RealSimple.com: How to Speed-Clean Your Kitchen
Kitchen Cleaning To-Do List
| When cleaning the kitchen always start with the sink. "Keep it empty and shining," says Marla Cilley, author of "Sink Reflections" (Bantam, $15, amazon.com) and creator of FlyLady.net, a housekeeping website. A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen's benchmark for hygiene and tidiness, inspiring you to load the dishwasher immediately and keep counters, refrigerator doors, and the stove top spick-and-span, too. Every Day • Wipe down the sink after doing the dishes or loading the dishwasher (30 seconds). • Wipe down the stove top (one minute). •Wipe down the counters (one minute). • Sweep, Swiffer, or vacuum the floor (two minutes). Every Week • Mop the floor (five minutes). • Wipe the cabinets, backsplashes, and appliances (10 minutes). • Wash the dish rack (four minutes). • Wipe the switch plates and phone (one minute). • Wipe the inside of the garbage can (one minute). Every Season • Empty and scrub down the inside of the refrigerator (30 minutes). • Empty and clean the insides of the utensil drawers (15 minutes). • Scrub down the cupboard exteriors (30 minutes). • Clean the stove-hood filter (10 minutes). • Perform "Shiny Sink 101". (Frances Janisch) |
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