Smart refrigerators have started taking over the basic version of the appliance in recent years. After all, the hi-tech features they offer are focused on making your life easier. From sending alerts about grocery shortage to helping you maintain a healthy diet, a smart fridge takes care of all your dietary requirements. However, this technology comes at a cost. And at this point, buying these smart appliances is only a good idea if you have disposable income at hand. But if you don’t have the resources to splurge on a smart fridge, you can always turn your old fridge into a smart one. Here’s how you can do it.

1. Place the tablet on your fridge door
Many smart refrigerators, especially the ones manufactured by Samsung, come with a built-in Wi-fi enabled touchscreen. This feature turns the door of the smart fridge into a huge tablet, which helps you manage your dietary requirements. So, if you wish to turn your old fridge into a smart refrigerator, use a fridge mount and place a big tablet on it. If the door of your fridge is made of stainless steel, you will have to mount the tablet using an adhesive tape. You can personalize your tablet to help you show recipes, shopping options for groceries, and to help you maintain a healthy diet.

2. Let your fridge be your kitchen entertainment system
Samsung’s smart fridge comes with a built-in speaker set that can be synced with Pandora and TuneIn Radio. To turn your old refrigerator into an entertainment system, use your tablet to play your favorite music from your customized library. You can choose from multiple music streaming services such as Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, and Apple Music.

3. Install cameras
Many smart refrigerators have three in-built cameras that help you get pictures of the food that you have stored inside the fridge. This feature helps you check the contents of your fridge on your phone all the time, even when you are out grocery shopping and want to see the items that are running out of stock. To get this convenience with your old fridge also, install small indoor HD security cameras inside your refrigerator. They do not take up much space inside your fridge and can be connected to your phone for live streaming.

4. Allow your old fridge to do grocery shopping for you
One of the most loved features of smart refrigerators is that it can do grocery shopping for you. To allow your old fridge to do the same for you, install grocery shopping apps on your fridge-mounted tablet. These apps and websites let you order groceries with just one click, allowing you to have fresh vegetables delivered to your doorstep.

5. Doodling and making notes on your old fridge
A smart fridge allows all the members of the family to scribble notes and make doodles on the fridge screen. To let your old fridge also give you the same feature, you can mount a magnetic dry erase board on your fridge.