The kitchen is usually the most challenging room to keep clean in the house because it’s the most active. Between breakfast, lunch, dinner, and/or living with kids, pets, or people in general, your kitchen is never really clean, is it? But one thing you definitely will be okay with is cleaning as you go along – less mess, more success.

The kitchen is where you store, prepare, and cook your food, which is also how many toxic chemicals can be absorbed into your body. When you use chemical-based cleaners to wipe your counters or clean your cooking utensils, a residue of these chemicals is left behind, allowing toxins to enter your system.

Even though people may clean up after themselves and the kitchen can appear tidy, at a closer look, you will see a deep clean is needed every now and again to keep your kitchen clean and sparkling. Sinks lose their shine, grease builds on surfaces, microwaves, and ovens host age-old splatters, and fridges have their own life forms. Deep cleaning your kitchen might not be your area of expertise, but it’s an environment we thrive in, so let us help you tackle those kitchen nightmares.

When to clean the kitchen, how to clean the kitchen?

Everyone knows it is always a good idea to clean up as you go when cooking in the kitchen, and after-dinner cleaning is usually the biggest task (in terms of cleaning) you will be doing on a daily basis. We’ve compiled a list of simple tasks to make your daily cleaning jobs just a bit easier.

• Clean up between your cooking tasks, wash the dishes, or fill the dishwasher, and the dishes will be clean and dry by the time you go to bed or wake up in the morning.
• If you use a draining board to dry your dishes, you can use an absorbent mat or a cloth under the draining board to absorb the drips from the drying dishes. Otherwise, you could be left with a little puddle on your countertop once the dishes are dry. It’s also important that if you use a mat, it should be washed weekly, or it could start to get that damp smell because it’s constantly wet.
• Wipe down the oven, stove, microwave, and any other appliances used during cooking once you’re finished with them, as fresh splatters are always easier to clean.
• If you have pots and pans that are difficult to clean, leave them to soak overnight (with some dish soap and super scrub) to soften the dirt and then wash them in the morning.
• Wipe the counter after all your cooking to avoid fighting against stubborn stains.
• Sweep or vacuum the floor after you clean the counter, in case crumbs fall to the floor when you wipe the surface clean.
• Take the bins out at night so you are not left with a lingering odor of last night’s dinner when you wake in the morning.

How to clean the kitchen sinks, and why?

How often you clean a kitchen sink depends on how much use it gets. Food gets caught in the drain, soap scum, and watermarks build. So, a sink should be cleaned after roughly 30 uses, mainly because kitchen sinks are the perfect environment for bacteria and germs like E. coli to live, especially when there are food deposits for them to feed on.

To clean your sink, use a mix of warm water, dish soap, and a bit of elbow grease. You might even need a toothbrush to scrub those hard-to-reach cracks. Using dish soap ensures that no harmful substances and additives in conventional dish soaps come in contact with your dishes and cookware while maintaining the same cleaning capabilities. For tougher stains, mix dish soap with Scouring Powder, which creates a stronger solution to attack tough stains, and best of all, it’s septic-safe.