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[Just Bling]

 A simple guideline is

Whatever the grocery store stores in the refrigerator section(s) goes in a refrigerator.   If it's not "on ice" it doesn't go "on ice" unless it's opened/used and stored so it doesn't spoil.

Refrigerator crispers are just that, to keep your purchased vegetables crisp ie celery, lettuce

Onions/potatoes are best kept in a dark dry place.

[Melvin-QVC]

I have sticks of butter, cups of apple sauce, cream cheese, cheese, (sliced and shredded), veggies and breakfast meat (sausage).  

Melvin, Customer Care

[Scooby Doo]

Potatoes, onions and garlic should not be refrigerated unless they are cut and partially used.

I have about 50 bottles of different nail polish in my crisper.  Some are 10 years old and have not thickened up.  I have some AA batteries in there also.  Supposedly they last longer if you put them in the fridge.  Not sure about that one.

[Kachina624]

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@sophiamarie wrote:

I, also, have a Whirlpool.   I think it's 25 sq. ft.???  Does that even sound right???  Anyway, I put fruits and veggies in the larger (upper) drawer and stuff to defrost in the lower drawer.  We also have an upright freezer in the laundry room, which is a big help.  I'll freeze bagels there and hubby will take one pkg. out and put it in the lower drawer until he wants to use them.  The freezer is a Frigidaire and I love it.  I wonder how I ever got along without it.

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@Sophia Marie  How about 25 cu ft? 

[hatetoiron]

Lettuce, Cucumbers, apples, carrots, celery,  broccoli and peppers.

[Mothertrucker]

Never store potatoes in the fridge..it causes the starch yo convert to sugar prematurely, and the will become  somewhat grainy...

[missy1]

meat  and eggs

[QueenDanceALot]

Fruits and vegetables, except of course for fruits and vegetables that don't require refrigeration.

[QueenDanceALot]

I also never put potatoes, onions or garlic in the refrigerator.

And I learned very young that the best way to ruin a nice tomato is to put it in the refrigerator.

[chrystaltree]

I put my produce in one; tomatoe, lettuce, cukes etc.  I put fruit in the other one.