The Unexpected Dollar Tree Find That Will Change The Way You Organize Your Freezer

Dollar Tree is known for its low prices and useful items — it's where you should go to get all of your grilling tools for cheap, and a popular destination for TikTok users seeking affordable dinner options. Dollar Tree also has an abundance of helpful and surprisingly multifaceted household items. The discount store chain offers many home storage goods that can be used in a variety of ways other than how they're advertised, including products that can optimize kitchen organization. Some Dollar Tree finds can even make refrigerator and freezer organization as easy-breezy as can be.

While Dollar Tree advertises its Essentials White Wire Dish Drying Racks for, well, dish drying, this handy product can be used for so much more — namely, freezer organization. I know I'm not alone when I say my freezer often gets jumbled with frozen food and containers of leftovers. But this drying rack, which retails for $1.50, can handle it all.

The drying rack measures approximately 6" long, 10" wide, and 5" high — an optimal size for storing multiple items while still fitting comfortably in your freezer. It has four slots that could effortlessly store at least one bag or box each, and while its iron and vinyl make-up prevents it from being dishwasher safe, it is compatible with a freezer environment (although it may rust over time). The drying rack has received glowing reviews from customers, who gave it an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars.  One happy reviewer detailed its many applications: "In either drawers or shelf styles to vertically store boxed frozen meals and sides, small ice cream singles or boxed treats, containers of leftovers ... seriously, the uses multiply!"

If your refrigerator and freezer need a makeover, Dollar Tree is the place to start. So many of its goods can be repurposed into new organization methods, transforming your fridge and freezer into well-ordered wonders. One hack involves Dollar Tree's plastic magazine holder, which can be turned sideways in your fridge or freezer to produce shelving space for grab-and-go goods, boxes of your favorite frozen meals, and so much more.

Instead of using a Dollar Tree stackable drawer in your bathroom or home office, try using it for fridge and freezer storage instead. Loading small fresh or frozen items into one of these plastic stackable drawers provides new vertical storage into these spaces.

And if you own a deep freezer, Dollar Tree's plastic storage bins may become your new best friend. Using these plastic bins to store large items such as leftovers, meats, or fish improves and tidies your space. Dollar Tree also offers these bins in a variety of colors, which makes finding and labeling your goods in large-sized deep freezers more efficient.