Kitchen is one of the busiest parts of our household. We daily cook so many things in kitchen but if kitchen is not cleaned properly it can give rise to germs and harmful microorganisms which ultimately get into our food. Cockroaches love an unclean kitchen. Thus if we have a desire to be healthy then the first step is make our kitchen clean.
The first step in kitchen cleaning is to make a list of all the utensils and appliances that are used for cooking for example oven, dish washer, tea maker etc. After you are done with the first step, please make sure that you decide a suitable place for each appliance in the kitchen. The place should be best suited as per the appliance. For example, wash basin should be just next to dish cleaner and oven should be near to the cooking area. Correct placement of utensils in kitchen is very important as it makes them easily accessible and cleanable.
While working in kitchen it is always advisable to keep a dry cloth handy. Whenever anything is spilled over any area, with that cloth you can temporarily clear the spillover quickly without stopping your work in between. And after you are finished with your cooking, you should clean the whole kitchen then and there as unclean kitchen can become source of bad odor very quickly.
For removing spilled over water or any other liquid, it is advisable to use paper towels rather then a sponge as sponge can really be way to spread germs. In kitchen germs usually reside in corners and hidden places. We should identify those places especially and should clean them with extra care.
We should make sure that we keep a scrubber and dish soap near our wash basin and dish washer. I case of burned food on utensils, boiled water with dish soap really helps. Lemon Juice and Vinegar has always been helpful in kitchen cleaning. Lemon also helps in keeping a fresh odor in our kitchen. Ammonia and bleach should be used separately as they together can create fumes which are toxic in nature.
Refrigerator should be cleaned at least once a week. For this firstly, remove everything from refrigerator and then wipe every interior of refrigerator with warm soapy water. Let it dry for some time and then replace your food inside the refrigerator. It is advisable to keep baking soda in the back of the fridge in an open container. For removing any other odors from fridge we can use vanilla spilled over a small piece of cloth or cotton.
We should put all our used dishes in the dish washer daily before going to bed so that in the morning we find them washed and dried. For utensils like coffee maker, please put an equal mixture of lemon juice or vinegar and water in the water area of coffee and brew it. After that just brew it again with plain water and then leave it for drying. For better results we should brew the coffee maker at least twice with plain water after vinegar.
Happy Kitchen Cleaning!!!
Vernon Purcell
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