Heres what you might do to open your fridge with confidencewithout plugging your nose.
No one wants to eat pancakes that taste like garlic and leftovers!
Even worse, the smell can also translate into an unpleasant taste that seeps into your food.
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Higher-fat foods like butter or cheese are especially susceptible to absorbing weird fridge flavors and smells.
When food starts to spoil, bacteria begin to break down the food, releasing some seriously unpleasant smells.
give a shot to do a deep clean every month.
Do that and your monthly deep cleaning will be a snap.
Replace baking soda every three months.
Practice FIFO
Throw away any old or spoiled food before going grocery shopping.
In restaurants, this is referred to as FIFO, an acronym for first in, first out.
This means putting older items upfront to use first (if still good!)
and routing fresher things to the back.
These smells arent indicative of spoilage but can be strong or unpleasant all the same.
And wrap up pungent cheeses in parchment paper and place them in an airtight plastic storage container.
Items like pickled or fermented foods should ideally be stored in glass containers with lids.
“Remember to check drip pans and change water filters regularly, saysDillon.
And store particularly aromatic foods in airtight containers to keep their aromas from spreading throughout your fridge.
Your chocolate chip cookies will thank you!
