This is an idea that just came to me, so we’ll see if it “works.” I think it will.
The bottom drawer of our refrigerator is deeper than the others. That’s where we keep lunch meats, cheeses, hot dogs, bacon, heat-and-eat breakfast sausages, etc. They were all stacked on top of each other, so you had to dig through it to find what you wanted, which was often on the bottom. Then it was a jumbled mess.
It occurred to me that I could stand all of that stuff up side by side like files in a file folder. Then you could see at a glance what you wanted. And if the lunch meats are placed right side up, then the sometimes not-quite-closed resealable bag won’t leak.
The one thing that was too big to stack like that was the packages of tortillas (we tend to keep some of those on hand for wraps, quesadillas, etc.). But I put them against the back wall of the drawer which slopes.
It looks better. And I think if I can get everyone trained to put the packages back like that instead of just tossing them in, it will be more usable and less frustrating.
Here are a couple of “before” pictures:
From the outside of the drawer:
“Before” picture of the inside of the drawer:
After:
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Stray Thoughts 
cool idea! thanks!
I never would have thought of that!
Beautiful drawer! I love that idea. We have a wayward cheese drawer in our fridge that needs organizing.
Wow–simple, but a great idea. Thanks!
Such a simple suggestion, but now I’m considering rearranging all my refrigerator shelves and everything, just to get one of those deep drawers up higher so I can do this. Genius!
What a great idea! Any thoughts on organizing vegetables?
No — my vegetable drawer just has everything tossed in. 🙂 It’s not as deep, though, so it is a little easier to dig around and find things.
I really like this idea. It is so simple, yet so revolutionary:)
I have been doing this for awhile and works pretty good until things start getting empty. What I do with breakfast sausage & bacon is bake them in the oven and put in a container in a freezer. Then all I have to do is warm them up.
hi Barbara
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This is a great idea – now it’s so easy to see what’s going on in that drawer. For my next WFMW, I should post pics of my fridge – you will laugh – people think I’m mad because I label things.