Due to laziness or lack of time, our refrigerators are too rarely cleaned. Enough to provide a ready-made playground for bacteria. Without delay, discover the frequency recommended by Liebherr, an expert brand in the field.
We often neglect it, hidden behind its imposing door, and yet it is the guarantor of our daily health. The refrigerator is one of the few appliances in the house that operates 24/7, welcoming our fresh produce, our leftovers from the day before and our guilty pleasures. In people’s minds, its maintenance comes down to a spring chore, a sort of annual ritual where we end up flushing out this pot of jam forgotten since 2024. Big mistake.
Behind the apparent freshness and immaculate light, the biological reality is quite different. Cold does not kill bacteria; it simply slows down their proliferation. Between spilled milk, wilting salad leaves and ambient humidity, the fridge can quickly become a playground for micro-organisms. Simply doing a major annual cleaning means leaving the field open to unwanted tenants who compromise the preservation of your food and, by extension, your well-being. So, how to get organized without spending your weekends there? The key is consistency rather than heroic, one-off effort.
To maintain a clean and healthy environment in your refrigerator, regular cleaning is essential. Every 4 to 6 weeks on average: plan for surface cleaning to eliminate the bacteria responsible for product degradation. Once or twice a year: switch to a deep cleaning with complete defrosting. We remove all the items (food, shelves, bins, accessories, etc.) inside the refrigerator to clean everything.
It’s also child’s play with Liebherr equipment, since everything goes in the dishwasher. A simple routine that not only preserves the hygiene of the appliance, but also facilitates the sorting and storage of food. Adopting this pace also means giving yourself better visibility of your stocks and avoiding food waste. A clean and defrosted fridge also consumes less energy, thus extending the life of your precious culinary ally.
Finally, a few minutes per month are enough to transform this chore into a household reflex that you will no longer be able to do without.
