Organizing Food- Fridge & Freezer Zones

Do you call it fridge or refrigerator?  Whichever it may be, I want you to picture walking through the aisles of the grocery store as you get into creating 'zones' for organizing.

Here at Hopeful Headquarters (home) we've got a regular upright refrigerator/freezer combo with the freezer being the above the fridge section. We used to have a deep freezer chest in the garage for bulk buying but that went out with storms that came through.  

When you're working through these spaces, whatever the setup may be, think of natural zones.  Like with like and by use are the go-to organizing processes we use.  

For example, a like with like section for drink would be where all the canned and bottled beverages go.  That section by use could be sorted a little differently. Perhaps kids drinks in one space and adult drinks in another. 

Another example would be meats and cheeses.  All meat could be kept in one drawer and all cheeses in another would be a reflection of like with like zoning. The by use thought would be considering combining parts of these into a specific container or spot for all sandwich making items.  

Moving into the freezer, I personally love keeping like with like in this space.  And I love using magazine holders to keep things sorted.  Frozen fruits & veggies and some kids single-serve snacks usually fit perfectly 'filed' into one of those holders and they slide right into the freezer making perfect dividers.  We actually keep one on each side of the freezers top shelf to create a section in between for freezer meal items like pizza.  

Similar to the refrigerator,  consider sorting by use or product.  Maybe instead of a fruits & veggies section you have everything needed to make smoothies. Another example could be frozen meats in one section or sorted by meal with meat and sides together. 

Don't forget to schedule a space check-in with the fridge and freezer at least twice-a-year to simplify and adjust any sorted systems that could work easier for your home team.     

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