Organize Your Fridge Economically With A Dollar Tree Find That's Absolutely Genius

Are you constantly finding rotting bags of veggies you forgot about because they went missing in a drawer or were hidden way back on a shelf? Is your frozen food being swallowed by the black hole that is your freezer? Most fridges and freezers have multiple shelves and compartments, but it's just too darn easy for them to become a disorganized mess. There are many Dollar Tree finds that will help organize your kitchen, but one unexpected fridge hack also helps you avoid food waste.

One of the many kitchen essentials you should be grabbing from Dollar Tree is the Dollar Tree Essentials White Wire Dish Drying Rack, which will cost you just $1.50. You can repurpose this rack in your fridge and freezer by using the slots to line up flat-packed bags of carrots, lettuce, and frozen veggies, making it easier to see what you have. The Dollar Tree rack has four slots, so you may need to grab several if you're someone who has a lot of fresh and frozen produce, but you can't beat the price. Customers say they're durable and adjustable, which is important if it will be in your fridge and freezer in cold temps.

There are countless ways to use drying racks in your kitchen that don't involve washing dishes. A drying rack can be the perfect way to neatly store dishes in a cabinet, drawer, or a pantry instead of stacking them up, so it's always easy to get to exactly the dish you need. If you can never find the storage container lid you're looking for, a drying rack may be the solution there too. Line them all up in each section by size. Same idea for pot and pan lids, cutting boards, and baking sheets.

If you want to try the drying rack food storage hack for your fridge or freezer, you'll fit way more packages if you flatten each bag first to get extra air out and line them up upright in the slots. For the ultimate organization, you may want to put like with like, such as devoting one drying rack to vegetables, one to frozen fruits, and one to other types of bagged food. If you want to, take it to another level by ordering foods based on expiration date!