Wed, Apr 06 2005

Cleaned-Out Refrigerators That Don't Hold Enough Vegetables

I hear that this is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Week. I have no problem with the idea of cleaning out a refrigerator. My main gripe is that most refrigerators are designed to hold beverages, covered square containers and meat. I have been looking at refrigerators for some time now, and I have yet to see any that devote a generous amount of space to the vegetable bins. We use a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables in this house, and I can tell that the people who design refrigerators must think most people keep two carrots and a bell pepper in the vegetable bin. When I come home with a head of cabbage, a bunch of celery, a bag of carrots, a head of lettuce, bell peppers, green onions, mushrooms, radishes and spinach I'm faced with the puzzle of how to fit all those different shapes into the bins. I end up piling things on the shelves and then catching them as they fall out when I open the refrigerator door.

I vote for a refrigerator with a little less space for gallon jugs of milk (which we never buy) and a whole lot more space for fresh produce.

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