Does the mere idea of scrubbing and scouring pots or pans, prying the gunk off your oven, removing the grimy film off the stove and cleaning who knows what off the roof of the microwave leave you exhausted? Don’t panic!
If you would rather just pack it all up and move and start over again in a whole new kitchen than clean the one you have, read on! We have collected our favorite kitchen cleaning hacks to save time and keep you sane (and in your current home).
The kitchen is often the heartbeat of our homes, it’s where our family gathers, it’s where our kids learn life lessons, it’s where we talk, laugh, love and eat. It also happens to be the biggest mess magnet.
Let’s face it, our lives are busy enough. Between work, family time, sports/activities and friends, there is just not enough time in the day. And definitely not enough time to spend hours cleaning an oven with the precious little time you’ve got to spend at home as it is.
Sound familiar? Yah, we’ve all been there! Fortunately dear readers, I bring you good tidings of great joy! – 17 time-saving kitchen cleaning hacks to help you free up more time for yourself and your loved ones.
You’re welcome 😉
- It’s Aluminium Foil To The Rescue
- Rubber Gloves Have Been Known To Trap Pet Hair
- Lint Rollers Make Great Glitter Collectors
- Run Your Blenders To Clean Them
- Keep Your Stove Tops Spotless With Cleaning Vinegar
- Ammonia’s on Night Duty
- Turn’s Out Salt is More Than Just a Seasoning
- Nuke Your Sponge In The Microwave To Disinfect It
- Unclog Your Drains Using Alka Seltzer Tablets
- Dryer Sheets Make Gunk-free Pans
- Pastry Brush to Clean a Cheese Grater
- Deodorize Your Fridge With Baking Soda
- Restore the Shine To Your Cabinets With Coconut Oil
- Dust the Nooks and Crannies Of Your Kitchen With a Sock
- Make Your Stainless Steel Appliance Gleam With Glass Cleaner
- Keep Dishwashers Grime-Free with Kool-Aid
- Chase the Food Odors Away With Vanilla Extract
It’s Aluminium Foil To The Rescue
Don’t have the time and energy to clean tons of baking sheets and pans? Instead, try lining them with aluminum foil, you can use it and reuse it over and over again. Think it’s finally shot? Give your aluminum foil one last hurrah by balling it up and using it to scrub out stubborn stains on your cookware.
Shop ’em here.
Rubber Gloves Have Been Known To Trap Pet Hair
It turns out the inner part of the glove not only helps with our grip on slippery items but they trap pet hair quite well.
Shop for super-grip rubber gloves here.
Lint Rollers Make Great Glitter Collectors
I love glitter and I love using it to make everything from craft projects to cupcakes sparkle (oh yes, they make edible glitter!). But I detest glitter of any kind on the counter or floors because you can never. clean. it. all. up. Until now- instead of panicking, reach for your lint roller and roll up every single last bit of glitter.
Here’s a cool one with extra refills.
Run Your Blenders To Clean Them
A cup of water, a dash of dishwashing liquid, run for 5 mins and voila! your blender is as good as new.
Here’s an eco-friendly version you might want to try out.
Keep Your Stove Tops Spotless With Cleaning Vinegar
Skip the harsh chemical degreasers and use cleaning vinegar instead. All natural, chemical free and surprisingly powerful, cleaning vinegar is perfect for riding almost every kitchen surface of gunk and grime.
They are so versatile, I recommend you purchase 1 gallon to save you time.
Ammonia’s on Night Duty
Finally, you can give those arms of yours a little rest; simply place a 1/2 cup of ammonia in your oven overnight and wake up to stress-free cleaning the next day.
Get it here.
Turn’s Out Salt is More Than Just a Seasoning
Save yourself a little elbow grease and let the sea salt do the talking with your cast iron cookware.
Here’s a good option to look into.
Nuke Your Sponge In The Microwave To Disinfect It
Soak your sponge in water, toss it into the microwave for 1 min and it’s cleared for use again. As an added bonus, the steam from the sponge even helps soften the food stains in your microwave, making it easy for you to wipe it down. Boom! Microwave cleaned, sponge disinfected, time saved.
Shop durable sponges here.
Unclog Your Drains Using Alka Seltzer Tablets
These effervescent little numbers not only help you to feel better fast, they’ll help unclog those nasty drains without the use of harsh and often dangerous chemicals. A few tablets of alka-seltzer, a splash of vinegar and some boiling water and you’ll be back in business in no time! You probably already have these over-the-counter miracle workers in your medicine cabinet, but just in case you don’t, grab a pack here.
Dryer Sheets Make Gunk-free Pans
Yet another reason to keep dryer sheets on hand at all times! Put some water into the pan you wish to clean, put a dryer sheet in and allow to sit overnight. Remove the dryer sheet the next day and the gunk in the pan should wash off quite easily the next day.
Grab a few wallet-friendly options here.
Pastry Brush to Clean a Cheese Grater
Because cheese is good and wasting it is bad. Not to mention the evil genius who invented the cheese grater made darn sure that you would never quite be able to clean all the cheese out unless you really get your fingers in there and that ends with blood every time. Instead of shredding your fingers, reach for a pastry brush to gently brush out every last bit of cheese out without hurting yourself.
Get one here.
Deodorize Your Fridge With Baking Soda
Keep your fridge smelling like spring by leaving an open pack of baking soda inside.
Get the odor absorbing Fridge and Freezer pack here.
Restore the Shine To Your Cabinets With Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is great for cooking, baking and restoring furniture? Yup, a thin layer applied over your wood furniture will bring back the luster.
You can find organic coconut oil here.
Dust the Nooks and Crannies Of Your Kitchen With a Sock
This a great trick for getting to all those hard-to-reach places in the kitchen.
Shop for a pair of fuzzy socks here.
Make Your Stainless Steel Appliance Gleam With Glass Cleaner
Glass cleaners do a great job of cleaning stainless-steel surfaces without leaving any streaks behind.
Here’s a good multi-surface economy one you could try.
Keep Dishwashers Grime-Free with Kool-Aid
To get rid of limescale deposits on your dishwasher, try pouring in a dash of kool aid and running a normal cycle. Your dishwasher will thank you for it.
Shop it here.
Chase the Food Odors Away With Vanilla Extract
As an odor neutralizer vanilla is tops! You thought you loved the scent of vanilla before, but we bet you’ll love it even more when your house smells like cookies and yesterday’s fishy dinner is allowed to become the distant happy memory it’s meant to be instead of a constant bombardment. Heat a couple of spoonfuls in the oven, crockpot or on the stove for 20 minutes, allow to cool down and simply enjoy the fragrance it emits when you set it down on your kitchen counter.
Get yours here.
What other genius kitchen cleaning hacks, have you tried out? Let me know by leaving a comment below!