Home & Garden
In one week, your kitchen goes through a lot of cooking messes, dirty dishes, and everyday spills. It’s easily one of the most used rooms in the house, making regular cleaning even more necessary. Cleaning every surface in your kitchen daily, whether it’s a sauce-splattered stovetop or a coffee-stained counter, can be difficult, especially if you’re on a tight schedule. These cleaning hacks for the kitchen will help you degrease, deodorize, and sanitize in less time.
Restore old baking trays.
Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide are a dynamic duo that can restore more than just your sinks and tub. It can make even the most battered baking sheets look new. Just sprinkle baking soda on your sheet, followed by a few sprays of hydrogen peroxide and another layer of baking soda. Return in a few hours to clean your restored baking sheets.
Use oil to clean your range hood.
Your range hood attracts grease, and as dust accumulates, the surface becomes more troublesome to clean with standard sprays. Using vegetable oil to clean the stove is one of the best kitchen stove cleaning hacks. Simply apply a few drops to a cloth or paper towel and wipe the surface clean to remove the grime.
Clean while you wait.
If you have some free time in the kitchen, make the most of it. For example, do some cleaning instead of standing around while a pot of water comes to a boil. Begin emptying the dishwasher. Put away the cooking utensils that have been used. Wipe the counters down. You’ll be surprised how much you can get done between cooking sessions.
Clear clogged faucet heads with vinegar.
If you live in an area with hard water, you may notice that your kitchen sink faucet or even your shower head becomes clogged from time to time. Soak the faucet in vinegar and then run the water. The clogged faucet will clear up on its own.
Put a cotton ball in your garbage can.
Garbage smells terrible. It’s a given. But here’s a trick to make it smell less or at least better. Soak a cotton ball in essential oil and place it in your garbage can underneath the liner or the bag. It’s a simple and inexpensive odor-fighter that can help keep your trash from smelling bad.
You can polish woodwork with lemon oil and vinegar.
Do you prefer natural cleaners to commercial cleaners? This homemade wood polish has a lovely scent and shine. To make it, combine 1 part lemon oil and 1 part white vinegar in a spray bottle. Wipe down your cabinets, pantry door, and baseboards with the solution sprayed directly onto a dry microfiber cloth.
Store some chalk in your kitchen.
Because chalk is highly absorbent, it makes an excellent stain stick. Using a clean paper towel, remove any excess food and oil from the soiled garment — and then cover the entire spot with chalk. Then, before tossing your oil-stained item in the laundry, rub the spot with a little stain remover or laundry detergent, and wash it in hot water to remove the oily stain.
