Cooking and eating at home is one of the best ways to save money and eat nutritiously, but you need a clean and organised kitchen to do it effectively. Having a neat and tidy fridge and pantry makes it easier to see exactly what you have, meaning you're able to craft better meals, and waste less food and money. Here are our best tips for getting your kitchen in fighting shape for the new year.

Refrigerators can start smelling pretty funky after a few years of use. If you want to rid your fridge and freezer of lingering smells once and for all, this deep cleaning regimen will get the job done.

Some spots in your fridge are colder than others, which makes for the occasional frozen surprise. If you keep accidentally freezing food in your fridge, Epicurious explains how easy it is to pinpoint those cold spots.

When buying a mini-fridge, you don't want some crappy box that barely chills a few soft drinks. Here are the features you should keep an eye out for when you're shopping for the perfect mini-fridge.

Cooking ahead of time and keeping leftovers is a great way to save time and money down the road, but you could be making your fridge work harder than it needs to. Here's why you should let food cool off first.

You probably don't think too much about the life of your refrigerator, until it breaks of course. If you want to put off having to replace this essential appliance, make sure you clean your fridge's coils regularly.

For most of us, the process of keeping food fresh in the fridge usually involves plastic bags, plastic wrap and/or a sealable plastic container. That's actually a bad idea when it comes to mushrooms.