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How often do you clean your fridge out?

27 replies

schneebly · 29/05/2006 10:42

I mean stripping the whole thing and washing it? I did it yesterday for the first time in..er..I wouldn't like to say how long. Blush

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 29/05/2006 10:42

Every 6 months.

zippitippitoes · 29/05/2006 10:43

when it needs it ..but I noticed it seems to have cleaned itself sometinme in the last week Shock

expatinscotland · 29/05/2006 10:45

Every 3 months.

Carmenere · 29/05/2006 10:46

When it needs it but yes it is usually months between cleans.

Saggarmakersbottomknocker · 29/05/2006 11:04

Probably as often as my over which was, well ..........Christmas maybe.

I do tidy it up a bit every week before the big shop gets put away though.

Saggarmakersbottomknocker · 29/05/2006 11:04

oven

Nightynight · 29/05/2006 11:06

goodness what a question. As rarely as I can get away with of course.
It needs doing at the moment - weve been in our flat for 6 weeks.

schneebly · 29/05/2006 11:36

Mine hadnt been done for about 8 months and there was some pickle spilled at the back which had gone a bit..er..furry. I am disgusted with myself! I felt sick the whole tme I was cleaning the damn thing!

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ggglimpopo · 29/05/2006 13:52

My dh was whinging about hte state of the fridge so I said he should bloody do it himself. So now mine is done once a week Grin

Caligula · 29/05/2006 13:55

Every week. The day the bins get emptied, it's just easier to chuck the bad stuff out then. Or if I've just done a huge shop and need to pack the fridge with loads of food.

ggglimpopo · 29/05/2006 13:56

Nightynight -did you get my fluffy email?

[haranging emoticon°

Apols for hijacking housekeeping thread

SSSandy · 29/05/2006 14:02

I do it once a week

SSSandy · 29/05/2006 14:06

better add that I almost never clean out my kitchen cupboards though - maybe twice a year...

Blossomhill · 29/05/2006 14:39

Every 3-4 months

scienceteacher · 29/05/2006 15:01

The full-monty (emptying out and cleaning down everything with bleach) about every 6 weeks. Other than that, just chuck all the old stuff out when trying to put new stuff away.

Pruni · 29/05/2006 15:01

Once a year. Blush

schneebly · 29/05/2006 15:05

oh pruni - I am so glad you said that! At least I am not the only manky cow! Wink

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zaphod · 29/05/2006 15:10

Almost never. However, I DO clean it more than my oven, which I only cleaned once in 11 years. I now have a new cooker, and like it so much I have ALREADY cleaned out the oven even though it's only a couple of months old.

lahdeedah · 29/05/2006 15:10

I only clean it if something spills everywhere - did it last week cos a bottle of milk had leaked, before that was when I was heavily pregnant with DD... so 14 months ago! Blush

bumbleweed · 29/05/2006 20:02

I think I have done it 3 times and I have lived here 5 years! Is that minging?

noddyholder · 29/05/2006 20:03

every month

FloatingOnTheMed · 29/05/2006 20:05

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Jessajam · 29/05/2006 20:09

proper take it all out and wash all the bits in hot water etc etc...possibly annually ( not scheduled!!! Just ad hoc...!)
slapdash wipe here and there...when I notice the spreading mysterious sticky yellow satin at the same time as having a damp cloth near by...

Jessajam · 29/05/2006 20:09

and by satin clearly I meant stain...i do not keep rolls of fabric in my fridge...

Roobie · 29/05/2006 20:13

We've lived here 3 years and I haven't defrosted it once Blush. Just clean any spills or manky bits as and when they arise.