Kitchen Cupboard Doors

To help you keep the heart of the home clean, follow the kitchen cleaning tips listed below.  This room is the place where meals are prepared and usually eaten and for these reasons it is important that it remains clean and hygienic.  It needs to be kept clean in order to prevent and eliminate food-born diseases and it must look good and smell good at all times.

Saving time, energy and money
Gather your cleaning materials together and keep them within easy reach, as this will make your job easier and faster.  Wear gloves to protect yourself against harsh chemicals.  If you prefer there are many websites which offer recipes for home cleaning remedies which are able to protect the environment while saving money.

Prioritize which areas should be cleaned first.  Generally these areas are the dirtiest. Once they have been attended to you are able to work on those other areas that require only a quick dusting or a wipe.

Starting from the top of the kitchen work down towards the floor.  Dust high places first including light fixtures, on top of the refrigerator and on top of the kitchen cabinets.  Next using a wet cloth and cleaning solution remove any accumulated grime from ornaments, handles, books and the like.  

Move onto the sink next, rinsing it first in order to clear away any debris.  Spray with a cleaning solution and leave to work for about 5 minutes.  Scrub if necessary and rinse thoroughly with warm water.   While the sink is ‘soaking’ move your attention to something else.  

Tackling the microwave and stove requires a little more time and a little more energy.  In order to ensure that your microwave is cleaned safely remove the glass plate and scrub the inside.  Cleaning solutions for use inside microwaves need careful attention however, and any harsh chemicals should be avoided.  

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Remove the burners from your stove if possible and soak them in a cleaning solution along with any knobs.  Using a gentle cleaner scrub the stove top, afterwards using a clean wet cloth wipe off any residual cleaner.  Clean, rinse and dry burners before replacing them.

Attend to small appliances next as well as the refrigerator.  Perhaps because items within a refrigerator are kept out of site it is one item in a kitchen that is often left unattended.  However it is necessary for the sake of good health that it is cleaned at least once a week.  Old and expired foods should be eliminated and shelves should be washed down with a warm soapy solution.  This will keep your refrigerator looking clean, smelling good, and clear of many germs.

Small kitchen appliances are often not easy to clean after use.  One in particular is the food blender or processor.  Cleaning entails removing the attachable parts and leaving them to soak in hot soapy water for a few minutes.  Thereafter a gentle scrub will pry loose any food particles and leave your appliances looking clean and hygienic.  If possible store small appliances behind doors in order to cut down on dust and grime.

The next items to be attended to are kitchen counters and kitchen cabinet doors.  Using a wet cloth and cleaning solution is all it takes to remove grime, grease and dust.  Finally the kitchen floor should be attended to. Vacuum any grit and dust and then mop in order to remove any grime or stains.

Daily chores
An important kitchen cleaning tip is: in your kitchen attend to spills and messes immediately.  Prevention is the first step in keeping your kitchen clean and tidy.  House cleaning does not have to be an unpleasant task; attending to cleaning on a daily basis will cut down on time and energy.  Cleaning a kitchen does however need to be precise, thorough and consistent.

Don’t let dishes pile up, or stay dirty in the sink. It’s best to get into the habit of doing dishes after you eat.  Before tackling dishes ensure that the sink is clean and once you have soaped and scrubbed ensure that you rinse them thoroughly.  Employ an automated system when washing dishes; fill one section of the sink with hot soapy water and the other leave empty.  Place clean soapy dishes in the empty sink for rinsing.  When rinsed place dishes on the drainer to dry or using a clean dish towel dry immediately and put away.

Keep kitchen counters clean and clutter free.  This will not only provide a sanitary work environment, but will also provide you more workspace.  Wipe spills off floors, counter tops, stoves and appliances as they happen. Regularly follow the above kitchen cleaning tips and you’ll be well on your way to keeping a healthy and spotless kitchen.

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1)      Be ruthless

Cupboards in kitchens can become the favourite hiding place of many items which are no longer useful or have never been used in the first place. Taking one cupboard at a time, remove anything which you no longer use or need and either pass on to friends or family or take to a charity shop. You’ll probably find tins or packets of food which are well past their sell by date so getting rid of these will also free up space in the cupboard. There may also be items which simply don’t belong in this area and need relocating to other rooms in the home. If you have a utility room then this can be the ideal place to store cleaning items to give you more space for food in your cupboards.

2)      Clever cleaning

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This area can collect a great deal of grease, steam and grime from cooking and these can even reach into your cupboards. If you live in an older home then damp can be a problem in base units and cupboards. The more you store in your cupboards, the harder they’ll be to clean so once you’ve completed step one, remove everything else from your cupboards so they are completely empty. Next take a bowl of warm water with a small squirt of cleaning detergent in it and thoroughly wash the cupboard bottoms, walls and tops, including the inside and outside of the doors. If your cupboards are susceptible to damp then consider investing in a small dehumidifier to help keep the moisture levels low. Once your cupboards are sparkling, you can then start to refill them.

3)      Refilling cupboards

If you’ve spent hours on your hands and knees cleaning your cupboards it can be tempting just to throw the contents back in and call it a job done. When your cupboards are empty it is the perfect opportunity to refill them in a way which will make cooking and baking much easier. Decide which items you use on a regular basis such as pans, baking trays and utensils and make sure these are stored at the front of the cupboards nearest to the cooker. Next think about what items you don’t use as regularly such as baking tins and gadgets like hand blenders and store these in the bottom or towards the back of cupboards. If there are items which you don’t use often but still want to keep then consider storing these in sealed containers in a garage or shed. Food should ideally be kept off the ground floor cupboards. You can transfer awkward boxes and packets into smart containers to save space and make your cupboard look much tidier.

Now you have more organised cupboards you will have more space to store items from your worktops and have more room for cooking.

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