I wish long ago, I had thought of placing a blanket or a mat up there to catch all that dust it seems to be collecting, otherwise, it is a handy pantry used for fairly easy storage of often used and needed staples:
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On The Top of Your Fridge--What's There?
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cfz2882
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old TV
1957 Hotpoint portable TV sits atop the 1980 GE fridge-with all original components,TV works but could benefit from a repair session
1957 Hotpoint portable TV sits atop the 1980 GE fridge-with all original components,TV works but could benefit from a repair session
Dust.
Bananas,Ninja blender(not uses anymore),Oster,Waring bar blenders-do use those on occasion.Both better than the Ninja.
arbilab
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Cheerios, cornflakes, shredded wheat, case of (sugar) Pepsi, bananas and cookies when in stock.
Ever notice most cereal boxes won't fit in most kitchen cabinets? Whose idea was that?
Ever notice most cereal boxes won't fit in most kitchen cabinets? Whose idea was that?
I throw the cereal boxes away and keep the cereal IN the fridge-keeps it fresher and keeps the bugs out of it.Boxes for cereal are really obsolete-bags would be better-and you COULD keep them in a pantry or atop of the fridge if desired.
A small HD tv. Like to watch the news while cooking sometimes or game shows.
Jon
Jon
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<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">Not a damn thing, no room and happy about it. In the old house there was all kinds of stuff up there generally whatever we didn't have another home for.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">Not a damn thing, no room and happy about it. In the old house there was all kinds of stuff up there generally whatever we didn't have another home for.</span>
On mine-
Oatmeal, bread, crackers, candy, Zatarain's rice mix and potato chips.
Oatmeal, bread, crackers, candy, Zatarain's rice mix and potato chips.
for places like tops of Fridges, and cabinets that are open up top for displays....
I have seen people use aluminum foil or cling wrap....covering the top of the fridge...and especially wood cabinets...
wood cabinets are not the easiest to clean from grease/dust in a kitchen.....
but with this technique.....just pull off the old grimy ones, and lay down new stuff for Spring cleaning...
you could also probably use shelf liner/contact paper....but may be more expensive to replace over and over...
foam filter used for window air conditioners.....cut to fit the drawers inside of the fridge.....for items like fruits and veggies, keeps them slightly elevated for all around air flow, and helps prevent flat spots...….these you can handwash and reuse...
I have a chrome mixer, toaster, blender on top of my fridge for display.....
I have ropes lights across the top of my cabinets....aluminum foil really help reflect the light....
I have seen people use aluminum foil or cling wrap....covering the top of the fridge...and especially wood cabinets...
wood cabinets are not the easiest to clean from grease/dust in a kitchen.....
but with this technique.....just pull off the old grimy ones, and lay down new stuff for Spring cleaning...
you could also probably use shelf liner/contact paper....but may be more expensive to replace over and over...
foam filter used for window air conditioners.....cut to fit the drawers inside of the fridge.....for items like fruits and veggies, keeps them slightly elevated for all around air flow, and helps prevent flat spots...….these you can handwash and reuse...
I have a chrome mixer, toaster, blender on top of my fridge for display.....
I have ropes lights across the top of my cabinets....aluminum foil really help reflect the light....
My Microwave is on top of my fridge.
Mine is recessed into a cabinet so there is only space for airflow around it.
Yogi, good suggestion about the foil. I am going to do that.
twintubdexter
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">A white closet shoe rack that I cut in half. I was going for a "built-in look" and this was about all my tight budget could afford. The kosher kitchen has a 60" space for 2 refrigerators so this Whirlpool all fridge and matching freezer just fit. They give me about 35 cubic feet of refrigeration...just what us over-eaters need. </span>
Love all that frig and freezer space!!!
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">I could get rid of the frig in the garage!! You wouldn't think two people need all that space but we seem to fill it up. I wanted a counter depth for the "look" (I didn't like the way the regular frig stuck out of the cabinet designed for it) but it cuts down on space more than I thought it would. </span>
<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">I could get rid of the frig in the garage!! You wouldn't think two people need all that space but we seem to fill it up. I wanted a counter depth for the "look" (I didn't like the way the regular frig stuck out of the cabinet designed for it) but it cuts down on space more than I thought it would. </span>
xraytech
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On top of my refrigerator I currently have:
Chrome MixMaster model 12
KitchenAid 4C
3 stacking Tupperware canisters on top of a Tupperware work bowl, a CorningWare casserole, a bottle of Crown Royal, and a Tupperware cereal keeper full of cornmeal.
Chrome MixMaster model 12
KitchenAid 4C
3 stacking Tupperware canisters on top of a Tupperware work bowl, a CorningWare casserole, a bottle of Crown Royal, and a Tupperware cereal keeper full of cornmeal.
twintubdexter
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Chach...
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">That's a big problem. 2 "normal" 30" refrigerators would fit there with a reversed door on one. But a 30" fridge, because it's so narrow, is made really deep and would stick out like a sore thumb. These Whirlpools aren't too bad. They extend about 2 inches beyond the cabinets. The photo was taken at an angle and is deceiving on the right side. Of course you can buy 30" counter-depth models provided you want to spend thousands of dollars for each one. I don't have that kind of house, don't have that kind of bank account and try and find one in taboo-white. The guy I bought the house from had a standard black 36" side-by-side in that space and stacks of dry dog food piled next to it. It was functional but tacky.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">That's a big problem. 2 "normal" 30" refrigerators would fit there with a reversed door on one. But a 30" fridge, because it's so narrow, is made really deep and would stick out like a sore thumb. These Whirlpools aren't too bad. They extend about 2 inches beyond the cabinets. The photo was taken at an angle and is deceiving on the right side. Of course you can buy 30" counter-depth models provided you want to spend thousands of dollars for each one. I don't have that kind of house, don't have that kind of bank account and try and find one in taboo-white. The guy I bought the house from had a standard black 36" side-by-side in that space and stacks of dry dog food piled next to it. It was functional but tacky.</span>
justjunque
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Aside from the dust; a few vintage food/kitchen related items. And a Yankee jar candle.
Nothing practical. It's all for looks.
Well...except for the candle. And the dust.
Barry
Nothing practical. It's all for looks.
Well...except for the candle. And the dust.
Barry
kevin313
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A kitchen string dispenser, a fan and a breadbox
Cabinet. I've never kept much on the top of the refrigerator, had cabinets over them the last 20+ years and love having the extra-deep storage.
My fridge has cabinets surrounding it so there’s not much space on top. I do have the habit of throwing odds and ends up there that I have confiscated from my kids. For some reason it just seems really practical to toss something up there after I’ve taken it away. They can’t see it or reach it up there so eventually they forget about it entirely. Someday I will lose this valuable hiding space because it’s only a matter of time before the kids start getting tall enough to reach up there.
The cookie sheets just fit into the slot made by the built-in overhead cabinet. God save us when that refrigerator (20 year old KA Superba SxS) goes...it's full-depth (not cabinet-depth) but wide enough to fill the niche.
I have a machete stashed up there, a fly swatter (my mother always kept hers on top of the fridge too), a couple of candles, and my Titanic replica White Star Line mug. It's built in so there's only a narrow area to set stuff.
Stuff... and dust
Here you go...
Here you go...
Oil, vinegar etc.
sudsmaster
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This house has two kitchens - the main one in the house proper, and an enclosed patio kitchen at the side of the house. The fridge in the kitchen has a cabinet over it, although I've pulled the sxs fridge out a ways so that I can open the doors enough to pull the veggie and freezer bins as needed to remove them. Once in a while I'll set something up there when I'm in a rush loading the fridge. But sometimes I forget it's there and then ... spoilage ... so I try not to do that very often.
The patio kitchen has a top freezer unit. For a while I was putting a slab of styrofoam on top of there in the belief that it would help insulate. However, it turns out there may be some heat exchanging plumbing up there, and after a few times where the freezer started weeping from its roof inside, I pulled the foam slab. Now I just have three items up there: a little used party chip platter still in its box; a cute little two tone cutting board with cute little feet; and my Peewee's Playhouse lunchbox. And yeah it gets dusty out there but who cares? It's a patio.
The green wall is the outer wall of the house. The window is a jalousie for the 1941 bath in the main house. The opposite side of the patio has a bank of similar jalousie windows at ground level, which makes for nice ventilation when needed.
The patio kitchen has a top freezer unit. For a while I was putting a slab of styrofoam on top of there in the belief that it would help insulate. However, it turns out there may be some heat exchanging plumbing up there, and after a few times where the freezer started weeping from its roof inside, I pulled the foam slab. Now I just have three items up there: a little used party chip platter still in its box; a cute little two tone cutting board with cute little feet; and my Peewee's Playhouse lunchbox. And yeah it gets dusty out there but who cares? It's a patio.
The green wall is the outer wall of the house. The window is a jalousie for the 1941 bath in the main house. The opposite side of the patio has a bank of similar jalousie windows at ground level, which makes for nice ventilation when needed.
oliger
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1970's Tupperware cereal keepers neatly lined all the way across. With cereal, pretzel sticks, chips, etc. I prefer to have nothing on top of my refrigerator, but I have too much kitchen stuff to put them somewhere else.
twintubdexter
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Those Whirlpool "Sidekicks" in my photo...you're limited as to what food stuff you can place on top. These units have wrap-around condensers. Nothing on the backs or underneath with a fan. It can get pretty warm up there. Nice that there's nothing to clean, but of course common sense tells you it's like having your fridge in a hot room which translates to higher energy use. I guess if you live in a high-humidity area it'd be a good place to store crackers.</span>
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