- To rid the yellowing from white appliances: Mix together 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4 cups of warm water. Apply with a sponge and let set for 10-15 minutes. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
- To clean a greasy blender: Fill with a little hot water and add a drop of detergent. Cover and turn it on for a few seconds. Rinse and drain dry.
- To rid cutting boards of onion, garlic or fish smell, cut a lime in two and rub the surface of the board. You can also apply a paste of baking soda and water and rinse.
- To clean copper and brassware, dip lemon halves in salt and rub. A solution of vinegar and salt sprayed liberally will also do the trick.
- For a fast and thorough clean-up of the grater, use a toothbrush to brush lemon rind, cheese, onion or whatever out of the grater before washing it.
- Before washing a meat grinder, run a slice of bread through it.
- To open a clogged drain: either use a couple of denture tablets, or pour a cup of salt and a cup of baking soda into the drain followed by a kettle of boiling water. The grease will usually dissolve and open the drain.
- Following a spill in an oven or on a stove, sprinkle with salt immediately. When oven is cool brush off burnt food and wipe with a damp sponge or cloth.
- Burners of gas stoves can be cleaned by soaking them in a solution of warm water mixed with ammonia. Use a wire brush to clean the burner holes. Rinse and dry.
- Coffee or tea stains from plastic cups can be scoured out by rubbing with baking soda. Rinse and dry.
- To rid plastic containers of foul smell, place crumpled newspaper (black and white only) into it.
- Cover tightly and leave overnight. Wash and dry in the normal way.
- To prevent mildew from forming in a refrigerator, wipe with a cloth dipped in vinegar. The acid effectively kills the mildew fungus.
- After the freezer has been defrosted, coat the inside with glycerine. The next time you defrost, the ice will loosen quickly and drop off in sheets.
- To help eliminate odours in the refrigerator, fill a small bowl with charcoal and place it on a shelf in the fridge. It absorbs odours rapidly. An open box of baking soda will also absorb odours from the refrigerator for at least a month or two.
- For a sparkling white kitchen sink, place paper towels across the bottom of your sink and saturate with household bleach. Leave for an hour or so. Scrub and rinse.
- Spots on stainless steel sinks can be removed with methylated spirit or with white vinegar. Club soda can also shine up your sink in minutes.
- To renew and freshen a cleaning sponge, soak overnight in salt or baking soda water. Wash out in the morning.
- To remove lime deposits from a tea kettle, fill with equal parts of vinegar and water. Bring to a boil and allow to stand overnight.
- To keep a thermos flask free of foul odours while storing, wash with warm soapy water. Rinse and dry well in the sun if possible. Place a tablespoon of sugar granules in it and store.
- To remove rust from tin pie pans, dip a raw potato in cleaning powder and scrub.
- To eliminate strong or pungent odours from a microwave, heat four tablespoons of vanilla for a minute in the microwave and leave overnight.
- To remove the smell of burnt food from a pan, simmer a few slices of lemon in water in it.
- If a cup of coffee is placed in the refrigerator, it helps in keeping the fridge smelling fresh.
- To avoid strong smells of fish, garlic etc from filling up your home, place white vinegar in a small bowl next to the stove while cooking.
- To clean and freshen dusty artificial flowers, put them in a paper bag with a handful of salt and shake well. The flowers will look as good as new.
Michael Douglas
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/cleaning-tips-for-your-kitchen-108452.html
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Whats your kitchen cleaning routine?
How often do you use products like lysol? What other products do u use? Is it ok to clean lysol with only dry paper or do u need to use water? What are the exact steps to scrub kitchen floors? what things are needed and how to do it? Pls give as many tips as u can. Thanks!
cleaning order i do daily
dishes, counters, sweep
every other day..i do a quick mop
weekly..i wash fridge, sides of stove..and hand scrub floor..
floors i use lysol with water and a scrub brush
for surfaces (counters table etc) i just use antibacterial dish soap
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i spray the Lysol then use a hot wet cloth to clean but i noticed what really works well with the marks and lil stains on the stove and even floor is the Mr. clean magic sponge it makes little things disappear it really is magic!LOL i luv it as far as the floor is concerned i like to use pine sole but when i don’t have that i use a little dish soap with a lil Clorox in hot water! n this is somthing i do everyday because well i have four boy n a husband so i guess i have 5 boys! LOL so i am constantly cleaning my kitchen
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I don’t use lysol in the kitchen. All I use is dish soap and occasionally bleach. Don’t use paper towels, use a [CLEAN!!] dish rag or sponge that can be washed and reused. Bleach your countertops and sink once a week.
Tidy up your kitchen every evening after dinner. By doing a little work every day you avoid those big messes everyone hates to clean up.
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I use products like Pine Sol and bleach to clean and disinfect my kitchen.( I also use this for the bathroom) I combine a quarter cup of both with water to a spray bottle and clean counters, sink, stove, and floor with it.
When it comes to the kitchen it gets extra dirty with grease and food bacteria on counters.
I always use bleach to kill bacteria, in combination with the Pine Sol scent to make my home clean and smelling great. ( Using pine sol alone is fine, but it won’t kill any bacteria.)
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Pine Sol, comes in different scents.
I use Lysol, 409 or Fantastik where I can daily but only warm sudsy cleaning on the granite. I swiffer the floors daily and wash floors once a week. I cook so the stove and ovens are cleaned nightly. You can use Lysol with a paper towel or soft cloth without water or with. The type of floor cleaner depends on the flooring you have in your kitchen. Hardwoods require a special hardwood cleaner, cool water and a damp mop. Linoleum or ceramics can handle the usual floor cleaners on the market. Hope this helps.
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Sit at table
Drink Coffee
Watch wife
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do dishes first, then clean benches, then sweep & mop floor, and once every 2 weeks clean out fridge, and spot clean walls and cupboard doors
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