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Why Everyone Should Line the Top of Their Fridge with Wax Paper

www.apartmenttherapy.com Why Everyone Should Line the Top of Their Fridge with Wax Paper

Or newspaper.

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Clickbait title. Dumb idea to put wax paper on the top of your fridge to fix a problem that isn’t really a problem. Might actually create more problems than it solves due to wax. Website covered in ads that asks me to disable my ad block. Article is a rehash of the actual original article with another anti-adblock banner. Obvious product placement is obvious.

2/10 link at least it’s not malware and it was posted on Lemmy so there’s your two points.
What's the saved you a click on this one?
- Dust and kitchen greasy-ness is easier to clean by changing the paper than by scrubbing the hard to reach places...
  
  Eh? I guess? But still...
- They tell you to put wax paper on top of your fridge and kitchen cabinets, and throw it away when it gets dirty instead of cleaning.
  
  That's dumb
- “Turns out, the waxy surface acts like a magnet to collect the dust and grime”
  
  Fucking magnets.
Why did people downvote this?

This seems like a cheap and easy way to have the top of your fridge clean afaict
- Because it just wastes wax paper, which, being waxy, attracts dirt and dust. A nice little breeding ground.
  
  How hard is it to wipe the top of a fridge with a wet cloth and a couple shots of degreasing spray? I buy degreaser (Super Clean) by the gallon ($10), make my own diluted spray. That gallon lasts years, and works better than the expensive stuff.
  
  Using wax or parchment for a tray that catches grease under something makes sense - then you just ball up the paper and pitch it, rather than waste gallons of hot water trying to clean the tray.
  
  These kinds of people should work in a restaurant for a while, see what's involved in properly cleaning/maintaining a kitchen.

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