> the shelves have holes in them so anything that drips off that uncovered plate of food gets all over everything below it My childhood fridge had wire shelves

> the shelves have holes in them so anything that drips off that uncovered plate of food gets all over everything below it My childhood fridge had wire shelves. The most common problem was when mom's sourdough starter would get frisky and blow the lid off its plastic container, spreading starter goo to all sorts of things. Seemed to happen at least once a year.