How to Clean a Refrigerator

Series Summary

Household germs are found in every nook and cranny of the home. Germs include microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, archaea and eukaryotes. Bacteria can be found in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garage and living spaces of the home. Fungi are prominent in the kitchen and bathroom areas of the home. Cleaning these areas is important for the health of both home and family. Dust mites and other pests contribute to other allergens in the house. Dusting furniture and vacuuming carpet becomes very important when ridding the home of microbial pests. In this free video series, let a professional home organizer demonstrate how to clean different parts of the kitchen. Ann Myrick discusses how to clean various kitchen appliances, such as ovens, microwaves and coffeepots. Remove stains on kitchen counter tops and sinks. Find out the best way to wash and dry dishes by hand. Myrick even explains how to get oven racks clean. So, take a moment, and learn some simple ways to reduce household germs in the kitchen.

Video Transcript

"This is Ann Myrick, and I am going to show you how to clean a refrigerator today. What you want to do is take everything out of the refrigerator, and you can pull out the tracks that can pull out. You might want to pull those out and put em' in your sink and clean those over in your sink. But for time, I'm just going to leave those in, and what I have is hot soapy water, and I'm going to use a sponge that has a little bit of a scrubber hooked onto it. And I am just going to take the hot soapy water and just clean the top and the bottom of the refrigerator, and I'm going to, I will take every shelf and clean, clean the doors, and then what you want to do is you do want to dry it so you won't create mildew in your refrigerator. So, you want to just go through it, either with a paper towel or a clean kitchen towel. You want to dry the shelves and the inside really well. I also like to, to keep a fresh smell in your refrigerator, I also like to use a box of baking soda. Open it up and just let a box of baking soda be in for several months, and then exchange it and you will have a nice smelling refrigerator. This is Ann Myrick, and I have just showed you how to clean a refrigerator."