Mistakes To Avoid When Cleaning Your Kitchen

1. Cleaning While Cooking

When you’re cleaning, you can’t cook and vice versa. Shaking, moving dirty cloths and rags, using cleaning products is not a good seasoning for the dish you’re cooking. So the ideal is to separate tasks.

2. Not Cleaning Open Shelves

If your kitchen has open shelves, you should pay attention to them. Spend time cleaning the kitchen, but if you forget about the shelves, everything will look dirty. It is recommended to wipe the shelves once a week, like when cleaning the house. The grease that sticks to them when cooking causes dust to stick.

3. Leaving Fingerprints On Kitchen Fronts

Both matte and gloss finished furniture get dirty with fingerprints, since in the kitchen, hands are not always perfectly clean when opening a door. One mistake when cleaning the kitchen that will make the kitchen look unclean is leaving these marks. They may not be easily visible, but depending on the incidence of light, they are there.

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4. Not Checking The Cleanliness Of The Inside Of The Drawers

Generally, the drawers that are closest to the counter tend to get stained inside. Crumbs and other debris fall and accumulate in the corners of the drawer. This is a mistake that will make the job worse. It can help you to use a specific accessory for hard-to-reach spaces and corners that your vacuum cleaner has.

5. Not Having The Kitchen Windows Sparkling

One mistake we make when cleaning the kitchen is leaving aside the glass of the access door. The glass in the kitchen gets dirtier than in other rooms of the house due to the fumes and grease generated when cooking. It is advisable to clean them every week or after having done a cooking session.

6. Not Having An Order When Washing Dishes

Both when washing dishes and if you rinse them before putting them in the dishwasher. It is a mistake that has to do with cleaning. Start by washing the least dirty glasses or plates because then the scouring pad will still be clean. For example, wash the glasses first, before the frying pan or pot. This way you will not waste water or detergent by having to thoroughly rinse the scouring pad so as not to stain the glass after the dirt from a pot.

7. Go Over The Drainer

If your kitchen has a drainer cabinet or if you use a portable one, clean the tray that collects the water. It is likely that mold will form, especially if it is inside a dark cabinet. The kitchen will not look clean if you neglect this element and one day it is left exposed.

8. Not Disinfecting The Countertop

The countertop is in continuous contact with raw and cooked food. It is important to avoid contaminating food and to keep the surfaces free of germs and bacteria, to clean them with disposable paper and a disinfectant. The use of the cloth is fine as long as this cleaning utensil is properly treated.