'I always thought this wasn't allowed': The unique way to store condiments

Hint: it's not in your fridge doors.

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March 1, 2023 - 11:37AM

The storage solution for your condiments you need to know

We love when a hack comes along that not only teaches us a better way of doing something but also encourages us to throw out everything we've ever known.

Why? Because you're an adult and you can do whatever the hell you like. Well, not really - but when it comes to fridge organisation, there really are no rules.

As the woman who brought us this genius tip says, "I spent so much of my life trying to change myself to fit my environment and I just realised that there are no home organisation police waiting to bust in and insist I do things the 'right' way."

She's shown us that just because there might be accepted ways of doing things, i.e, storing your condiments in your fridge doors, that doesn't mean that it's what will work best.

The genius way she rearranges her fridge not only maximises fridge space and reduces food waste, but it also makes deciding what to eat so much easier. Sign us up!

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KC's new "condiment drawer" Image: KC Davis

Goodbye vegetable crisper, hello condiment drawer

If you haven't heard of KC Davis (aka @domesticblisters) then you really ought to check her out. The TikTok influencer and mum posts practical tips and nonjudgmental advice and we always leave her page feeling so inspired.

In this clip, she shared an idea that came to her after she kept discovering rotten veggies in her crisper drawers.

She wanted to create a strategy that allowed the food she "actually wants to eat" to be front and centre, like snacks and veggies.

And then it hit her - what more obvious place to put them than in the fridge door? KC calls this "front row space" and it also includes other areas of her fridge like the top shelves.

Meanwhile, things that you use less, like condiments, are relegated to the crisper.

It makes total sense - like, who cares if the crisper keeps things slightly fresher or colder if you're not going to see them and they'll get soggy anyway?!

In the video, she mentions that redoing her fridge in this way is more "ADHD friendly" for her, but anyone can benefit from it.

"First thing, the condiments, they're going in the bottom drawers. F**k a produce drawer, that's where things go to die and rot," she says matter-of-factly.

"If I want a condiment, I will go looking for that specific condiment. So they don't need to be front and centre.

"What I need is when I open my fridge when I'm hungry and think 'what do I have?', everything is visual, nothing is stuffed behind anything else. I need to know that all the drink options are visible, all the snack options - front row, all the fruit - it's there and I can see it."

She jokes, "If I was to design a refrigerator, it would be six feet long and one foot deep - front row only."

She then pulls out the crisper drawer that she now calls her "condiment drawer" and says, "I can't believe how much front row space I was wasting, cramming all the condiments into the door.

"This refrigerator serves me now, it's going to make decision-making and feeding myself and my family so much easier."

Alllll the "front row" space. Image: KC Davis

"If I can't see it, it's not there"

The video has blown up, with over a million likes and 15k comments.

"I watched this and had to figure out why I have always told myself this was not allowed. Thanks for making me think that through, I love it," one fan wrote.

"I'm the same. if I can't see it, then it's not there. Amazing tip!" someone else commented.