Raw meat and fridge org

[Anonymous]

The raw chicken thread was timely, as I came to post this questions.

We have a fridge layout like this, and I’m stymied how to store raw meat.

We have two crispers, and operating on the principle that sht rolls downhill I try to keep raw meat and eggs at the lowest level to reduce cross contamination, so we actually use one of the crispers for the raw stuff like that. Which is terrible because we eat a LOT of bulky vegetables so they take a lot of space.

I could stack the meat on the lower shelf, but if it leaked or an egg broke we would have it contaminate the raw vegetables in crispers.

All the photos of fridges like ours are decorated like this one, colorful veggies a cute Tupperware make up the fridge, and they have their eggs up pretty height which is worrying to me.

I am considering getting one of those clear plastic bin and putting it in lower shelf and storing meat in that, so it contains things.

My in laws have a bigger and fancier fridge, and it has a bottom fridge wide shallow draw just for meat, but we have limited space so fridges that for our kitchen do not have that.

What do other people do? Where is your raw meat if you have a similar fridge??

[Anonymous]

I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

We are a family of 5. We usually have 2-3 dozen eggs, 1 lb of beef, 1 lb of chicken, 1 lb ground turkey.

That will last two days.

[Anonymous]

I put the meat in a plastic produce bag at the store and then put it in the lowest level of the fridge. If something leaks on top on that (almost never), I take everything out of that level and wipe it down with a disinfectant wipe or spray. Eggs stay in the carton and even if they crack (don’t you check when you get them home?) that usually stays confined to the carton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

We are a family of 5. We usually have 2-3 dozen eggs, 1 lb of beef, 1 lb of chicken, 1 lb ground turkey.

That will last two days.

Family of 4 with two teens but I freeze most meat and just take it out the day before

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

Same here, or a bowl or whatever the meat fits in best. I like pasta bowls rather than plates just to make sure noth8ing drips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

We are a family of 5. We usually have 2-3 dozen eggs, 1 lb of beef, 1 lb of chicken, 1 lb ground turkey.

That will last two days.

Family of 4 with two teens but I freeze most meat and just take it out the day before

We don’t usually have the wherewithal to plan meals a day ahead, we get home, whichever parent is off first, and cooks what’s available.

I believe freezing and then thawing actually shortens the lifespan in the fridge? So you need to cook soon after thawing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

We are a family of 5. We usually have 2-3 dozen eggs, 1 lb of beef, 1 lb of chicken, 1 lb ground turkey.

That will last two days.

Family of 4 with two teens but I freeze most meat and just take it out the day before

We don’t usually have the wherewithal to plan meals a day ahead, we get home, whichever parent is off first, and cooks what’s available.

I believe freezing and then thawing actually shortens the lifespan in the fridge? So you need to cook soon after thawing?

We have a family of four (with teen boys). I don't worry about the eggs - we've never had an issue, though we do store them on the lowest shelf, above the vegetable crispers. For meat, I do what the person above does. Most of it goes in the freezer. Anything that is defrosting or raw, I put in a baking dish - like a 9x13 pan or 8x8 pan, whatever it fits in. Then any leaks are contained. I would think you could do that with whatever amount of meat you have in the fridge, whether it's frozen or just cold. I think freezing and thawing does shorten the fridge lifespan. We always cook defrosted meat with 1-2 days of defrosting.

[Anonymous]

I use one of my crispers and store most of my fruits and vegetables on the shelf above. If I get too many vegetables that “require” a crisper, I have some dollar store storage bins similar to a very large Tupperware that slide on the shelf just above the crispers - the meat just goes into one of those. They’re easy to sanitize after.

[Anonymous]

I usually put it at the bottom (above crispers) and on a plate or bowl.

[Anonymous]

we buy our meat at costco. I portion, freeze and take out what is needed. However i meal plan each week. so if i need beef on friday i remove it from the deep freezer in Wednesday. Meat is stored on a plate just n case and i jam it in wherever i can fit it.

[Anonymous]

While my fridge is not over-stuffed, it's also a functional appliance, not a decorative fluff appliance. It's organized for functionality, with hygiene a top concern. I place packaged fresh meats on a plate if they look like they might leak, but normally the grocery store bag is adequate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I put meat on a plate in the fridge just in case. I do not think of it much beyond that. Its rare I have one piece of raw meat in the fridge at the same time.

same

[Anonymous]

Mine has extra drawers on second level, but in this configuration I would put veggies in the left/right and the meat in the one next to it. I prefer the meat separate. Veggie overflow goes in a non-compartment.