How Often Do You Clean Your Fridge?

For some it is the microwave. For others it is the underside of the bathroom sink. For me? It is the fridge. I am referring of course to the part of the house that I routinely forget to clean.

How often should a fridge be cleaned? For me, it is cleaned whenever it becomes noticeably in need of a wipe down (and let’s be honest, sometimes about a week or two even after that), but there are certain parts of a refrigerator that should be cleaned annually to ensure it will run most efficiently.

Click through to see how to clean your refrigerator, set to a slideshow of some seriously lovely refrigerator eye candy.

Slideshow: How to Clean Your Fridge Slideshow

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