March 19, 2026

Cover Your Fridge Shelves Securely and Easily

Foil isn’t durable and unsecured shelf liners that constantly move out of place are not ideal either. This is a better solution for covering your fridge shelves on Pesach.

No matter what you’ve done in the past, there’s a more practical way to cover your fridge shelves this Pesach.

Glad Press n’ Seal is the answer

Pulling plastic food wrap from the roll of Glad Press n' Seal on a clean fridge shelf.

Simply spread it out inside your clean fridge.

Glad Press n' Seal pressed down on the plastic frame of a clean fridge shelf.

Press it down only on the plastic frame around the shelf,

Pressing Glad Press n' Seal down on the plastic frame of a clean fridge shelf.

not the glass itself.

Trimming the excess of Glad Press n' Seal pressed down on the plastic frame of a clean fridge shelf.

Trim any excess–you want the plastic to be only on the shelf itself.

The walls of the fridge need to be left uncovered to allow air to circulate.

Glad Press n’ Seal

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Tagged with: cleaning, kitchen, pesach

19 responses to “Cover Your Fridge Shelves Securely and Easily”

BF

March 19, 2026

I actually did this before I saw this post! Great minds think alike! The only problem is that the things on the shelf don’t slide easily they need to be picked up and moved….

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St

March 19, 2026

Brilliant!

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Bee

March 20, 2026

is there anyone who tried this before?
My mother and me tried it two years ago and when we removed them after pesach, we were left with residue on the shelves that had to be washed down. It wasn’t convenient. Wondering if anyone tried this successfully before?

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1. leah
  
  March 23, 2026
  
  Yes I tried this and had the same annoying residue problems – NOT WORTH IT
  
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T

March 20, 2026

I don’t use these because it leaves residue.
I use cling wrap. I put it on the shelf when it’s a drop damp from washing it and it sticks ready well and doesn’t leave any residue

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1. Kay
  
  March 22, 2026
  
  So smart! Does it tear easily if you slide something on it?
  
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Faigy

March 20, 2026

Can it be used to line the drawers as well?

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Me

March 20, 2026

The fridge doesn’t have to be lined over pesach because it’s cold. The shelves need to be cleaned. This is if you clean your shelves in advance then you can cover it and then peel it off when you’re ready to put your pesach stuff down…

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1. Malky
  
  March 21, 2026
  
  Most people do not hold this way and do cover their refrigerator shelves. Something that I found that worked really well was one year, I measured and cut out pieces of the Corrugated material we used to cover our counters to fit each shelf. With a tiny drop of tape it It stays put and fits beautifully. Things can slide it can be wiped down easily and we put it away from year to year. Covering our refrigerator takes minutes.
  
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Miriam Neustadt

March 22, 2026

I tried it one yeae and it left a sticky residue that had to be scrubbed off. I would bot recommend doing it

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Rina

March 22, 2026

This leaves a residue. Shelf liners can be secured with a bit of tape on the corners and they don’t budge. I keep them on for months after pesach.

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Julie

March 22, 2026

I like to use those ‘counter savers’ – disposable counter covers- I just tape them with counter tape at some of the edges.

Another wonderful thing I thank myself for doing last year- after cleaning out the squishy thing pn the freezer door where it closes (this is for fridge/freezers that are horizontal, where crumbs could fall into them…)- is there a proper name for this part?!– I taped over it with clear counter tape, and it lasted all year, so it’s still clean! Nothing fell inside those cracks, and the door still has flexibility to close properly!

For more about Pesach (While You Sleep), see my book, Pesach While You Sleep, or my articles online such as on kosher.com. See links for everything on http://www.byjuliehauser.com (books, bike coaching, and more..)

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1. Naomi
  
  March 22, 2026
  
  I would be nervous that the tape would affect the seal of the door and make the motor work harder…
  
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2. S
  
  March 22, 2026
  
  I think you’re referring to the gasket (the squishy rubber that seals the doors).
  
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Mrs. S

March 22, 2026

Easiest and quickest way to cover refrigerator shelves: slip eqch shelf into a garbage bag. Learned this from my big sister. I’d done the press and seal but it was a frustrating experience.

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Rachel

March 22, 2026

I have also done this, but it leaves a residue. I find I still do it for my vegetable drawers since they are so hard to cover. Where can you I get corrugated counter covers?

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1. S
  
  March 22, 2026
  
  You can buy corrugated plastic at small, local, hardware stores or Home Depot, Lowe’s etc.
  
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leah

March 23, 2026

my vote is garbage bags – tried the press and seal and had to waste time/effort removing the residue after pesach

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yids

April 12, 2026

I wish i read the comments before and would’ve saved myself the after job! i ordered this item as soon as i read the post and it was great and easy way to cover my refrigerator. The cleanup job was not fun! everything had a sticky residue. Pls save other ppl work and don’t post again!

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