget to remove the crisper drawers and clean under them as well.
- Monthly, clean the coils under and in the back of your refrigerator. Clean coils use less electric.
- If you get scratches on the outside that damage the paint, you can buy appliance paint to cover them. If you have an unusual color and can't find the correct color, check with the local auto repair shops for automobile touchup paint or even nail polish.
If you have a damaged plastic interior part, you can often find the replacement part in second hand appliance stores, or even at the city dump. Contact scrappers and tell them if they happened to scrap a Kenmore (or whatever your refrigerator brand is) and the model number, you need a crisper drawer or whatever the part is. Since the plastic has little scrap value, often they will just give you the part.
- Label foods with name and date. Use it before it goes bad. Remember, a clean refrigerator keeps food fresher and it tastes better.
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