How often do you clean your fridge?

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Just done mine. Had it all out, cleaned it and put it all back. I am pretty good at not having mouldy or out of date stuff in there, but I clean is maybe 2x a year?

My DM does hers EVERY time she goes shopping and refills the fridge. I am exhausted at the thought of doing that.

When I think it needs it. Maybe 3-4 times a year? This should be a good competitive disgusting/hyper clean thread though!

I give it a quick clean each time I get a shopping delivery, but don't pull everything properly put everytime

when it needs doing.

When it looks manky.
Probably 2 or 3 times a year.

Usually once a month before I get big grocery delivery.

I wipe it down weekly when I do the shopping but actual clean taking shelves out and washing is probably twice a year....it's July and I've only done it once.

When I spill something or it starts to smell.
3/4 times a year.

I give mine a deep clean once per week but, in fairness, I am a self confessed "Neat freak". 😁

Every week just before my grocery delivery arrives. It takes less than five minutes to do when the fridge is nearly empty.

Every few weeks; more when I notice than anything else

There have been threads about this on MN in the past and you'd been amazed OP how many people claim to clean their fridge every time they go shopping.

I suspect it depends how you define 'cleaning' though.

When I clean my fridge it's a thorough clean, all shelves removed and washed, thorough clean of the inside.

I suspect that a lot of people who claim to clean it every time they go shopping are just wiping down the shelves a bit.

Can't imagine coming back from the supermarket once a week and setting about cleaning the fridge from top to bottom each time.

Like Kentuki, I do it when I think it's needed and probably that's also about 3 or 4 times a year.

Clearing stuff out that needs binning twice a week when we get shopping delivered.

Wiping down shelves as and when needed on visual inspection.

Getting shelves out and giving it a really good clean maybe twice a year and that also involves pulling it out and hoovering the back of it from dust (American style fridge freezer).

When there's been a spill, or if it looks seriously manky and I start to feel ashamed opening the door.

I used to do it every week before the ‘ big shop ‘ .
It’s more every other big shop now , so once every 2 weeks , takes at most 10 minutes as there isn’t much in the fridge and it’s fairly clean so don’t take long
If I waited twice a year I’d be there at LEAST an hour scrubbing and washing and disinfecting

All the items are packaged or covered so spillages are infrequent and therefore a quick spray on a cloth and wipe keeps shelves clean.

The dirtiest is the vegetable draw but even then a quick empty of 'bits' and a wipe keeps it clean.

Only when I absolutely have to.

I might muck out the salad drawer more often, though.

When it stinks. Which was last week. Turned out to be a mouldy —almost liquid — leek.

It probably gets done every other month.

When I think "ewww"!

Not every week, though I did used to pre-kids!

I take everything out of the fridge, take out shelves and clean the fridge every week before I go shopping for the week. I'm in the US so I own those large American fridges too. It literally takes about 10-15 minutes tops. My father's partner owned a restaurant and I suppose I picked that up from her.

Maybe every few months I take everything out end wash with hot water.

Every week when the food shop arrives it's usually nearly empty so I spray inside with antibacterial spray and wipe it down before putting food away.

Every couple of months. I do wipe the bottom regularly though. I also put a piece of kitchen roll in the bottom of each salad drawer which I replace every couple of weeks and catches manky things.

About every 3 or 4 weeks before I put away the groceries. Takes about 15 mins each time and usually needs it. I probably live with messy feckers though

Wow! I cleaned my fridge last week...I think it's the first time since in about 5 years!😂.

Obviously I clean any spills, which is rare. I pull out the vegetables drawer every week and clean that properly ...but taking out all the shelves and the door shelves....not even annually

Once a month when I do a really good kitchen clean; oven, fridges and microwave.

Reading these replies I feel disgusting haha I think I've cleaned ours properly once since we moved in two years ago
Obviously if there's spills it gets cleaned up etc but I don't take everything out and do it very often.
Our oven got done last week for the first time too there's just never enough hours in the day!